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Had a Dr appt this morning and he says Metformin needs more time and he says my kidneys are good which is one of the things I worry about.So now I just wait for rest of lab results to come...

September 23,2010I am so frustrated.I hate to take any kind of medicines and my Doctor put me on metformin in June,however I thought I could just change things in diet and avoid the medicine....Im a...

So its been awhile since I was here.I just been dealing with so much here and taking it day by day.Still keeping sugars down although some days I dont give a damn if they are up or down.I had blood...

Been a long time since I was here.Just been going through a Im so over this crap I cant stand it period.Its gets so tiring over time the constant watching sugars.Everything being about the sugars.I...

Im over it.So I went on Monday to get blood work.A1c was a 6.2 last time this time a 6.1.Really?My cholesterol was 189 and now has gone back up to 222.What the hell is going on?Last time I had blood...

Well Monday is my next 3 month A1c check and though I feel pretty good about it,I am a little worried.Generaly my sugars run between 89 and 126 during the day.However every time that time of the...

Well.I am 6 months in to this diabetes and still navigating through the ups and downs in both my numbers and emotions.Have discovered a lot of foods I can and cannot have.I was in the mood for...

Well,Its a whole new year and Im ready to keep going forward in keeping bloos sugars in control and getting better.Have lost 25 lbs and plan to continue that.Staring to have a lot of anxiety over...

Well,I am now 18 months in to being a non-smoker and going strong.I am also now 3 and a 1/2 months in to the diabetes.To say I am okay with it would be a lie,but I am better than I was at first.Im...

So frustrated these past few days.I was doing well with my sugars and now Im having spikes in them again.I dont know what else I could possibly cut out of my eating.However I did some reading online...

So after 2 months of being on metformin and some changes in the dosage and changing the foods i eat,I am 10lbs lighter and my morning FS is 140.i am finally out of the 170s....YAYNow I feel like i am...

Well,still working on things.I still have those 4 am hunger pains sometimes.I drink water to try and fool it.I refuse to get out of bed to eat.Morning numbers still up some but I did take my sugar at...

Okay I am not getting this hunger feeling and I just ate a little over an hour ago.I ate plenty and yet i still feel like I could eat more...So is it a weird side effect from the Metformin or is it...

So the Dr upped my meds and i am waiting a few days to see if it makes a difference in morning numbers.I am still trying to navigate my wway through this.Changing foods and seeing what works and what...

I have been on the metformin for over a month now and I think itis working some.I am still not seeing the AM numbers come down.Dr wants them below 140 and I am not there yet.Wondering if come January...