My husband is taking Actos :mad: every other day now plus bitter melon and fenugreek and his A1C is now 6.1. These supplements are what they take in India for diabetes. Last fasting glucose was 79. He never touched insulin.
Do you eat sugar?

I take Actos and Metformin. Don't stop taking your meds, I mean i can see getting off Avandia due to the scare but stick with the others till you get a new Doc. Good luck

[QUOTE=sunshine12;3161069]I take Actos and Metformin. Don't stop taking your meds, I mean i can see getting off Avandia due to the scare but stick with the others till you get a new Doc. Good luck


He won't stop Actos or whatever the other pill is he's taking but I think with his numbers he should try cutting back on Actos due to the new "black box" warning.

Yes, the metformin can kill you with lactic acidosis but the incidence of this happening is extremely rare and usually only in cases of extreme illness or surgery. And, yes the first two weeks on metformin are murder. I threw up, it sets of my migraines, had loose bowels, nausea, its a nightmare. I got to go through the first 2 weeks twice because stupid me got off my medicines at one point due to a death in the family and I stopped taking care of myself. So when I got back on...well you get the picture. But, it really does end at the two week mark and I got phenegren to help me through it. And, after the side effects wear off its benefits outweigh its one potential side effect due to the fact it does help my blood sugars tremendously and your appetite also.
My question is still not really being answered. I refuse to take Actos or Avandia due to they are all on the FDA list as the class of drugs to be black boxed. Not just Avandia. Its the class of drugs themselves. I am going to continue to take it until I see the doctor the 31st of this month, but what I want to know is there another long term acting agent out there that is safer to take and someone has the information on it? Metformin is a short term agent and usually assists your blood sugar levels within 2 weeks, Avandia and Actos is a long term assisting agent that takes about 6 to 8 weeks to kick in to assist in helping to regulate your blood sugars. It was what helped me from having the dawn phenomenon and now with it being dangerous I need to replace it with something. What are others taking besides this class of drugs? I guess I will discuss it with my doctor on the next visit. But, my father has severe coronary heart disease which x2 my risk, then diabetes x2 my risk. That is a quadruple risk and I don't want anything else to take to pile up on top of that which is already sitting there waiting for me. Hence, my search.

And as far as eating sugar~~ I'm diabetic...I know better.

Thanks,
Anp ~

I take amaryl, advantia, januvia and lantus (insulin).
My doctor told me to keep taking the advantia until I run out and then he will switch me over to actos.

[QUOTE=CtRich;3166239]I take amaryl, advantia, januvia and lantus (insulin).
My doctor told me to keep taking the advantia until I run out and then he will switch me over to actos.
CTRICH: Are your glucose numbers in the safe range taking 4 medications?
Or have they just reduced them. Hope they're working for you. sg

I'm very confused. Isn't it the Avandia and Actos that have to now have the new "black label"?? not Metformin/glucophage ? I take the actosplus met and januvia. anyone ever heard anything "bad" about januvia? I have never had any side affects on any of my meds...

Avandia will have the black box warning. I bet Actos is next. :(