Re: Getting doctors to give IGTT- to JWJ
From: tera (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 13 Jun 2002 14:09:02 -0500 (CDT)
Hi!
This was an interesting post. I am also only taking 500 mg per day of
Glucophage which I take before bed with a snack because it makes me
tired. I feel really good in the morning but by nighttime I sometimes
feel yucky. I will try cutting my pill in half and having one half in
the morning and one half at night. That may help me. God bless, Tera
At Thu, 13 Jun 2002, cw wrote:
>
>Hi Jessica,
>
>I will be more than happy to answer your questions.
>
>>Would you mind telling me what you have found your optimal dosage of
>>glucophage to be?
>
>250 mg. at breakfast and 250 mg. at dinner. I take one 500 mg.
>tablet, cut it in half, and split it between the 2 meals. (It's a
>really low dose, but that is all I seem to need. At first I took 500
>mg. at once at dinner and it was way too much, made me dizzy and
>sleepy.) You can buy a pill cutter for about $5 at Walgreens, or
>whatever pharmacy store you have in your area.
>
>>Also, what was the other type of test you had where the IR showed up.
>>Was it the IGTT or something else?
>
>The fasting glucose/insulin test was not showing anything for me. So
>then my doctor and I talked about getting the IGTT. But we decided to
>try something else first because I was a bit afraid to get the IGTT
>thinking I would probably get too sick during the test. 3-5 hrs. of
>pure sugar on an empty stomach didn't appeal to me much. LOL My doctor
>tested my glucose and insulin about 2 hrs. after I ate a very high carb
>snack early in the morning while I was in the midst of having one my
>"attacks" (shaking, sweating, and feeling like I'm going to pass out).
>My glucose came out 71 which is only 1 point over LOW, and my insulin
>came out 20. That was enough to convince my doctor to at least let me
>try the glucophage. Because it helped me feel so much better, she said
>I should stay on it and just experiment with the dosage that was best
>for me.
>
>>What was it that clued them in on that test to the fact you actually
>>were IR? What kind of ratios, or anything else.
>
>The fact that my glucose seemed to be dropping after eating sugar, along
>with my insulin rising, gave her the idea that I was probably IR.
>
>>Thanks for your help. It is so nice to hear from someone else with my
>>experience.
>
>Anytime. I hope you are able to find what you need to feel better.
>
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Tera
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