Has anybody else had Avandia, Actos or another med raise your blood glucose levels, instead of lowering them like it is supposed to?
- Without changing your eating habits
- Without changing your daily routine
- Numbers went wild or went up consistently
What did your doctor tell you to do? What other information did you find out? What can be done to counteract the effect?
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i was on avandia for about 2 yrs and my sugar was up and down and i got really dizzy after eating. the doc put me on actos 30mgs once a day and i also went to a diabetic clinic for a 4 week course which really showed me how to improve my eating and excersize program. with regular eating the right portions of foods and snacks i found i am a lot better and have more energy than i did before. the snacks help control your sugar especilly before bedtime. even if you are not hungry have a piece of fruit or a few crackers and a chunk of cheese to maintain the blood sugar. if you don’t eat right the liver kicks in and your sugar will rise because it thinks you need more insulin in your body. check with a diabetic clinic near you and you will be surprized how many things you don’t know about this disease.it is really well worth it.
actos lowered my sugar readings. that is what it was made to do. however, my cardiologists opposes actos but i forgot why. wasn’t anything to do with sugar. maybe retain water. i gave it despite its beneficial effects for diabetes. made 5-20 improvement on daily readings.