Postby Lilac » Wed May 05, 2010 11:27 pm
Empty, Dee, Indiana, Nancy and Lynlee, I thought I would update you on my diabetes.
Since April 3 I have only had 2 fasting BS readings under 215 and they were 169 and 175. Other than that, they have been anywhere from 215 to 296! I grasped at any straws I could find to explain them. First thinking it was my thyroid and then when it wasn't that I thought it was the meter. This whole last month while dealing with these high numbers, I was coming to grips with the realization that I was reallllll close to being put on insulin. Yesterday I emailed my dr. I stayed home all day and never heard from them. He is a wonderful Christian and I knew that wasn't like him at all. This morning the nurse called and apologized for not getting back to me yesterday. She said they had my file and were going over it to decide what was the next step for me. They decided to put me on V ictoza. It is new and I am their guinea pig. The nurse told me that more than once. Anyway it is a once a day shot and comes in a pen. I will also take 1000 mg M etformin, twice a day. The shot doesn't have to be taken with food and can be taken at anytime. Of course, I will have to eat with the
M etformin. This V ictoza will stimulate my pancreas to release insulin. If I don't have any insulin, this won't work and I will have to go on insulin. I start in the morning. I decided that would be best and the nurse agreed. She had me come in and gave me 2 pens, which are 2 months worth. Between the time she called me and when I went in at 11:00, another female patient of his had come in for a regular checkup and was having problems like mine, so they put her on it also. So of course, the nurse had to comment that now she had 2 guinea pigs. Well, whatever on that. I am optimistic that this will work for me.
I am leary of starting this right before we leave, but the dr. wants to see me May 10 and again May 24. I have 5 days to adjust to it before we leave and surely any problems would come up in that time.