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glyburide and metformin
Re: glyburide and metformin -- Posted by BJ in Texas on 08-01-05 05:16
Raleighgirl wrote:
|| "BJ in Texas" wrote in message
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||| Raleighgirl wrote:
||||| G'mornin' everyone.
||||| Currently I take 10 mg Glyburide and 500 mg Metformin ER
||||| 2x/day. I also take 500 mg of Niacin 1x/day (Seems like a
||||| GREAT treatment option + I'd like to not take another
||||| prescription drug). After meeting with a nutritionist (N)
||||| yesterday, I'd like your opinions.
|||||
||||| I'm getting quite agitated that I'm not losing much weight
||||| despite continued effort to count/watch every single carb
I
||||| put in my mouth and fairly consistent exercise (walking).
||||| My BGs seem to be very reactive to carbs like rice and
||||| whole grains. I'm probably averaging about 45 carbs/day
||||| which is low BUT my BGs are good (usually FBG is around 90
||||| and generally below 140 but sometimes as low as 60 during
||||| the day). N suggested that Niacin may be making BGs more
||||| reactive. She suggested that I take a statin drug,
||||| increase Metformin and decrease the Glyburide. Now I'm
||||| new to this whole game (diagnosed 5/27/05) but have a doc
||||| I can talk to. Does this make sense to you? There seems
||||| to be a lack of research (at least that I can find) which
||||| gives dosing info.
|||||
||||| Thanks in advance for your help!
||||| Raleighgirl
|||
||| What is your total calories? Counting carbs is nice if it
||| leads to a reduction in total calories.
|||
||| BJ
||
|| Don't know BJ. I am eating ALOT of cheese and higher fat
|| foods (peanut butter, mayo, etc) at the same time doubling my
|| intake of fresh veggies from the garden in order to fill me
|| up. I'll start trying to count calories and see.
||
|| So, what about Niacin- does it make BGs more reactive? I've
|| just changed to the insitol hexa form of Niacin.
|| Will increasing the Metformin and decreasing Glyburide help
me
|| drop more weight? I'm constantly hungry without carbs to
|| fill me up so can't imagine cutting back the calories much
|| more. Raleighgirl
I am not sure of the affects of Niacin on BGs, I have never
found
any. However some people find that Niacin will affect their
Cholesterol. Likely one of those YMMV things. The biggest
affects on BGs are diet (carbs) and exercise.
I have been Dx'd for about 18 years. I take glyburide 2.5mg and
metformin 500mg twice a day, I watch my carbs closely, and walk
about 2 miles a day on most days. FBGs are normally in the 80 to
95 range, post meal BGs I shoot for <125. I don't find that I
have
too many issues with maintaining my weight, but when I do, I
start
by looking real close at the total calories. I go for lower
calorie
higher bulk foods when I need to reduce the total calories.
BJ
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Re: glyburide and metformin -- Posted by Raleighgirl on 08-02-05 18:15
"BJ in Texas" wrote in message
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| I have been Dx'd for about 18 years. I take glyburide 2.5mg and
| metformin 500mg twice a day, I watch my carbs closely, and walk
| about 2 miles a day on most days. FBGs are normally in the 80
to
| 95 range, post meal BGs I shoot for <125. I don't find that I
| have
| too many issues with maintaining my weight, but when I do, I
| start
| by looking real close at the total calories. I go for lower
| calorie
| higher bulk foods when I need to reduce the total calories.
|
| BJ
BJ,
Thanks for your responses.
What "lower calorie higher bulk foods"? Like veggies?
Raleighgirl
|
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