[fedup]

I have been dealing with diabetes 2 since late 2002 - I started out with one oral med... then 2 and then 3 - I am told I am at my max...

Two years ago I developed granuloma annulare on my arm and both legs..only a couple of spots - anyone else have this? and what can be done for it besides steroids?

[Penny]

Originally Posted by fedup

I have been dealing with diabetes 2 since late 2002 - I started out with one oral med... then 2 and then 3 - I am told I am at my max...

Two years ago I developed granuloma annulare on my arm and both legs..only a couple of spots - anyone else have this? and what can be done for it besides steroids?

Hello and welcome. What is granuloma annulare. What oral medication are you taking. Does your doctor want to ad something else?

[4519]

Welcome to the forum

Same quesiotn as Penny.

Have you considered insulin? It should not be the last resort. It is the most natural choice of all of them. Yes, it has its own considerations, but don't they all.

[fedup]

I take actos, metformin and glucontrol... I was under control for the first year with just glucontrol - then I gained weight and had other medications added... I am now trying to control bg with exercise and diet - my last A1C was high (9.3) and I know its because I wasnt exercising and watching what I ate.. for the past two weeks it has been going down.. this am fasting was 145 - and lost 5 pounds!
I have watched my mother struggle with insulin and it is
my last resort!! I am waiting for the once a week injection of byetta

The granuloma annular is a round rash.. similar to a ring worm.. believed to be an immune system reaction... it is common with diabetes (so I am told) the last time I went to a dermatologist she said just to keep my BG under control

[Lex4153]

Why not take the daily injection of Byetta? I've been on that. It's not horribly inconvenient, doesn't hurt, and has made the weight melt off me and my bg's are coming down rapidly.

[4519]

I understand the control part of inuslin even though I don't inject myself. The difference will be you have a lot more knowledge available to you. Byetta would bring down you numbers also. I am not pushing insulin other than it is naturally what you body needs to survive and most of us type 2's don't make enough. The other side is we sometimes make too much insulin, mostly in the first stages of our diabetes - with it getting less as your beta cells burn-out. You have to get that 9.3 down below 6.0.

This whole things revolves around the food you eat along with the exercise you do. Don't eat right and nothing is going to turn these numbers around. Exercise and eat correctly and your numbers and weight will most likely come down closer to the range you want. Don't just write off insulin because of someone elses bad experiences with it.

You cannot compare the problems type 1 have with insulin to what you will experience. Yes, you can have a lot of problems if you just inject and don't live the lifestyle that goes along with injecting insulin you will have problems - control requires just that - you taking control. The longer you try to fight high numbers and don't get them down is valuable time lost. Medicines only do so much once your beta cells are down to a certain point.

[fedup]

Originally Posted by Lex4153

Why not take the daily injection of Byetta? I've been on that. It's not horribly inconvenient, doesn't hurt, and has made the weight melt off me and my bg's are coming down rapidly.

I think thats the way I want to go! I guess I need to find out if my insurance will talke care of it.. I know I had to get an ok for Actos

[kgm0612]

HI & Welcome to the forum!


Karen