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Barbew
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Last Activity: 08-12-2018 15:02
About Me
- About Barbew
- Biography
- My favorite hobby is golf. My husband and I love to travel.
- Your Location
- USA
- Your experiences with diabetes
- For years I was in a bit of denial with my diabetes. I did not want to make the sacrifices needed to keep my blood sugar under control. I went from metformin, 500 mg to metformin combined with Glipizide 5 Mg both two times a day. My metformin was increased to 1000 mg twice a day. My A1C was gradually rising. I had a blood test of 9.0 in the spring of 2017 and was put on long acting insulin before bedtime. I struggled with lows for a year and was gaining weight. On April 1st 2018, I discontinued the insulin and started getting serious about eating low carb. My weight was 144 at that point. It is now June 5th. My weight is down to 137, and I am taking only 500 mg of metformin and 2.5 Mgs of glipizide both twice a day. I am feeling wonderful and believe this is the right path for me.
- Diabetes Types
- 2
- Diagnosis Year
- 1999
- Age
- 74
- Height
- 5’4”
- Weight
- 137 lb
- Gender
- Female
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