What Diabetes meds do you take?

cherry · ‎03-09-2010

I am interested in diabetes meds ,beside Metformin. I want to take something else, and would like to know about side effects etc. I will be seeing my endo next month, and would like some input on diabetes meds

I want to know about oral meds

Daysdee · ‎03-09-2010

I take Janumet which is a combo of Januvia and Metformin. I don't like the side effects of the Metformin, but this medication works well in other ways. I have no permanent damage from the diabetes and my numbers are good most of the time.

phoenixbrd · ‎03-27-2010

@cherry I can't offer any suggestions regarding meds, but I'm happy to hear that you are seeking alternatives to the Metformin and find some helpful recommendations.

viva923 · ‎03-12-2010

so sorry about underlining. I can’t disonnect it.

I don’t take diabetic meds but my dh does.

he take metformin, gliberide (not sure of this spelling) he takes 1.25mg 2x’s a day.

He can not take any higher does because it lowers his numbers to fast and quickly and he says he begins having major side effects (shaky, dizzy, unsteady). He take other meds but those are the only 2 for diabetic stuff.

cherry · ‎03-09-2010

I am struggling with metformin, even the ER stuff. It gives me gastritis. I tried something different today, I didn't take it ,until I finished my entire meal ,hoping the food in my stomach would act like a buffer

My numbers are always good, but I am getting so weary of stomach issues

Berlybaby · ‎08-20-2013

i take Repaglinide the genric of Prandin 5 mg 3 times a day. My ACL is less than 5 and no side effects.

Trinity11 · ‎11-16-2014

@cherry....since metformin is probably the safest of all the oral meds for Type 2 diabetes if you want to use something else, the side effects can be difficult to deal with. Pancreatitis, heart attacks, Thyroid Cancer, strokes and kidney failure are some of the side effects of the newer meds for Type 2 diabetes and the sulfonylureas have black box warnings for heart disease. Byetta has issues and I have lost two good friends to issues from Avandia.

Since your A1C's are always in the 5's would you be willing to allow them to be higher and thus take a smaller dose of metformin ER? Studies have been done that said that diabetics with higher A1C's often live longer than people with low A1C's. Of course, these studies I take with a grain of salt but being over-medicated with gastritis just to have a perfect A1C, I am not sure if it is worth it. Just a thought...

sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

@cherry

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I know my suggestions have been rebuffed up to now,

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consider reading the work of Dr. Neal Barnard.

This will at least give you an option of medication choice.

I realize it’s scary to delve into something new, but I know

from the bottom of my heart this would help you so much!

I hope this is read with the warm intention I give.

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cherry · ‎03-09-2010

I am trying something that might help me. I won't know for some days yet. I am doing a pro biotic reboot for 12 days. I am on day 4, and so far I am better, but I am afraid it isn't going to last

I took metformin for 4 years, with no problem and then all at once, bingo, it turned on me

I saw a product in the grocery store ,called, good belly ,in the juice section. I have read pro biotics ,can stop gastritis, but ,I am not sure it will work ,when you take an irritant 2 times a day