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Pills for Diabetes

I am 23 years old, I am not overweight, my diet and exercise plans are good, and I was just diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. However, my doctor put me on Avandia and Glucotrol which I thought were for type 2 diabetes. Why would he give these to me?

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I have type 2 and have stopped taking metformin and Avandia because of unusual side effects. Is the tingling I have from the medications ot because I have better control? Should I start on insulin to help my body?

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My son was diagnosed early, with symptoms and positive GAD antibodies. We put him on a diet and exercise program and have not given him ANY insulin. My husband’s endocrinologist, who is treating him, also suggested Januvia. Has this ever been used by those with type 1 or by children? Are there any risks to using this medication? Is it possible my son’s insulin-producing cells will survive?

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Our 10-year-old daughter was put on metformin for insulin resistance. She had an episode at school where she felt shaky so was given a snack. In fact, afterwards, her blood sugar was much lower. What should I do? I can’t get her to the endocrinologist until April.

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Both my fasting and random blood sugars are quite elevated, even though I take Amaryl and Glucophage. Why is this?

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I have been unable to control my type 2 through diet and several drugs. I need to take a sulfonylurea. Given that I have VPC, which do you recommend?

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My almost 81 year old husband has congestive heart failure for which he takes several medications, and he also has diabetes for which he was taking Amaryl, but since his blood sugars have been 240-290 mg/dl [13.3-16.1 mmol/L], his doctor added Glucophage. My husband’s doctor said that in some future time my husband’s sugar will come down. What do you advise?

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I have recently been told that I have diabetes, I am taking an oral hypoglycemic agent, and I have had diarrhea for about a week. Could this be caused by my medicine?

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My mother is taking Glucophage and has problems with extreme diarrhea. What can she do?

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I have type 2 diabetes, have been on Glucophage for almost six months, and for the past two months, my premeal meter has been normal. Will I stay on Glucophage as long as my sugar-level meter readings remain constant or will I inevitably have to go on insulin?

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