Diabetic anyone?

[Rockinonahigh]

Originally Posted by MsTinkerbelly

Sorry about the dizzy spells!

Medications can REALLY affect sugar levels...my Mom's levels were spiking around 650 when she had to go on steriods for a while before she passed. It was hard to get them down, even with Insulin!

so far im not on insulin,just keeping my diet on an even keel,the one thing that has bugged me is my burning feet.I have a back prob wich sometimes causes my sciatica to go haywire but this is in both feet,it makes my socks fee like they are made of old heavy cords,most times I take off my shoes or go bare foot wich helps.I also have just started geting my shoes a bit wider than before plus makeing shure I take good care of my feet so there isnt visable injury,ive broken many a bone in my feet over the years,both ankles at the same time.....lllooonnnngggg story on that one..called rodeo.

[SugarFemme]

Speak with your doc. There are meds out there that can help with that burning in your feet aka diabetic neuropathy.

Originally Posted by Rockinonahigh

so far im not on insulin,just keeping my diet on an even keel,the one thing that has bugged me is my burning feet.I have a back prob wich sometimes causes my sciatica to go haywire but this is in both feet,it makes my socks fee like they are made of old heavy cords,most times I take off my shoes or go bare foot wich helps.I also have just started geting my shoes a bit wider than before plus makeing shure I take good care of my feet so there isnt visable injury,ive broken many a bone in my feet over the years,both ankles at the same time.....lllooonnnngggg story on that one..called rodeo.

[Rockinonahigh]

Originally Posted by OneOfAKind

Speak with your doc. There are meds out there that can help with that burning in your feet aka diabetic neuropathy.

Thanks I will do that,I thought I had to have ot really bad before my feet became an issue...gess not.

[SugarFemme]

No no. You DON'T want to wait until your feet get real bad. Get them checked soon. Diabetic neuropathy is nothing to play with.

Originally Posted by Rockinonahigh

Thanks I will do that,I thought I had to have ot really bad before my feet became an issue...gess not.

[Rockinonahigh]

Originally Posted by OneOfAKind

No no. You DON'T want to wait until your feet get real bad. Get them checked soon. Diabetic neuropathy is nothing to play with.

Yes mam,I will call in the morning for an appointment,promiss.

[Vlasta]

I am not diabetic , but I have a question ? Does anybody using Victosa with DM type 2 ? what is your experience , any side effects ? It's injectable , but not insulin . Input it would be greatly appreciated .

[MsTinkerbelly]

Originally Posted by Vlasta

I am not diabetic , but I have a question ? Does anybody using Victosa with DM type 2 ? what is your experience , any side effects ? It's injectable , but not insulin . Input it would be greatly appreciated .

Never heard of it myself, anyone?

[Rockinonahigh]

Originally Posted by OneOfAKind

No no. You DON'T want to wait until your feet get real bad. Get them checked soon. Diabetic neuropathy is nothing to play with.

I thought I would let u know I have a doctore appointment on this Wensday to see about my hot feet...hot the danceing kind.

[SugarFemme]

Originally Posted by Rockinonahigh

I thought I would let u know I have a doctore appointment on this Wensday to see about my hot feet...hot the danceing kind.

I am so happy you did that. And thank you for keeping me posted. Let me know what happens at your appt. I need to make an appt. with my endo as well. I have not been as diligent as I should be and after giving you advice it really made me take a look at myself. Thank you.

[Rockinonahigh]

Originally Posted by OneOfAKind

I am so happy you did that. And thank you for keeping me posted. Let me know what happens at your appt. I need to make an appt. with my endo as well. I have not been as diligent as I should be and after giving you advice it really made me take a look at myself. Thank you.

I think thats a lot about how life works out...will let u know how my appointment go's.

[Rockinonahigh]

Originally Posted by OneOfAKind

No no. You DON'T want to wait until your feet get real bad. Get them checked soon. Diabetic neuropathy is nothing to play with.

OK..back for the doc's,he gave my some lyrica 50mg to take for the burning in my feet plus my test came back near normal.

[JustJo]

Hi everyone

I've never heard of Victosa, but googled it and read what I could find.

I guess I'm just leery of anything remotely "new" at this point. I just (last week) got off of Actos...which everyone assured me was a wonderful, effective, virtually side effect free medication when they put me on it years ago.

Fast forward, and now it's being banned in some markets, severely limited in others, and the FDA is issuing warnings that no one should be on it for more than a year or risk increased rates of bladder cancer.

I'm not sure exactly...but I'm pretty sure I've been on it for 7 or 8 years.

I guess I'm feeling like I have zero interest in being a guinea pig for the pharmaceutical industry...and like I just was. I'm sticking to metformin and glimiperide...getting my diabetes meds down from 3 to 2 by changing my diet. Next up, I'd really like to get down to metformin alone...but know that I'll need to (at least) lose more weight to accomplish that, and continue my dietary changes.

It's a process, and it's different for all of us. The best advice I can give anyone is that we're all different, and different things will work for each of us. We can all benefit from improving our lifestyles....eating better, getting enough sleep, limiting stress, getting more exercise...and working closely with a doctor who listens to you.

[MsTinkerbelly]

Originally Posted by JustJo

Hi everyone

I've never heard of Victosa, but googled it and read what I could find.

I guess I'm just leery of anything remotely "new" at this point. I just (last week) got off of Actos...which everyone assured me was a wonderful, effective, virtually side effect free medication when they put me on it years ago.

Fast forward, and now it's being banned in some markets, severely limited in others, and the FDA is issuing warnings that no one should be on it for more than a year or risk increased rates of bladder cancer.

I'm not sure exactly...but I'm pretty sure I've been on it for 7 or 8 years.

I guess I'm feeling like I have zero interest in being a guinea pig for the pharmaceutical industry...and like I just was. I'm sticking to metformin and glimiperide...getting my diabetes meds down from 3 to 2 by changing my diet. Next up, I'd really like to get down to metformin alone...but know that I'll need to (at least) lose more weight to accomplish that, and continue my dietary changes.

It's a process, and it's different for all of us. The best advice I can give anyone is that we're all different, and different things will work for each of us. We can all benefit from improving our lifestyles....eating better, getting enough sleep, limiting stress, getting more exercise...and working closely with a doctor who listens to you.

Amen.

I was on Actos briefly but could not tolerate it well, and I will not take anything "new and improved" any more for the reasons you have stated. My primary Doctor is also a heart specialist, and his favorite name for me is "cardiac event just waiting to happen", he is CONSTANTLY trying to put me on "new and improved" meds...I hope eventually something is found where I can get off Insulin because of the damage my Kidney's could face having to remove it from my body.

He keeps sending me to Diabetes specialists; I left the last one after I refused to go on an Insulin Pump, and he refused to give it a rest. He called me non compliant, and I told him that just because HE had a pump was no reason not to try to find an Insulin I wasn't resistant to....too bad when you have to fight the doctor for decent care.

I'm rambling sorry...I'm hungry and it's time to head home.

[Rockinonahigh]

Originally Posted by JustJo

Hi everyone

I've never heard of Victosa, but googled it and read what I could find.

I guess I'm just leery of anything remotely "new" at this point. I just (last week) got off of Actos...which everyone assured me was a wonderful, effective, virtually side effect free medication when they put me on it years ago.

Fast forward, and now it's being banned in some markets, severely limited in others, and the FDA is issuing warnings that no one should be on it for more than a year or risk increased rates of bladder cancer.

I'm not sure exactly...but I'm pretty sure I've been on it for 7 or 8 years.

I guess I'm feeling like I have zero interest in being a guinea pig for the pharmaceutical industry...and like I just was. I'm sticking to metformin and glimiperide...getting my diabetes meds down from 3 to 2 by changing my diet. Next up, I'd really like to get down to metformin alone...but know that I'll need to (at least) lose more weight to accomplish that, and continue my dietary changes.

It's a process, and it's different for all of us. The best advice I can give anyone is that we're all different, and different things will work for each of us. We can all benefit from improving our lifestyles....eating better, getting enough sleep, limiting stress, getting more exercise...and working closely with a doctor who listens to you.

Jo,I couldnt agree more about not wanting to be a gunipig for the pharm companys,most of my docs have given me Rx's before they walk in the door and dont have much if any real knowledge of the med they r giveing out.After haveing a near fatle experence with methadone I became a reall nut about checking out every thisng I can find out about any med I am supose to take.Dont enyone ever be afraid to ask the drugest that fills an Rx thay can give u lots of info and anser your questions.This lyrica ive just been given for mey hot feet....I took it once before for soemthing else..I was a zombi literaly I couldnt get off the couch,my drugest said to take 1 pill a day for a week to c how it works..he also said this dose of 50mg is really low so try it and c.What I took before I cant rememebr the doseage.If I dont feel comy with the info I get on a med..I just dont take it.