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09-28-2007, 10:39 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas
Posts: 787
| | | C-peptide test
Ok, so the doctor had me take this a couple of weeks ago, my results came back at .05 , he wanted to make sure that after 17 years on insulin that I was really a type 1, especaily since my previous dr had me on metformin in addition to the insulin.
So now I can stop the metformin, one less thing to take , yeah |
09-28-2007, 04:45 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Posts: 2,156
| | | Are you satisfied that Metformin wasn't helping you? Being T1 doesn't mean that Metformin won't work for you. It is often used to treat T1 patients who are also insulin resistant.
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In my humble opinion  
Type1 since 1977
MDI using Lantus, Novorapid and Actrapid
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09-28-2007, 11:06 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Douglasville, GA
Posts: 2,574
| | Exactly what BlueSky said!!!! T1's are taking Metformin more and more often these days for that exact reason!! Just cuz you're T1, doesn't mean you don't have insulin resistance! 
__________________ 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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09-29-2007, 09:13 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas
Posts: 787
| | | I have been on it for about 5 years, so I am not sure about it.
I have not taken it for a week, since I started pumping last week, trying to get the pump straightened out first. I will talk with my doctor and see how I should proceed with it, I still have a 90 day supply that I picked before I started pumping , so there is plenty of it. |
10-01-2007, 07:16 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 4,822
| | | I'm a pumper and still taking Metformin! My endo claims it helps keep your weight steady. I've stayed between 117-120 lbs. for the last 2 years, so I'm staying on it! LOL
Karen |
10-02-2007, 10:04 PM
| | Member | | Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 148
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Originally Posted by kgm0612  I'm a pumper and still taking Metformin! My endo claims it helps keep your weight steady. I've stayed between 117-120 lbs. for the last 2 years, so I'm staying on it! LOL
Karen | your endo "claims"?... did you try NOT taking it?.... as my old doctor friend from the ER said..."medicine is not an exact science"... I wouldn't be caught dead taking metformin if I didn't need it... |
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