Glyburide - what can I expect?

[TomB]

Had my appointment today with the good doc at the VA. She agreed with me that at least until my angina thing gets fixed, I should not take metformin. But, before going straight to using insulin, VA guidelines say to try a sulfonylurea type drug. She prescribed glyburide, 5mg twice a day. (Where in heck do they get these names from?).
I'm not taking any other diabetic medication but I do have a litany of all sorts of other pills I take each day. I read the 2 pages of the glyburide drescription while traversing a kind of straight stretch of road. While I was following a dump truck up a hill I read the part about going hypo two times.
Took the first of the little green guys before dinner tonight.
At 90 minutes - glucose was 200ml.
At 120 minutes - glucose was 113ml.
At 180 minutes - glucose was 128ml.
WhoooWee, haven't seen sweet numbers like those in a long time, even when I was on Actos and metformin.
But, like all good things, there has to be things to look out for. Your info about this would be most appreciated.

[EasyType2]

Tom, my experience is that gliburide affects different people in different ways and degrees.

So, in short, monitor regularly until you have a handle on how it affects you, with your lifestyle and diet and body proportions.

Gliburide was the first drug I took for D and it was very effective for me for about 3 years; then I switched to metformin.

Drug names are created by a sick, perverted computer to be unpronouncable by humans.

Best of luck, and hang around here. This is a great site.

[Cramster]

I'm also interested in the glyburide thing. When I was first diagnosed, i was prescribed Glyburide and Metformin. When I changed doctors, I forgot how much of the Glyburide I used, so i just told him 5mg. Besides that, I still need to make sure if I'm actually 1.5, since I was 20 and 170 pounds. Now I might be taking more Glyburide than I was originally, and since insulin production might be a fast progressing issue for me... I'm wondering if it might be wise to taper off the Glyburide and save my pancreas the trouble of overworking itself. And yea, I do know I should get the antibody test :( Being lazy is so tough...

Sorry for hijacking, it seemed to be along the same lines.

[pdxdennisj]

Just be aware that substantial changes in your weight or exercise can cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Carry glucose tablets and a meter with you and check your bg if you feel dizzy, light headed, jittery or confused. If you test low (below 70) have 2-3 glucose tablets and check again 15 minutes later. I' really clear on when I'm starting to go hypo.