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My husband, 30 years after his type 2 diagnosis, is the same. We looked for the answer, tried more closely watching diet, increasing exercise, he lost a few pounds - nothing worked. This summer, he added Jardiance to his regimen, removing one BP med (Jardiace acts a diuretic) and reducing his Glipizide. It worked, his A1C is below 6 and he has lost a few more pounds (not a necessity - his BMI has always been normal.) It's not perfect - side effects of dizziness and dehydration must be managed.
My daughter, only 40 and not overweight, considered pre-diabetic, has turned to Ozempic to manage her A1C. She learned from her Dad's experience to reject Metformin as a first line - he has CKD from long-term use.
Where are you in your diabetes journey?
Sue
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Thank you for this! I have been struggling with diabetes since I was 33. In denial for a long time. I exercise regularly and overall eat well. I have been on Metformin on and off and now regularly for 5 months. Prior to it was spotty due to my denial. I had an episode with blood pressure in April. That landed me in the ER. At that point I looked seriously at my numbers. I was running in the 300s and sometimes a bit over 400. Got to a doctor, they put me on, Farziga and insulin. Numbers came down to the 200s, but we’re still high. Recently started on Jardiance. It has brought my numbers down into the 100s. Actually dropped down to 63 last week. However, it tends to hover around 150 to 200. It is very frustrating. Even more frustrating when people say, “You are too thin to be diabetic.” At this point I realize I have to adjust my diet even further, and would call myself more of a brittle diabetic. Stress reduction, and sleep improvement are two keys to this. I suffer from both of those. I am determined to overcome this!