My Annual Review

Well am back from my first annual review and bloodtests - my GP is
gobsmacked at total weightloss since diagnosis and so am I !!
Have now lost a total of: 24 kg or 52.9lbs or 3.77 stone !!

Gotta phone for results of bloods when gp is in again (shes on holiday next
week) !!
Feeling in my feet is within range (gp's words) !!

Sugars are arguing back cause still have infections but she thinks they will
settle soon !!

All I can hope for now is a better a1c then at diagnosis !!
Today is also my 6mth anniversary and the gp thinks I am doing something
right at least !!

Yours Donna

Thats great news Donna keep it up.
i am also glad that you are no longer getting insulted day after day here.
dont forget you can gain that weight back even faster than it took to loose
it.
I might call in and have my last blood results faxed to me later today.
keep up the great work.

--
Tom

www.TomsDiabeticDiary.com


"Cloudedbrains" <donna_williamson@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
newsf2dnTiXE6PCuVbYnZ2dnUVZ8v6dnZ2d@bt.com...
> Well am back from my first annual review and bloodtests - my GP is
> gobsmacked at total weightloss since diagnosis and so am I !!
> Have now lost a total of: 24 kg or 52.9lbs or 3.77 stone !!
>
> Gotta phone for results of bloods when gp is in again (shes on holiday
> next week) !!
> Feeling in my feet is within range (gp's words) !!
>
> Sugars are arguing back cause still have infections but she thinks they
> will settle soon !!
>
> All I can hope for now is a better a1c then at diagnosis !!
> Today is also my 6mth anniversary and the gp thinks I am doing something
> right at least !!
>
> Yours Donna
>

Wow Donna, that weight loss is just terrific!!! Congratulations.

Cheri


Cloudedbrains wrote in message ...
>Well am back from my first annual review and bloodtests - my GP is
>gobsmacked at total weightloss since diagnosis and so am I !!
>Have now lost a total of: 24 kg or 52.9lbs or 3.77 stone !!

On Feb 8, 5:23?am, "Cloudedbrains" <donna_william...@btopenworld.com>
wrote:
> Well am back from my first annual review and bloodtests - my GP is
> gobsmacked at total weightloss since diagnosis and so am I !!
> Have now lost a total of: 24 kg or 52.9lbs or 3.77 stone !!
>
> Gotta phone for results of bloods when gp is in again (shes on holiday next
> week) !!
> Feeling in my feet is within range (gp's words) !!
>
> Sugars are arguing back cause still have infections but she thinks they will
> settle soon !!
>
> All I can hope for now is a better a1c then at diagnosis !!
> Today is also my 6mth anniversary and the gp thinks I am doing something
> right at least !!
>
> Yours Donna

Great job, Donna. Your hard work is paying off.

Kurt

Donna congratulations on your weight loss. I always said that having
diabetes made me live a better and healthy lifestyle. I have lost 60
pounds since I came here in 2000. I have never felt better or healthier
..

I am sure with the weight loss your a1c should be lower than before,

happy anniversary of taking charge of your diabetes.

Loretta

--
In tribute to the United States of America and the State
of Israel, two bastions of strength in a world filled with strife and
terrorism.

donna!
congratulations! 52 lbs lighter! great work!

I also spoke to my DSN about changing my lantus as I hate the pens you have
to use with it !!
And the plan is too change to Levemir once Ive used my Lantus up !!
And to split it too 2 injections as I can use the cartridges in a Novopen 3
which I use for Novorapid already !!
I hate needles and the fact the lantus pens hurt are making it worse yet the
Novopen 3 is ok !!
The nurse has no issue changing me to Levemir at all bar the fact I would
have to come off the metformin as it aint licensed with Levemir here !!
But I wont miss metformin mr as my stomach hates it !!

I actually bawled my eyes out earlier as I manged to get into size 14/16 uk
size jeans and I was having to wear 22/24 uls size jeans at diagnosis so Ive
dropped around 4/5 dress sizes !!

I dont actually know "HOW" Ive done it but I have and its a little
overwhelming right now !!

Just fingers crossed for the hba1c results now !!

On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 13:23:45 -0000, "Cloudedbrains"
<donna_williamson@btopenworld.com> wrote:

>Well am back from my first annual review and bloodtests - my GP is
>gobsmacked at total weightloss since diagnosis and so am I !!
>Have now lost a total of: 24 kg or 52.9lbs or 3.77 stone !!

Very cool! I'm sure that will get you a waaaay better A1c, very well
done! Has it helped any of your other conditions too?

Nicky.
T2 DX 05/2004
A1c 5.5% BMI 25 D&E
100ug Thyroxine

"Nicky" <ukc802466929@btconnect.com> wrote in message
news:mt8ns21dbic0vmul5gd48dvvg538qanhnq@4ax.com...
>
> Very cool! I'm sure that will get you a waaaay better A1c, very well
> done! Has it helped any of your other conditions too?
>
> Nicky.


Its meant kess stress on lung capacity but its not abig enough improvement
to rave over just my brittle asthma is more stable now !!
Im so gobsamcked that I am sitting here now in sixe 14/16 jeans and not the
22/24 size dress I was wearing around diagnosis !!
How can prolonging my life scare me silly !!

Sorry am kinda emotional tongight !!
ANd excited to get to change to Levemir in 3 to 4 wks too !!

Cloudedbrains <donna_williamson@btopenworld.com> wrote:

: Its meant kess stress on lung capacity but its not abig enough improvement
: to rave over just my brittle asthma is more stable now !!
: Im so gobsamcked that I am sitting here now in sixe 14/16 jeans and not the
: 22/24 size dress I was wearing around diagnosis !!
: How can prolonging my life scare me silly !!

: Sorry am kinda emotional tongight !!
: ANd excited to get to change to Levemir in 3 to 4 wks too !!

You're entitled:-)

Wendy

"Cloudedbrains" <donna_williamson@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
news:i-6dnSlv_Lr8H1bYnZ2dnUVZ8tWnnZ2d@bt.com...
:I also spoke to my DSN about changing my lantus as I hate the pens you have
: to use with it !!
: And the plan is too change to Levemir once Ive used my Lantus up !!
: And to split it too 2 injections as I can use the cartridges in a Novopen
3
: which I use for Novorapid already !!
: I hate needles and the fact the lantus pens hurt are making it worse yet
the
: Novopen 3 is ok !!
: The nurse has no issue changing me to Levemir at all bar the fact I would
: have to come off the metformin as it aint licensed with Levemir here !!
: But I wont miss metformin mr as my stomach hates it !!
:
: I actually bawled my eyes out earlier as I manged to get into size 14/16
uk
: size jeans and I was having to wear 22/24 uls size jeans at diagnosis so
Ive
: dropped around 4/5 dress sizes !!
:
: I dont actually know "HOW" Ive done it but I have and its a little
: overwhelming right now !!
:
: Just fingers crossed for the hba1c results now !!
:
:

well not that you'd think much of my suggestion, but for anyone else, ALL
Type 2's SHOULD be on Metformin as it helps stop liver releases and helps
combat Insulin Resistance which is the hallmark of Type 2. Without it, just
taking Insulin alone isn't enough to help and has been known to cause too
much insulin in the blood which can lead to congestive heart failure as a
complication.

even a T2, who's lost all insulin production and is now IDDM would need
metformin, same as a T1, that develops insulin resistance for whatever
reason. not a smart plan imo as well as many doctors.

--
Reisa, T1
dx-5/00 asd-7/00
Animas IR1250 pumper
Daily CHO: 150-200gm
TDD: 36-38u
Last A1C: 6.1

"rk" <p_haha_medium@gmail.com> wrote
>
> well not that you'd think much of my suggestion, but for anyone else, ALL
> Type 2's SHOULD be on Metformin
>

Apparently all my doctors disagree with you, as none of them has ever even
suggested that I should take it.
bj

"bj" <bjones44@bellatlantic.net> wrote in message
news:dGRyh.5478$384.1402@trnddc05...
: "rk" <p_haha_medium@gmail.com> wrote
: >
: > well not that you'd think much of my suggestion, but for anyone else,
ALL
: > Type 2's SHOULD be on Metformin
: >
:
: Apparently all my doctors disagree with you, as none of them has ever even
: suggested that I should take it.
: bj
:
:

When I was first diagnosed and thought to be a T2, I must have read every
study,
journal and book available and every one of them along with my doctor who
was
wrong about my T1, said, every T2 should be on Metformin.

In a book I'm reading now, the doctor states if one is showing to have even
slight
IR they should be put on Metformin to help combat the IR so it doesn't begin
to
cause weight gain from the extra insulin in the body.

Doesn't matter to me... it's not my health at risk and it doesn't help me
one bit
with glucose control because I don't have enough beta cells to work.

rk

There are other drugs that work on insulin resistance too but if they aint
licensed alongside insulin then there is redtape to get them scripted here
in the UK and health risks asscociated with taking something thats
unlicensed !!
There are some type 2's (including my nextdoor neighbour) who has been told
NOT to take metformin !!
In the UK if a type 2 is underweight they do NOT advise them to tale
metformin but they use one of the other drugs available to them !!

I have to come of metformin if I go onto Levemir because as yet it is
licensed for use with Levemir yet here !!
The endo may desisde to risk continuing it but the feeling is NOT to
continue it !!

Everyones body is individual and responds differently so people cant just me
lumped together that EVERYONE should take this that or the other - the human
race doesnt work like that !!
People dont fit into neat little boxes - yes it would be easier if we did
but we dont - and I wish people would stop assuming what is recommended for
one is not neccesarily right for another !!

On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 13:23:45 -0000, "Cloudedbrains"
<donna_williamson@btopenworld.com> wrote:

>Well am back from my first annual review and bloodtests - my GP is
>gobsmacked at total weightloss since diagnosis and so am I !!
>Have now lost a total of: 24 kg or 52.9lbs or 3.77 stone !!
>
>Gotta phone for results of bloods when gp is in again (shes on holiday next
>week) !!
>Feeling in my feet is within range (gp's words) !!
>
>Sugars are arguing back cause still have infections but she thinks they will
>settle soon !!
>
>All I can hope for now is a better a1c then at diagnosis !!
>Today is also my 6mth anniversary and the gp thinks I am doing something
>right at least !!
>
>Yours Donna
>
Congratulations again:-)
Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
d&e, metformin 1000mg, ezetrol 10mg
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
--
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/
http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/
latest: Epidaurus

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On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 09:26:25 -0000, "Cloudedbrains"
<donna_williamson@btopenworld.com> wrote:

>People dont fit into neat little boxes - yes it would be easier if we did
>but we dont - and I wish people would stop assuming what is recommended for
>one is not neccesarily right for another !!

G'day G'day Cloudedbrains,

I guess that is why we say YMMV (your mileage may vary) a lot around
here on occasions. Perhaps you caught us in a lull. We could
consider is a timely reminder. Thanks,

Best wishes,
--
Quentin Grady ^ ^ /
New Zealand, >#,#< [
/ \ /\
"... and the blind dog was leading."

http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/quentin

On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 22:32:12 -0000, "Cloudedbrains"
<donna_williamson@btopenworld.com> wrote:

>Its meant kess stress on lung capacity but its not abig enough improvement
>to rave over just my brittle asthma is more stable now !!

Stable is good. Stable lets you have more quality of life.

>Im so gobsamcked that I am sitting here now in sixe 14/16 jeans and not the
>22/24 size dress I was wearing around diagnosis !!

Buy something from an American firm, like Lands End. Their sizes are
one smaller than ours - even better for the ego : )

Nicky.
T2 DX 05/2004
A1c 5.5% BMI 25 D&E
100ug Thyroxine

On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 21:45:16 -0500, "rk" <p_haha_medium@gmail.com>
wrote:

>"Cloudedbrains" <donna_williamson@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
>news:i-6dnSlv_Lr8H1bYnZ2dnUVZ8tWnnZ2d@bt.com...
>:I also spoke to my DSN about changing my lantus as I hate the pens you have
>: to use with it !!
>: And the plan is too change to Levemir once Ive used my Lantus up !!
>: And to split it too 2 injections as I can use the cartridges in a Novopen
>3
>: which I use for Novorapid already !!
>: I hate needles and the fact the lantus pens hurt are making it worse yet
>the
>: Novopen 3 is ok !!
>: The nurse has no issue changing me to Levemir at all bar the fact I would
>: have to come off the metformin as it aint licensed with Levemir here !!
>: But I wont miss metformin mr as my stomach hates it !!
>:
>: I actually bawled my eyes out earlier as I manged to get into size 14/16
>uk
>: size jeans and I was having to wear 22/24 uls size jeans at diagnosis so
>Ive
>: dropped around 4/5 dress sizes !!
>:
>: I dont actually know "HOW" Ive done it but I have and its a little
>: overwhelming right now !!
>:
>: Just fingers crossed for the hba1c results now !!
>:
>:
>
>well not that you'd think much of my suggestion, but for anyone else, ALL
>Type 2's SHOULD be on Metformin as it helps stop liver releases and helps
>combat Insulin Resistance which is the hallmark of Type 2. Without it, just
>taking Insulin alone isn't enough to help and has been known to cause too
>much insulin in the blood which can lead to congestive heart failure as a
>complication.

Damn RK, you must have seen something new - metformin prevents liver
disease. Since when? Metformin gives some cardio protection, but, I
never heard of stopping liver disease.

Hi_Therre wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 21:45:16 -0500, "rk"
<p_haha_medium@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>"Cloudedbrains" <donna_williamson@btopenworld.com> wrote
in message
>>news:i-6dnSlv_Lr8H1bYnZ2dnUVZ8tWnnZ2d@bt.com...
>>:I also spoke to my DSN about changing my lantus as I hate
the pens
>>: you have to use with it !!
>>: And the plan is too change to Levemir once Ive used my
Lantus up !!
>>: And to split it too 2 injections as I can use the
cartridges in a
>>: Novopen 3 which I use for Novorapid already !!
>>: I hate needles and the fact the lantus pens hurt are
making it
>>: worse yet the Novopen 3 is ok !!
>>: The nurse has no issue changing me to Levemir at all bar
the fact I
>>: would have to come off the metformin as it aint licensed
with
>>: Levemir here !! But I wont miss metformin mr as my
stomach hates it
>>: !!
>>:
>>: I actually bawled my eyes out earlier as I manged to get
into size
>>: 14/16 uk size jeans and I was having to wear 22/24 uls
size jeans
>>: at diagnosis so Ive dropped around 4/5 dress sizes !!
>>:
>>: I dont actually know "HOW" Ive done it but I have and
its a little
>>: overwhelming right now !!
>>:
>>: Just fingers crossed for the hba1c results now !!
>>:
>>:
>>
>>well not that you'd think much of my suggestion, but for
anyone else,
>>ALL Type 2's SHOULD be on Metformin as it helps stop liver
releases
>>and helps combat Insulin Resistance which is the hallmark
of Type 2.
>>Without it, just taking Insulin alone isn't enough to help
and has
>>been known to cause too much insulin in the blood which
can lead to
>>congestive heart failure as a complication.
>
> Damn RK, you must have seen something new - metformin
prevents liver
> disease. Since when? Metformin gives some cardio
protection, but, I
> never heard of stopping liver disease.

I think you read it wrong. One of the ways Metformin works
is to stop the liver releasing a lot of glucose into the
blood stream, but like any drug for diabetes it doesn't work
alone, it needs user cooperation in the form of dietary
changes. Expecting Met to cover large amounts of carbs is
stupidity. Insulin alone for type 2's doesn't do anything
for insulin resistance so the cardio system goes on being at
risk. There are other ways to reduce insulin resistance,
weight loss for example. Sometimes doctors don't prescribe
Met if a type 2 is not too far overweight and with not so
high numbers. For an obese diabetic with high bg's, Met is a
great drug. Another angle to IR is to eat in a way that
doesn't cause you to release too much natural insulin. That
is various degrees of carb modification (a YMMV thing).

In article <rurps2l06l64qksdbmmqp5j3t2fk7lsdov@4ax.com>,
Hi_Therre <Bruce_The_KnotHead@Rosebud.Invalid> wrote:

> On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 21:45:16 -0500, "rk" <p_haha_medium@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >"Cloudedbrains" <donna_williamson@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
> >news:i-6dnSlv_Lr8H1bYnZ2dnUVZ8tWnnZ2d@bt.com...
> >:I also spoke to my DSN about changing my lantus as I hate the pens you have
> >: to use with it !!
> >: And the plan is too change to Levemir once Ive used my Lantus up !!
> >: And to split it too 2 injections as I can use the cartridges in a Novopen
> >3
> >: which I use for Novorapid already !!
> >: I hate needles and the fact the lantus pens hurt are making it worse yet
> >the
> >: Novopen 3 is ok !!
> >: The nurse has no issue changing me to Levemir at all bar the fact I would
> >: have to come off the metformin as it aint licensed with Levemir here !!
> >: But I wont miss metformin mr as my stomach hates it !!
> >:
> >: I actually bawled my eyes out earlier as I manged to get into size 14/16
> >uk
> >: size jeans and I was having to wear 22/24 uls size jeans at diagnosis so
> >Ive
> >: dropped around 4/5 dress sizes !!
> >:
> >: I dont actually know "HOW" Ive done it but I have and its a little
> >: overwhelming right now !!
> >:
> >: Just fingers crossed for the hba1c results now !!
> >:
> >:
> >
> >well not that you'd think much of my suggestion, but for anyone else, ALL
> >Type 2's SHOULD be on Metformin as it helps stop liver releases and helps
> >combat Insulin Resistance which is the hallmark of Type 2. Without it, just
> >taking Insulin alone isn't enough to help and has been known to cause too
> >much insulin in the blood which can lead to congestive heart failure as a
> >complication.
>
> Damn RK, you must have seen something new - metformin prevents liver
> disease. Since when? Metformin gives some cardio protection, but, I
> never heard of stopping liver disease.

Liver release, not liver disease.

Priscilla

"Hi_Therre" <Bruce_The_KnotHead@Rosebud.Invalid> wrote in message
news:rurps2l06l64qksdbmmqp5j3t2fk7lsdov@4ax.com...
: On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 21:45:16 -0500, "rk" <p_haha_medium@gmail.com>
: wrote:
:
: >"Cloudedbrains" <donna_williamson@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
: >news:i-6dnSlv_Lr8H1bYnZ2dnUVZ8tWnnZ2d@bt.com...
: >well not that you'd think much of my suggestion, but for anyone else, ALL
: >Type 2's SHOULD be on Metformin as it helps stop liver releases and helps
: >combat Insulin Resistance which is the hallmark of Type 2. Without it,
just
: >taking Insulin alone isn't enough to help and has been known to cause too
: >much insulin in the blood which can lead to congestive heart failure as a
: >complication.
:
: Damn RK, you must have seen something new - metformin prevents liver
: disease. Since when? Metformin gives some cardio protection, but, I
: never heard of stopping liver disease.

No where did I say "disease" I said, liver release, which is just a liver
dump.

"Ozgirl" <are_we_there_yet@maccas.com> wrote in message
news:12spvuvc2hvk679@news.supernews.com...
: Hi_Therre wrote:
: > On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 21:45:16 -0500, "rk"
: <p_haha_medium@gmail.com>
: > wrote:
: >
: >>"Cloudedbrains" <donna_williamson@btopenworld.com> wrote
: in message
: >>news:i-6dnSlv_Lr8H1bYnZ2dnUVZ8tWnnZ2d@bt.com...
: >>:I also spoke to my DSN about changing my lantus as I hate
: the pens
: >>: you have to use with it !!
: >>: And the plan is too change to Levemir once Ive used my
: Lantus up !!
: >>: And to split it too 2 injections as I can use the
: cartridges in a
: >>: Novopen 3 which I use for Novorapid already !!
: >>: I hate needles and the fact the lantus pens hurt are
: making it
: >>: worse yet the Novopen 3 is ok !!
: >>: The nurse has no issue changing me to Levemir at all bar
: the fact I
: >>: would have to come off the metformin as it aint licensed
: with
: >>: Levemir here !! But I wont miss metformin mr as my
: stomach hates it
: >>: !!
: >>:
: >>: I actually bawled my eyes out earlier as I manged to get
: into size
: >>: 14/16 uk size jeans and I was having to wear 22/24 uls
: size jeans
: >>: at diagnosis so Ive dropped around 4/5 dress sizes !!
: >>:
: >>: I dont actually know "HOW" Ive done it but I have and
: its a little
: >>: overwhelming right now !!
: >>:
: >>: Just fingers crossed for the hba1c results now !!
: >>:
: >>:
: >>
: >>well not that you'd think much of my suggestion, but for
: anyone else,
: >>ALL Type 2's SHOULD be on Metformin as it helps stop liver
: releases
: >>and helps combat Insulin Resistance which is the hallmark
: of Type 2.
: >>Without it, just taking Insulin alone isn't enough to help
: and has
: >>been known to cause too much insulin in the blood which
: can lead to
: >>congestive heart failure as a complication.
: >
: > Damn RK, you must have seen something new - metformin
: prevents liver
: > disease. Since when? Metformin gives some cardio
: protection, but, I
: > never heard of stopping liver disease.
:
: I think you read it wrong. One of the ways Metformin works
: is to stop the liver releasing a lot of glucose into the
: blood stream, but like any drug for diabetes it doesn't work
: alone, it needs user cooperation in the form of dietary
: changes. Expecting Met to cover large amounts of carbs is
: stupidity. Insulin alone for type 2's doesn't do anything
: for insulin resistance so the cardio system goes on being at
: risk. There are other ways to reduce insulin resistance,
: weight loss for example. Sometimes doctors don't prescribe
: Met if a type 2 is not too far overweight and with not so
: high numbers. For an obese diabetic with high bg's, Met is a
: great drug. Another angle to IR is to eat in a way that
: doesn't cause you to release too much natural insulin. That
: is various degrees of carb modification (a YMMV thing).
:

thank you jan.

Sometimes we don't take the time to read the post thouroughly. You said
"release", yes you did.

Cheri

rk wrote in message ...

>No where did I say "disease" I said, liver release, which is just a
liver
>dump.