Guest guest Posted January 21, 2000 Report Share Posted January 21, 2000 In a message dated 00-01-21 16:24:06 EST, you write: << Just thought I'd mention that I read somewhere that Glucophage is suppose to be available in the US in generic form sometime this year. No specific date was mentioned. This will lower my cost from $10 a month to $5 a month. They are also working on a timed release version of Glucophage, which hasn't cleared FDA yet. >> This is very good to hear, Bill, as my excellent insurance will be cut back once I retire (in 2 years) and my dosage of 2000 per day can get rather pricy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2000 Report Share Posted January 21, 2000 Kandy wrote: << ... when I have had a high fasting bg and don't eat any carbs at breakfast my bg's tend to stay higher but when I do eat a little carbs at breakfast then my levels seem to come down and level out better. Is it possible to not have enough carbs? >> Your body stores extra, unneeded glucose in your liver (in another form), which will then spit it out when needed. If you low-carb long enough and consistently enough, you will deplete those glycogen (?) stores and will see less of that happening. So it's probably a case of low-carbing, interspersed with some higher-carb meals? Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2000 Report Share Posted January 21, 2000 Just thought I'd mention that I read somewhere that Glucophage is suppose to be available in the US in generic form sometime this year. No specific date was mentioned. This will lower my cost from $10 a month to $5 a month. They are also working on a timed release version of Glucophage, which hasn't cleared FDA yet. Glucophage > > > After doing some research at www.rxlist.com, provided by Susie I found the > following: > > Other medicines/supplements that can interfere with metformin/glucophage: > > alcohol > chromium > cimetidine > steroid meds such as prednisone or cortisone > water pills (diuretics) > > I was taking chromium (GTF) because it was felt and ok'd by my dr. Needless > to say I won't be doing that anymore... > > Also, I have noticed that when I have had a high fasting bg and don't eat > any carbs at breakfast my bg's tend to stay higher but when I do eat a > little carbs at breakfast then my levels seem to come down and level out > better. Is it possible to not have enough carbs? I noticed this even when I > was eating the heavier starches months ago...just a query. > > Kandy > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2000 Report Share Posted January 21, 2000 Oops. My computer was weirding out ... was trying to unlock it and somehow a mysterioso e-mail got sent in the process. Susie \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2000 Report Share Posted January 21, 2000 I read it is Diabetes Interview and not " Diabetes Forecast " . I wonder why ADA didn't tell us. ---- Original Message ----- To: <diabetes_intonelist> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 4:36 PM Subject: Re: Glucophage > From: WHIMSY2@... > > In a message dated 00-01-21 16:24:06 EST, you write: > > << > Just thought I'd mention that I read somewhere that Glucophage is suppose to > be available in the US in generic form sometime this year. No specific date > was mentioned. This will lower my cost from $10 a month to $5 a month. > They are also working on a timed release version of Glucophage, which hasn't > cleared FDA yet. >> > > This is very good to hear, Bill, as my excellent insurance will be cut back > once I retire (in 2 years) and my dosage of 2000 per day can get rather > pricy.... > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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