tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post2261763238645205444..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: Actos is Dangerous Too!Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-40999553907626603752012-05-18T19:00:07.411-04:002012-05-18T19:00:07.411-04:00Judy,
Speak to a registered pharmacist about that...Judy,<br /><br />Speak to a registered pharmacist about that. <br /><br />Has the drug lowered your blood sugar? If so you will need to think about how you are going to keep your blood sugars under control. Stopping the drug only to have your blood sugars go way up would not be healthy, either.<br /><br />Are you taking any other drugs to lower your blood sugar, or cutting back on carbs? If you Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-20420471390678757922012-05-18T17:00:54.737-04:002012-05-18T17:00:54.737-04:00I am on Actos. I am living in Costa Rica and it i...I am on Actos. I am living in Costa Rica and it is extremely expensive here as in the USA. After reading the article about the bad things it can cause, I will stop taking it. Do I need to cut down on it or can I just stop taking it.<br /><br />Thanks, Judyjudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664907893020378056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-44308264724657378482007-12-14T09:42:00.000-05:002007-12-14T09:42:00.000-05:00Lynn,I am SO happy that I was able to help you get...Lynn,<BR/><BR/>I am SO happy that I was able to help you get the right diagnosis that will help you get back into great control.<BR/><BR/>I don't know WHY it is that so many supposed experts--endos--are so woefully uninformed about the forms of diabetes that afflict non-obese adults. <BR/><BR/>The Diabetes community MUST rouse itself to action and take back control of our treatment from the ADA Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-11625167404500459442007-12-14T01:00:00.000-05:002007-12-14T01:00:00.000-05:00Low carb living is the only way to live a healthy ...Low carb living is the only way to live a healthy diabetic life.<BR/><BR/>I was diagnosed a Type 2 diabetic in September,2006. I immediately adopted a low-carb eating plan. I was put on Avandamet and dropped my A1c from 14 (yes... 14!!) to 7 in a few months. When I finally was able to get an appointment with an endo he said whatever I was doing, continue the program because the Avandamet could Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-47737533914192764202007-12-12T14:04:00.000-05:002007-12-12T14:04:00.000-05:00Glenn,If a person is dependent on insulin because ...Glenn,<BR/><BR/>If a person is dependent on insulin because their beta cells have been destoyed, they still need some insulin to be able to use any glucose. <BR/><BR/>However, people who use insulin can cut down significantly on the amount of insulin they use by limiting their carbohydrate intake. <BR/>Doing that safely means you need to understand how to match insulin dose to the amount of carbsJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-19593143332086266172007-12-12T13:55:00.000-05:002007-12-12T13:55:00.000-05:00"As long as you eat enough protein, your body can ...<I>"As long as you eat enough protein, your body can manufacture every one of the grams of glucose your brain needs."</I><BR/><BR/>Does this mean that insulin-dependant diabetics can avoid hypo-induced unconsciousness by ingesting enough proteins, and skipping the carbs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-55995119326925548022007-12-12T12:50:00.000-05:002007-12-12T12:50:00.000-05:00Most low carb diets are not "high protein." If yo...Most low carb diets are not "high protein." If you eat a hamburger bun, and fries, and I eat a hamburger patty, no bun, no fries and a salad, the percentage of protein in my meal is much higher than in yours, but the actual amount of protein we eat is the same.<BR/><BR/>The low fat diet has been completely discredited by a lot of exhaustive and very expensive research. Some people in the medicalJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-8918427055670342842007-12-12T12:19:00.000-05:002007-12-12T12:19:00.000-05:00Dang. Actos is what I'm on too. I hate diabetes....Dang. Actos is what I'm on too. I hate diabetes. <BR/><BR/>So a low carb diet is better then. Yeah, but are you advocating then a high protein diet? That's pretty controversial too.<BR/><BR/>I think I'm just going to stop eating altogether.Big Dave Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18363712781308133633noreply@blogger.com