Any type 2 diabetes sufferers?
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"One said:
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
No dehydration I drink water all day anyway. So same answer for the urinating. But I'm nauseous all the time now.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 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.
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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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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 $12See 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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One Post From the Truth said:
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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One Post From the Truth said:
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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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
www.westsidesteve.com www.myspace.com/westsidestevemusic www.cdbaby.com/artist/westsidestevesimmons -
Just pay off my bills. Oh and take me to a Browns gameWouldn't it be the biggest hoot if I played those and won? What would have to be your cut?
One Post From the Truth said:
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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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.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
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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One Post From the Truth said:
Just pay off my bills. Oh and take me to a Browns game
Oops, I forgot to play. Oh well Oh well.
Way to go Gipper, another dream shattered!Oops, I forgot to play. Oh well Oh well.
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"One said:
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
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.
One Post From the Truth said:
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?
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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.
One Post From the Truth said:
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?
Novolin N and Novolin R. Also stayed to my diet of 50-70 carbs per meal. I've only lost 4 lbs Lol.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.
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?
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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.
One Post From the Truth said:
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?
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.
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?
For me I still take the metformin they just added the invokana.
I guess I will probably need to lose some weight and watch my diet.
WSS
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For the record just for the last few days of my couple weeks of invokana I've been intentionally cutting down on carbohydrate.
My last a1c was 8.6. Average of 200 glucose per day.
The last few days with the low carb diet my random readings are 110 - 125.
Before watching the carbs it was 140-185.
So invokana and a little bit of restraint is working extremely well
WSS
www.westsidesteve.com www.myspace.com/westsidestevemusic www.cdbaby.com/artist/westsidestevesimmons -
I've been thinking about asking my doctor to switch my meds to something other than the 2000 mg's of Metformin plus 6 mg's of Glimepiride. I've been a type 2 for 8 years, and I'm currently running an A1C of 7.7. You guys keep me posted on how Invokana and Victoza are working out for you.
Two things that will define you: Your determination when you have nothing. Your attitude when you have everything. - Mike McCartney -
I've been thinking about asking my doctor to switch my meds to something other than the 2000 mg's of Metformin plus 6 mg's of Glimepiride. I've been a type 2 for 8 years, and I'm currently running an A1C of 7.7. You guys keep me posted on how Invokana and Victoza are working out for you.
I'm almost two weeks into my Victoza. I'm still at .6 and was supposed to go up to 1.2 but haven't because my blood sugar is kind of low (70-80) to perfect. Also I'm not eating to cover my insulin but when I'm working it gets low not because I'm moving around but because I don't have an appetite.I've been thinking about asking my doctor to switch my meds to something other than the 2000 mg's of Metformin plus 6 mg's of Glimepiride. I've been a type 2 for 8 years, and I'm currently running an A1C of 7.7. You guys keep me posted on how Invokana and Victoza are working out for you.
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For the record just for the last few days of my couple weeks of invokana I've been intentionally cutting down on carbohydrate.
My last a1c was 8.6. Average of 200 glucose per day.
The last few days with the low carb diet my random readings are 110 - 125.
Before watching the carbs it was 140-185.
So invokana and a little bit of restraint is working extremely well
WSS
Ya watching your carbs and getting a good sleep is key. I like a good Sammich myself so ya it's hard to resist eating.For the record just for the last few days of my couple weeks of invokana I've been intentionally cutting down on carbohydrate.
My last a1c was 8.6. Average of 200 glucose per day.
The last few days with the low carb diet my random readings are 110 - 125.
Before watching the carbs it was 140-185.
So invokana and a little bit of restraint is working extremely well
WSS
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I've been thinking about asking my doctor to switch my meds to something other than the 2000 mg's of Metformin plus 6 mg's of Glimepiride. I've been a type 2 for 8 years, and I'm currently running an A1C of 7.7. You guys keep me posted on how Invokana and Victoza are working out for you.
Three weeks of Victoza and I'm doing fine!I've been thinking about asking my doctor to switch my meds to something other than the 2000 mg's of Metformin plus 6 mg's of Glimepiride. I've been a type 2 for 8 years, and I'm currently running an A1C of 7.7. You guys keep me posted on how Invokana and Victoza are working out for you.
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Well it's official I have the flu. I'm still going to work though I hope it's the 24 hr bug. I have to go to work but this is the first time I've been sick since gettin the diabetis. Ya I'm a bad MFer.
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