graj0
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
Hello everyone,
I was diagnosed as type II in 1997 and for the first five years took metformin which was great for BG control but gave me the worst diarrhea known to mankind. I told my GP that I couldn't take it any more, there's a limit to the functions you miss without people making stuff up. Unfortunately Rosiglitazone had an even worse side effect, I started gaining weight so the GP decided I should take Citilapram for anxiety, this helped me not worry about getting fatter and fatter, right up to 27st. At this point my liver function started to deteriorate and I was put back on Metformin, the side effect not so bad because I was taking cocodomol for the muscle pains caused by statins, Arthritis, sciatica and muscular spasms. One good thing about coming off Rosiglitazone was that I lost 4 st.
Last July I decided to go against what my previous GP and dietitian had advised and I cut out pasta/rice/bread/potato. My present GP just said be careful which was a fair warning as my BG plummeted. I'm now another 4st lighter, my HbA1c was 6.4 and total cholesterol was 5.4 as of yesterday when I went to see nursey. I haven't taken Gliclazide, Januvia or Atorvastatin for 7 months because lowering my carbs lowered my BG and cholesterol by so much.
BTW, I'm married, retired, no kids, two cats, love to travel and still trying to find out why I don't lose weight on 1,000-1200 cals a day. Poor old GP doesn't have a clue.
I was diagnosed as type II in 1997 and for the first five years took metformin which was great for BG control but gave me the worst diarrhea known to mankind. I told my GP that I couldn't take it any more, there's a limit to the functions you miss without people making stuff up. Unfortunately Rosiglitazone had an even worse side effect, I started gaining weight so the GP decided I should take Citilapram for anxiety, this helped me not worry about getting fatter and fatter, right up to 27st. At this point my liver function started to deteriorate and I was put back on Metformin, the side effect not so bad because I was taking cocodomol for the muscle pains caused by statins, Arthritis, sciatica and muscular spasms. One good thing about coming off Rosiglitazone was that I lost 4 st.
Last July I decided to go against what my previous GP and dietitian had advised and I cut out pasta/rice/bread/potato. My present GP just said be careful which was a fair warning as my BG plummeted. I'm now another 4st lighter, my HbA1c was 6.4 and total cholesterol was 5.4 as of yesterday when I went to see nursey. I haven't taken Gliclazide, Januvia or Atorvastatin for 7 months because lowering my carbs lowered my BG and cholesterol by so much.
BTW, I'm married, retired, no kids, two cats, love to travel and still trying to find out why I don't lose weight on 1,000-1200 cals a day. Poor old GP doesn't have a clue.
