they have been in the news for some controversial reasons: increased risk of heart attacks, and for having GSK funded doctors on the avandia approval board, etc...
I'm not making definitive statements that avandia is bad (or good)... just explaining my reasons for being cautious until lots of other people (who need it more urgently... for diabetes, etc.) try it out.
My mother was diagnosed 5 years ago with CAD, CHF, COPD, and also has type II diabetes. She used to be a smoker, but quit 5 years ago. She had angioplasty with 5 stents placed in 2005. Al has been well until a few months ago. She is gaining weight, has trouble breathing, and has been experiencing some chest pains lately (Dr. gave nitro). She is on avandia and I would like to know if this could be the cause of her recent decline in health?
The last two days I have had readings of 60 and 54. I do not usually test in the mornings but since i had the one low of 60 I decided to check again this morning @ 7:15, slept in for once.
Wondering if my moniter could be failing to register correctly? I did not feel shakey or ill.
Also, are the Kidneys affected by Diabetes ? I recently had my Urine checked because of burning as I have been subject to bladder infections for years. It was ok.
Can we know why they recalled the lots? My mom use these and i would be very interested in knowing the reasons and the sources please!
Some times you can get 3 months medications for the price of 2 months co-payments. On my mother-in-laws insurance her generics are free on mail order. Also go on the websites of the manufactures, sometimes they have coupons for a % off your bill. When I joint the avandia program I got a couple months free avandia, plus they send coupons at times. Also ask your md for samples. I use to work at a doctors office and we got enough samples to open a pharmacy.
d expect AMPK to be activated when a cell becomes infected by a virus, because it would sense the increase in energy required to enable the virus to replicate. In such cases, AMPK would shut down certain functions of the cell temporarily until the cell's energy is rebalanced," says Prof Harris. "We found that hepatitis C virus, because it needs lipids and membranes, causes the opposite to happen.
Also, Avandia is the other drug that falls into this classification. The FDA warns not to use Avandia for first time users, in fact, the FDA severely restricts its use.
You can read about the different oral diabetes medication classifications and drugs that fall into each class here.
http://tinyurl.com/type2-diabetes-drug-classes
Always ask your doctor why he/she is Rx a drug vs others on the market.
Can I take Evening Primrose and Femara together? I'm also taking Avandia. Any thoughts would be great!
Metformin is in general, a good medication. There are others in the class such as Avandia. You can talk to your doctor about this. You might try drinking more water, eating more fiber (vegetables, whole grains), taking psyllium seed fiber and walking regularly. Each of those can help. Of course, there is always the laxative option but it's best to try the others first. Take it with meals, this helps. Onglyza is another alternative medication idea.
I ovulate fine on my own, but I am not producing large enough follicles. Is there something else I should be taking in conjuction w/Femera? We are currently using iui w/donor sperm.
I was told 7 years ago that I had PCOS. Then just recently I was told I did not have PCOS only because in my blood work they found that I was not insulin resistent. When they told me 7 years ago thats what I had All they did was an ultrasound so please Don't let them tell you that you have PCOS just by an Ultrasound. If they do discover that you have PCOS they might put you on something called Metformin and some sort of fertility meds to help you conceive. I wish you the best of luck.
I am diabetic and I have been running 220 on my blood sugar on a regular basis even when I test it in the morning without any food. When my sugar drops to 150, I get really tired, weird feeling in my legs and nauseas.
For someone like me who constantly has a high blood sugar is 150 considered low?
Also can high blood sugar be related in any way to weight loss?
I've been on glucophage since the beginning (10 years) , with the exception of a short and nearly fatal foray into Avandia use. I've had all those symptoms for ten years. I also have passed out several times from low blood sugar, something the doctors say doesn't happen on this medication. Ha, ha. Tell that to the Saturday morning crowd at Denny's.
I have been told I am an exception and, normally, the symptoms are supposed to fade after a few months.
Now, with watching my diet, exercising and loseing abt 20 lbs. I am off meds. Had been on Avandia but when the news came out as to it possibly affecting the heart, I stopped it as have MVP & High Cholesterol & Low Thyroid. There is also Stroke and Heart Attack in my parents and farther back.
Recently changed Drs. and this one is willing to let me use the above mentioned as long as my averages are good. My avg now is 99.
My previous Dr.
I've been in active HB fro 6years and I found out I have 0.8mm lesion on my liver 5 years agao.
I got CT scan and doc said, it is normal one. 4years ago, I met new doc and he also found out it from Ultrasound test and recommand to have MRI and I did, still it turned out as normal. every six month I had UT test and it been in normal. but last UT test, it increase 0.8mm to 1.2mm.......
My doc want to have MRI again and I'm waiting for it I'm really scare....
There are drugs which will improve fatty liver infiltration - I believe Avandia is one - but I understand they come with their own set of side effects.
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