Hi..I just found this site...maybe it will answer some of my questions. I went to the doc because of depression. my hub has fought colon cancer and I lost my mom---the last 3 years have been super stressful. Doc prescribed celexa for depression, but also did a blood workup. In that we discovered I am headed for diabetes if I don't change things. my fasting blood sugar was 104 ------cholesterol 231, triclycerides 252, LDL 141, HDL only 40. doc says I need to get things under control now or it will get worse. I was started on metformin 500mg 2x a day, zocor 20mg, and pepcid 40mg for ongoing indigestion problems. my stomach problem straightened out immediately! but within 10 days I couldn't tolerate the statin. tried another one....same thing.....burning muscles, could hardly go at all. The metformin caused gas for a couple weeks, but it curbed my appetite and the first 4 weeks I lost 8 pounds. It's been almost another month and I can tell I have lost some more. I am not horribly overweight---used to weigh about 125 and now weigh about 160, so I need to loose 40 pounds. Evidently the metformin curbs your appetite?
I had another fasting blood test last week and it was 102.....I have had my blood cked 2 times at random an hour or so after eating and was told it looked fine.
after consulting with my doctor I have started a suppliment of Policosonol which I read can work like a statin but with hardly any side effects. We will see after a couple of months when we repeat the lipid panel. I also started taking fish oil and COQ10.
I have many questions about what to eat and how much....at present I am about afraid to eat ANYthing
have cut out most of the meat except occasional chicken or fish, no sweets, no deserts, eating lots more veggies, melons, apples. I eat eggs a couple of times a week. For breakfast I have a lg bowl of bran, berries and nuts. Most days I can stay well in control, and only some times do I feel the urge to eat something extra. I keep a bottle or cold water handy for those times. if we eat out I stick to salads.
how long can you take metformin? will I need a larger dose? Why do my random sugar cks seem ok but my fasting ones are high? I think the doctor is more worried about my cholestorol than my sugar. I read one article that sounded like metformin could actually lower your cholesterol....is that correct? I am making a list of questions to take the next time I go to the doc.
It looks like this might be a great place to get support and compare notes with others with the same symptoms.
I look forward to reading here.
Katy
I had another fasting blood test last week and it was 102.....I have had my blood cked 2 times at random an hour or so after eating and was told it looked fine.
after consulting with my doctor I have started a suppliment of Policosonol which I read can work like a statin but with hardly any side effects. We will see after a couple of months when we repeat the lipid panel. I also started taking fish oil and COQ10.
I have many questions about what to eat and how much....at present I am about afraid to eat ANYthing
how long can you take metformin? will I need a larger dose? Why do my random sugar cks seem ok but my fasting ones are high? I think the doctor is more worried about my cholestorol than my sugar. I read one article that sounded like metformin could actually lower your cholesterol....is that correct? I am making a list of questions to take the next time I go to the doc.
It looks like this might be a great place to get support and compare notes with others with the same symptoms.
I look forward to reading here.
Katy