I have been on just about every oral diabetic medication out there. About 2 years ago I got really sick and the docs had no idea what was wrong. They took me off every single med I was on and switched me to insulin. I didn't like the idea at first but now I am so grateful that took that plunge. I take Lantus and Novalog now and while the weight loss is not easy my blood sugars are in check.

I am on Gliclizide which is similar and Metformin SR. I have stopped taking the gliclizide myself and have ordered a blood glucose monitor to monitor things. Doctor wont listen to me and change my meds so I'm checking results for myself. If sugars go through the roof I will go back on the gliclizide.If my stats are good i will show the doctor on my next visit and tell her what i have done. If not I just will go back on meds and not mention it!! I am so desperate to lose weight.

Have you heard of Body by Vi? It's a weight loss program! It's a meal replacement which I have tried. The deal is that you can loss weight on it and you will that is no doubt. It's only 90 calories per serving; I will say it's hard to stay on it and very expensive but does work. Since you are only doing shakes it makes it a really hard thing to keep up with. I go and off it from month to month just because it's a very hard thing to do unless you are at home all the time. If you are interested please let me know and I will give you my website.
I am in the same boat as you

I just started back on meds after a couple of years of not taking anything and not going to doctor. I'm now taking Metformin and Glyburide I've taken them before and had no problem, but frankly I wasn't really watching my diet or monitoring my blood sugar.
Now I have a whole new attitude, so hopefully this time I'll behave myself. This app really helps since I can look up foods so easily.

I am on a new eating plan suggested by a diabetic dietitan my doctor sent me to. I am supposed to eat 45-50 carbs per meal and 15-20 per snack, with no more than 3 hours between eating. I try to eat meals 6 hours apart with snacks halfway in between, and that worked well in my previous weight loss 12 years ago.

Now, though, the glyburide seems to play havoc with my sugars, and I get blurry off and on until later in the day when it starts to wear off. My doctor is having me monitor my sugars 6 or 7 times a day (ouch) for two weeks and will see me again next week to go over my meds. I tried skipping the glyburide one day, and accidentally forgot my Metformin another day, and both times my sugars went up. Keeping my sugars down is really important to me and I would never just stop using these meds unless the doctor tells me to. The Metformin keeps your liver from dumping glucose from stored starches into your body, and the Glyburide stimulates your pancreas to produce more insulin, and the older you get the more you need this extra stimulation.

My sister had the same problem with Glyburide, and also intestinal problems with Metformin. She's just like me and didn't see her doctor for awhile, but now she's taking a slow-acting insulin instead. I'd rather take the pills, but I do want to be able to see OK :}

Here's my thoughts on this. According to my Dr. I am diabetic..Looking at the numbers, I am "almost, but not quite" a diabetic. I say that to say.... He has not officially placed me on diabetic medications and he diagnosis me 2 years ago. I do however take blood pressure medicine and cholesterol medicine and victoza to cut down my appetite. I went to a diabetic seminar and I was learning about a holistic approach to dealing with my "diabetes". Most of the clients that were being treated were all taking the same medicines that I was taken. Reason being, Dr. treat everyone the same and put us all on the same meds. So they treat the symptons and not the cause. Well, I didn't wanted my diabetes to be handled that way. After further researching the holistic approach, i realized it was something I couldn't fund at the moment, but it did make me very interested in