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Re: Getting doctors to give IGTT- to Tera
From: cw (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 13 Jun 2002 14:55:30 -0500 (CDT)
Great Tera! Glad I able to give you the idea! After a few days of trying
this, let me know how it worked for you.
At Thu, 13 Jun 2002, tera wrote:
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>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:
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>>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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