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--- Take Medication before FBGT?
"Larry" news:L-ednVEsZqWr-SSiRVn-uw@comcast.com... > Hi Everyone > I was diagnosed about 1 year ago with type 2! > I am basically under control using Glucotrol XL. My Question? I fast for > about 12 to 14 hours BEFORE my Blood is sampled for A1C and Fasting Bg! I > normally take my Glucotrol Just before breakfast. Should I delay my dose a > couple of hours till after blood is sampled. I have been waiting to just a > 1/2 hour before test figuring it would not kick in that fast being it is a > 24 hr time release. I usually do my own test also just before the sample and > I am close! I basically think I should wait till after the test and take it > and then eat! My Dr says it should be taken as normal, but you know how > opinions are! Any thoughts Thanks Larry > > Larry, my doctor told me to take my Glucotrol 30 minutes before a meal (I take it before breakfast); he said it works more efficiently that way. If you take it too long before you eat, you run the risk of a hypo. Sometimes there can be quite a wait before an appointment if the doc has had an emergency, so your "1/2 hour before test" might easily stretch into a much longer time. Even if you go to an independent lab for these tests, you never know when you might run into a delay. This is how I work it: On days when I'm scheduled for an FBG, I wait until I get back home to take the Glucotrol so I don't have a hypo while I'm on the road. This way I know for sure it'll only be a half-hour before I eat. Karen Type 2 Dx 9/11/02 Glucotrol 10 mg. Glucophage 1000 mg.
Thanks Karen. Sounds like a plan!!! Larry "Karen" news:b%dub.30660$Dw6.147354@attbi_s02... > > "Larry" > news:L-ednVEsZqWr-SSiRVn-uw@comcast.com... > > Hi Everyone > > I was diagnosed about 1 year ago with type 2! > > I am basically under control using Glucotrol XL. My Question? I fast for > > about 12 to 14 hours BEFORE my Blood is sampled for A1C and Fasting Bg! I > > normally take my Glucotrol Just before breakfast. Should I delay my dose a > > couple of hours till after blood is sampled. I have been waiting to just a > > 1/2 hour before test figuring it would not kick in that fast being it is a > > 24 hr time release. I usually do my own test also just before the sample > and > > I am close! I basically think I should wait till after the test and take > it > > and then eat! My Dr says it should be taken as normal, but you know how > > opinions are! Any thoughts Thanks Larry > > > > > > Larry, my doctor told me to take my Glucotrol 30 minutes before a meal (I > take it before breakfast); he said it works more efficiently that way. If > you take it too long before you eat, you run the risk of a hypo. Sometimes > there can be quite a wait before an appointment if the doc has had an > emergency, so your "1/2 hour before test" might easily stretch into a much > longer time. Even if you go to an independent lab for these tests, you > never know when you might run into a delay. > > This is how I work it: On days when I'm scheduled for an FBG, I wait until > I get back home to take the Glucotrol so I don't have a hypo while I'm on > the road. This way I know for sure it'll only be a half-hour before I eat. > > Karen > Type 2 > Dx 9/11/02 > Glucotrol 10 mg. > Glucophage 1000 mg. > > Related Discussion: Busty European Teens 8674 (1 posts) Zyprexa diabetes problem (1 posts) ChinaOnlinePharmacy.Com - Saves you up to 95%! (1 posts) Aleve Tied to Heart Problems (2 posts) Top Discussions From Our Archives OT: The NFL rule for pass interference is not fair! The wonder of the great product to help health today Other Discussion Categories Diabetes Symptoms Health Care Policy Health Care Providers HMO Arthritis Symptoms Oops!!! Unexpected Error While Reading the Feed
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