Weight loss and med adjustment
Hi all.
I know I should check with my doctor, but frankly, this group seems to
be more well-informed about meds than my doctor is at times, so I’m
asking here for input.
I’m currently on 10mg of Byetta and 1000 mg of Metformin 2x a day
each. My A1C dropped quite a bit after being put on the 10 pen of
Byetta. The last few weeks I’ve been experiencing a lot of lows from
following a very low carb diet. The first time I’ve ever been
experiencing consistent lows. I called my doctor’s office and they
suggested I go back down to the Byetta 5 pen, but I’m thinking since
Byetta helps your cells more, shouldn’t I reduce the Metformin dose
first? I experimented the last two days with not taking my Metformin
in the morning and still had lows in the afternoon, although not as
low as with it. Has anyone had experience with the effect of weight
loss on your med doses? I eventually want to get off all meds, but
would rather keep the ones that are more helpful to me the longest.
Thanks for any input!
November 13th, 2006 at 5:54 pm
Stefanie - I was having constant problems with lows with a very low carb
diet - and I’m only on Byetta (10). I added in a little more carbs - only
complex carbs - and my lows are never below 86 anymore. I decided I would
rather accept a slower weight loss with the little bit of extra carbs than
give up the benefit I feel I am getting from Byetta. FYI - I was on
Glucovance (which includes Metformin) for the thirty days I was on the 5
pen. I had to quit because it gave me debilitating diarrhea and that was a
problem on my job.
If I ever get to where I cannot stay in normal BG range again, I will take
whatever I have to to get it back. I am trying to do whatever it takes and
whatever is within my ability to not have the serious complications from
diabetes that so many deal with.
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