Any type 2 diabetes sufferers?

[Westside Steve]

I was 8.6 with 1500 MG metformin.

Started Invokana 10 days ago.

Going back for another test.

WSS

[gftChris]

My uncle just moved back to the US and within a month was diagnosed with diabetes. I don't know what you guys have in the air over there, but he was fine in England I jest, of course.

A very good friend of mine has diabetes and has had it for a long time. He used to inject many times every day, before or after every meal, and on one occasion we were coming back from dinner, he did a BSL test on the way and was dangerously low - his OH literally ran back to the flat and raided the fridge for fruit juice, fruit yoghurts, basically anything that had readily available sugar.

Anyway, fast forward a couple of years, and he's drastically changed his diet - very, very low carb, only meat, fruit and vegetables, basically (though in vast quantities). He's fitter than ever, and has massively reduced the amount of times he injects, down to maybe one per day.

[The Gipper]

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@westside-steve said:

I was 8.6 with 1500 MG metformin.

Started Invokana 10 days ago.

Going back for another test.

WSS

I take metformin as well. It's got this taste/smell I can't describe. Anyway the Victoza is working great. Now I can skip meals. I do feel a bit nauseous sometimes.

8.6 wow ya better get that down. Good luck let me know.

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@the-gipper said:

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@gftchris said:

My uncle just moved back to the US and within a month was diagnosed with diabetes. I don't know what you guys have in the air over there, but he was fine in England I jest, of course.

A very good friend of mine has diabetes and has had it for a long time. He used to inject many times every day, before or after every meal, and on one occasion we were coming back from dinner, he did a BSL test on the way and was dangerously low - his OH literally ran back to the flat and raided the fridge for fruit juice, fruit yoghurts, basically anything that had readily available sugar.

Anyway, fast forward a couple of years, and he's drastically changed his diet - very, very low carb, only meat, fruit and vegetables, basically (though in vast quantities). He's fitter than ever, and has massively reduced the amount of times he injects, down to maybe one per day.

Yes I understand where your friend was. It sounds like he was on a background insulin along with insulin for meals. They probably changed his meds and got him on the right track.

When my BS gets low I become irritable.

[Westside Steve]

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I take metformin as well. It's got this taste/smell I can't describe. Anyway the Victoza is working great. Now I can skip meals. I do feel a bit nauseous sometimes.

8.6 wow ya better get that down. Good luck let me know.

Yes the a1c had jumped up from 7.1 over last 6 months so he went with the invokana and metformin. I have one of those one touch meters but I can't find the test strips.

I think invokana the one you take and one other are the same family of medication. Dehydration low blood sugar frequent urination?

WSS

[The Gipper]

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7-11-37-40-44. PB 2

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@the-gipper said:

Wouldn't it be the biggest hoot if I played those and won? What would have to be your cut?

Just pay off my bills. Oh and take me to a Browns game

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@westside-steve said:

Yes the a1c had jumped up from 7.1 over last 6 months so he went with the invokana and metformin. I have one of those one touch meters but I can't find the test strips.

I think invokana the one you take and one other are the same family of medication. Dehydration low blood sugar frequent urination?

WSS

No dehydration I drink water all day anyway. So same answer for the urinating. But I'm nauseous all the time now.

The doc asked me what my secret was for my A1C I chuckled and told him I was all in for my health. Also told him I get a full nights rest. You see, if you eat a snack before bedtime you can sleep knowing you won't run low. I didn't have any secrets I've only been diagnosed since June of last year. My goal is to get so low I can control it by diet alone which probably won't happen.

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WSS

I have a co pay of $30 for my one touch testing strips. It's really expensive when the doc wants you to test four times a day. Here's what I did.

Wal Mart has a brand called reli on. I bought the "prime" tester ($9) and the strips are $18 for 100 of them. It still costs money but it saves some money. I payed out of pocket it was cheaper than the co pay.

If you keep a good eye on the bsl's it insures you of where you are headed on your A1C. Good luck.

[gftChris]

See that's crazy. $120 per day? How can they get away with that? Those things clearly cost way,way less than that.

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@gftchris said:

See that's crazy. $120 per day? How can they get away with that? Those things clearly cost way,way less than that.

No sir you get 100 testing strips for $30.One touch brand. 100 testing strips for $18 reli on brand. You save $12

[gftChris]

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No sir you get 100 testing strips for $30.One touch brand. 100 testing strips for $18 reli on brand. You save $12

OK, must have misread it. Still.

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@gftchris said:

OK, must have misread it. Still.

The pharmacys are making a killing on diabetic supplies. The one touch brand is high dollar stuff and works just the same as the reli on brand.

[Westside Steve]

Well I own a freestyle lite. Do they reli strips work in them? Generic?

There was some place that sent me test strips for free and billed the insurance company but I have a new insurance company.

PS am I mistaken or did you say that you had an a1c of 5.1? Why would you be concerned about something that low?

WSS

[The Gipper]

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Just pay off my bills. Oh and take me to a Browns game

Oops, I forgot to play. Oh well Oh well.

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@westside-steve said:

Well I own a freestyle lite. Do they reli strips work in them? Generic?

There was some place that sent me test strips for free and billed the insurance company but I have a new insurance company.

PS am I mistaken or did you say that you had an a1c of 5.1? Why would you be concerned about something that low?

WSS

The reason for concern.

Last June I got real sick. I had to piss all the time and had an insatiable thirst. I went to the doc after putting it off for weeks. They checked my blood sugar there and it was too high to read. They sent me to the er.

Wheelchair waiting for me they rush me into see a doctor there and my blood sugar was 742. My A1c was 13.1. I was in the hospital and was a brand new diabetic. I've followed every prescription and every detail from the doctor.

Going from 13.1 to 5.1 is awesome for me and it was a scare and a lifestyle change.

I guess I'm paranoid more than concerned I might get that sick again it fuckin sucked.

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@the-gipper said:

Oops, I forgot to play. Oh well Oh well.

Way to go Gipper, another dream shattered!

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@westside-steve said:

Yes the a1c had jumped up from 7.1 over last 6 months so he went with the invokana and metformin. I have one of those one touch meters but I can't find the test strips.

I think invokana the one you take and one other are the same family of medication. Dehydration low blood sugar frequent urination?

WSS

Victoza is liraglutide - it works by increasing the amount of insulin your pancreatic beta cells can release when stimulated. Invokana is canagliflozin - this one makes your kidneys piss out glucose instead of reabsorbing it.

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The reason for concern.

Last June I got real sick. I had to piss all the time and had an insatiable thirst. I went to the doc after putting it off for weeks. They checked my blood sugar there and it was too high to read. They sent me to the er.

Wheelchair waiting for me they rush me into see a doctor there and my blood sugar was 742. My A1c was 13.1. I was in the hospital and was a brand new diabetic. I've followed every prescription and every detail from the doctor.

Going from 13.1 to 5.1 is awesome for me and it was a scare and a lifestyle change.

I guess I'm paranoid more than concerned I might get that sick again it fuckin sucked.

13.1 to 5.1 is incredibly impressive. Good work, brother. Just curious, what drugs did they switch you off of when you started the invokana?