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06-14-2007, 10:06 AM
| | Junior Member
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Watkinsville, GA
Posts: 2
| | | Hello from a Newbie
Hi!
I'm a Type 2, about to start on Metformin after 2 years of non-medicated (not really good) control. I just finished my nutrition education yesterday and feel ready to make this work. My last A1c was 6.7, so I've got some work to do.
Anyway, looking forward to learning from everyone here!
-Anita |
06-14-2007, 10:13 AM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Douglasville, GA
Posts: 2,574
| | Hi Anita! Welcome to DF! You've come to the right place! Lots of helpful, kind, supportive and knowlegeable people here!! 
__________________ Age: 43
Type 2 - Dx'd 08.16.05
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[ A1c ]
6.9 - 01/07
6.0 - 05/07
5.9 - 09/07
6.4 - 3/08  
[ Meter ]
UltraSmart/Ultra2/Contour
[ Meds ]
Metformin 1000mg 2x, Novolin N 20u 2x, Novolin R 1:10
Lisinopril 20mg 1x, Lovastatin 40mg 1x, Aspirin 81mg 1x, Albuterol as needed
[ Other Conditions ]
Coccidioidomycosis aka Valley Fever Dx'd 1.17.94
- Asthma
- Chronic Bronchitis
Hypertention
Hyperlipidemia
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06-14-2007, 10:15 AM
|  | Super Moderator
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 7,177
| | | Hi Anita, welcome! I'm sure you'll find lots of great advice here. You're A1C, while a little elevated, is by no means horrible...my first A1C at diagnosis was 9.6 and there've been some here even higher. Good news is you know what you're dealing with and how to start dealing with it.
Hopefully, you were given a monitor and told to test. Testing is critical to maintaining good control. Especially test 2 hrs after the first bite of your meal...this way, you'll see how different foods affect your blood sugar and can make the best choices. This was the greatest advice I was given (and it came from a forum member, not my doctor!). I'd suggest you keep a food journal and put down what you eat and what your blood sugar was afterwards. I did this for a couple of months, until I had things under good control. I test 4-5 times a day, more if I get unexpected results.
Metformin will take around 3 weeks to reach optimal levels, so don't be discouraged if you don't see lower levels immediately, though I did notice improvement even the first week.
There's a great book i'd recommend for any newly-diagnosed diabetic, "Type 2 Diabetes, The First Year," by Gretchen Becker...it's well-written, easy to understand and full of good advice.
Hang in there! Things get easier as time goes by. The most important thing is to do all you can to have as normal levels as you can, this will help you avoid long-term complications.
Again, Welcome!
Linda
__________________ T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Byetta 5 mcg
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
05/08: 6.2 (right after dealing with shingles and bronchitis)  |
06-14-2007, 10:16 AM
|  | Super Moderator
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northern California
Posts: 7,389
| | | Hi Anita and welcome to the forums. I am sure you will enjoy! |
06-14-2007, 10:34 AM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cleveland, Oh
Posts: 2,097
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"Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact."
- George Eliot (1819-1880)
Here's my pet, Godzilla  Time to switch to decaf, eh?
Isaiah 32:5 The vile person shall be no more called liberal...
Better to remain silent and assumed a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
-Socrates
A wise man speaks cuz he has something to say, a fool speaks cuz he has to say something.
-Plato
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06-14-2007, 12:31 PM
| | Banned
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: illinois
Posts: 3,316
| | | hi anita and welcome!glad you found us.take care,trish |
06-14-2007, 06:38 PM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orlando, FL
Posts: 7,846
| | Welcome aboard 
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You may call me Locutus  |
06-14-2007, 06:56 PM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: NC
Posts: 7,261
| | Hi Anita and Welcome.
__________________  Rest In Peace Jack- 5/1/08. You may be gone from us but you will never be forgotten. Our love goes with you.
Always forgive your enemies. They HATE that!
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