I am 'pre-diabetic' & dont take related drugs. Why is there not an 'allergy' test of sorts to find out what we are most sensitive to? That would surely help Drs prescribing & maximize the benefits of diet/exercise/drugs rather than trying variuos drugs until the 'right'?? 1 is found?? comments???
God Bless

Actos is quite strong and does cause water retention, Perhaps you'd be better off with Metformin or Januvia which are weaker and do not cause lows

I have decided to stop taking all on the meds for now. Metformin made me so sick and i'm allergic to byetta. thanks for the replies.

spottedfeet...it sounds like you might be doing well at lowering your bg without the use of meds. Keep close monitoring while off meds to make sure your bg isn't going back up. :) Good job!

BTW: According to the Actos prescribing information, it takes a full two weeks for Actos to work adequately. So theoretically, it would take the same amount of time for it to completely leave your body.

It has been about a week and a half since i stop taking actos. I feel so much better. no more constant lows.

I started actos and two hours after the first pill i was nauseated, vomiting, and dizzy. It lasted for 24 hours and I've never taken in again. That's interesting that your doctor started you on Actos. Most people I've talked to started with Metformin because it's supposed to help you loose weight.

well I took metfonmin first, then byetta, and lastly actos. They all make me sick so I just work out and eat right. It's not helping

Have you discussed all this with your doctor??
I ask as it is never safe to just stop taking some medications and in some cases can cause serious illness.
Do you test regularly your blood glucose?
what are your fasting blood glucose?
You may need to try a long acting insulin like levimer.

As far as healthy eating drinking lots of water, cutting any processed foods or sugars as much as you can. Adding lots of veggies are all helpful but sometimes sadly as a diabetic even with eating right and exercising you need to take medications too.
Have you taken a diabetes class?
how long ago were you diagnosed with Diabetes?
check with a local Hospital or health Department to see if one is offered in your area When i went they gave us books(that we got to keep) and covered all the possibly medication types and kinds and it was a huge help for me
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They also had a nutritionist and a physicians assistant who specialized in diabetes and they spoke to each person privately to help them with their individual issues which would be ideal for your situation.