How do I know if I'm more insulin resistant or I'm not making enough insulin?

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When first diagnosed I was put on Avandia and Amaryl, my new doctor suggested I just try Metformin but my blood sugars shot up to over 400, I'm now on Metformin and Avandaryl (a combination of Avandia and Amaryl) but I still don't know if it's a combination of both. I'm going to ask my doctor but I wanted to get a heads up before I do....Can someone explain what each medication is fighting (helping)....Thank you

My A1c numbers are good the last 6 tests have have been 6.5 and one 6.7. I'm just trying to determine what the medications are treating....insulin resistance or low insulin output or a combination of both., an explanation would be helpful.

Answer 1

When it comes down to it, it really does not matter which you have (its impossible to tell anyway!), the treatment is the same. Its just finding the combination which suits you.

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Answer 3

Perhaps you should try herbs, too.

I realize that conventional health care is necessary and appropriate. That having been said, there are also many things WE can do to overcome type II diabetes, and improve life as a Type I diabetic. I've been researching alternative medicine, and the amount of help that's available to diabetics is amazing.

Natural remedies are quite effective, and include:

Cinnamon
Bitter Melon
Gymnema Sylvestre
Nopal cactus
American Ginseng
Fenugreek
Chromium picolinate

Cinnamon regulates glucose, and has a polyphenol compound called MHCP that mimics insulin and activates cell receptor sites. A quarter teaspoon twice daily makes a difference. Fenugreek increases blood flow and inhibits the growth of infectious organisms. Everything on the list has a use in fighting diabetes. Learn how to use these herbs and don't fall victim to diabetes needlessly.You can find out about about them on line, or in a book I read cover to cover--

"One Son's Quest for the Cause and Cure of Diabetes", ISBN 7890766313

The author, a doctor, lost his mother to diabetes and spent the next 20 years finding a way to overcome it. My brother was dying of diabetes, and I was just starting to need insulin when we came across this definitive work which came out in February 2005. We both lead mostly normal lives now. It's a life saver, and the best money you'll ever spend on the subject if you decide to go that way.
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Answer 4

If you want to know if your pancreas is producing any insulin, have you doctor run a C-peptide. It is a blood test that tells the level of insulin your pancreas is producing. If you're a type 2 diabetic, you probably have a pancreas producing enough insulin, but the insulin is defaulty. That is, your pancreas is producing insulin when it registers a rise in blood sugars, but your cells do not recognize the insulin. So your pancreas produces more insulin because it sees your sugars rising. Still your cells do not recognize the insulin, and WHAM! there goes the blood sugars. Therefore, the medications are trying to "unlock" your cells for the sugars to get in. (That is what insulin does; it "unlocks" the cells for the sugars to fuel them with energy.)

Good luck and best of health to you and yours.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Metformin should definitely help with your glucose readings. Get your own glucose monitor at your local pharmacy and check your readings several times a day. I guess you are an American. Here in Canada, a reading of 400 would put you in the hospital emergency room ASAP. Here, normal readings are between 4 and 6.9. A reading of 7 or higher, means you are diabetic.

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I agree with Raswell R. The current "diet" recommendations for diabetics are so wrong it is practically criminal. Diabetics should be on a very low carb diet. And forget about low fat foods (they are worse for you than the regular fat foods....there are two things that increase the "tastiness" of foods: carbohydrates and fat. If they remove fat, they generally add carbohydrate. And the whole "you eat, fat, you get fat" is about as scientifically accurate as saying "if you eat tomatoes you will turn red". For breakfast, I don't take more than 6g carbohydrate. In the morning you can be dealing with the "Dawn Phenomenon" and as a result even small amounts of carbs will raise your blood sugar more than they would if you ate the same thing for lunch. -ideas: bacon, eggs, cheese, For lunch I don't eat more than 12g carbohydrate balanced with enough protein to make me feel full. Carbs and Protein are the only two relevant issues when choosing foods for diabetics. eg. a salad with mixed veggies (only 1 slice of tomatoe and no carrots or croutons, most everything else is good --choose a low carb dressing if you need to use any) and chicken or ham, or turkey in the salad with cheese For dinner, same as lunch. If I need to snack in between I will not take anything more than 12g carb..I usually stick to no carb snacks or under 6 grams. I basically follow the Dr. Bernstein Diet for diabetes. Ever since I began I have lost my excess weight and my sugars now remain comfortably within the non-diabetic range and never (barring outside factors) go above 6. The complications I began to experience have either gone away or been improved. I recommend reading Dr. Bernstein's books. He is VERY qualified to give advice on this topic - he has been diabetic for more than 55 years and has little/no complications, he is a very well respected diabetes specialist who specializes in diabetes, nutrition, and is a certified wound specialist. Following his diet (or a diet similar in structure) can very likely reverse your disease and delay (possible prevent) you from developing diabetes. Read his books and decide for yourself Hope this helps

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Answer 9

do your blood sugar levels before your insulin injection

Answer 10

i dont really know. why dont you take your medications to your pharmacist...this is their area of expertise. stay healthy! peace