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Re: Initiating Metformin
From: Nada (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 28 Aug 2003 19:50:19 -0500 (CDT)
Thanks for the encouragement! I've already starting noticing
relationships between how active I and when I've exercised, or what I
eat, and my blood sugar levels. I'm going to try to stay commited to
it. (Not insulin depedent.....hope to not reach that point, either!)
At Thu, 28 Aug 2003, anonymous wrote:
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>I started this string of messages w/ "initiating metformin" and I'm
>sorry to hear of how you wound up on the medication. I am writing to
>urge you to exercise, however little or much as you want, because
>regular exercise will make you more sensitive to insulin and will make
>your diabetes improve, but it must be regular exercise and it must be
>several months before you'll see consistent change in your blood sugar
>due to the exercise. Just check w/ your MD about timing of taking your
>medication and exercise. W/insulin dependent diabetics if they take
>insulin right before exercising it's a double dose of wiping their
>system out of glucose and it can trigger a hypoglycemic event. I say
>all of this as a licensed physical therapist, exercise really can help,
>I've seen it work many times. Good luck, stay well.
>At Wed, 27 Aug 2003, Nada wrote:
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>>Click, kudos for being aggressive and getting a handle on this problem
>>early in your life! Great job. I hope you do well, and that your
>>efforts now, pay off in the future.
>>
>>I'm 43. I've been reading about using Glucophage for a while with PCO.
>>I've never tried to conceive, so working agressively with my PCO hasn't
>>been too much of an issue. After reading at this forum a lot, I decided
>>last week, while I was in at my doc to have asthma presciptions written,
>>to ask what he knew about it, did he have PCO patients on glucophage,
>>etc. Also told him I was interested in maybe trying it so I don't end
>>up with diabetes, etc. We didn't really decide on anything at that
>>point. Had my blood drawn for lipids, etc.
>>
>>Went back in Monday morning at the doc's request. It didn't take a lot
>>of testing for him to let me have the glucophage......he told me I
>>already have diabetes! Major bummer. I have no symptoms! Man, am I glad
>>I decided to go in to the doc to get asthma meds that day, and decided
>>to have a cholesterol test!
>>
>>So I got my glucophage prescription without having to convince the doc.
>>I also got a blood sugar testing kit, and a diet to follow, and a major
>>scare. Nothing like seeing ten years chopped off your potential life
>>span to make 1400 calories a day suddenly look really good. And cookies
>>look soooooooo bad.
>>
>>Sure wish I'd looked into this a few years ago. This is NOT how I
>>wanted to start Glucophage.
>>
>>This is day three on Glucophage XR, 500 mg. No problems so far. I hope
>>I do well on it.
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