Diabetes .... Help , who else is suffering

ScarletBarber2015
ScarletBarber2015 Posts: 3 Member
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Started to take magnesium today, supposed to help control sugar spikes and reduce risk of heart attacks

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  • ceciliabeattie
    ceciliabeattie Posts: 10 Member
    Hi there I'm new here and I am diabetic just got told
  • 2MuchTyme
    2MuchTyme Posts: 129 Member
    Started metformin a week ago, lost 26 lbs here, still struggling with the fasting glucose...
  • jem33199
    jem33199 Posts: 80 Member
    poppabear1275 wrote: »
    Started metformin a week ago, lost 26 lbs here, still struggling with the fasting glucose...

    Did the Metformin help with weight loss or did you lose through other means?

  • kd_mazur
    kd_mazur Posts: 569 Member
    I attribute my weight loss to calorie restriction and not the metformin. I find that I am less hungry while taking it and it has improved my blood work. I have been taking it almost 6 months now in addition to Lisonopril for blood pressure.
  • rebel_26
    rebel_26 Posts: 1,826 Member
    Type 1 or 2?
  • Jimb376mfp
    Jimb376mfp Posts: 6,236 Member
    edited September 2016
    I'm type II but with my weight loss (376 to 239) since Jan 2013 and now doing water aerobics, swimming laps 4X a week and trying to get my 10K steps I'm off all Rx for diabetes except for one Rx.
    I check my fasting blood sugar every morning and can see the spikes when I don't eat "right". On good day I'm below 100.
    My A1c levels were over 8 now at 5.8.

    Hope you take care and take control by any and all means possible.

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