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medications for diabetic
by dazyrose, Aug 08, 2009 08:42AM
i am diabetic 2. since advandia troubles my insurance will no longer allow advandamet. i have tried metformin but have severe reactions. my doctor says there are no other pills available at reasonable cost. is this true? are there others to try? can you give me names of a couple? cost is factor so if they come generic that would really help. i started out in coma..diabetic ketoacidosis with 2 types of insulin. in coma 3 days, in hospital 8. afraid if i do not control it with pills i am waiting for that to happen again.
Age
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57
Sex
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Female
Weight
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190
Current Medications
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methadose, neurontin, atrovent, vicodin, naproxyn, coq10
Drug Allergies
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none
Medical Conditions
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diabetes2, fibromyalgia, mitochondrial myopathy, collagen vascular, raynauds, asthma, gerd
Doctor's Answer
by Alison L, RPh, Aug 11, 2009 08:49AM
, Aug 11, 2009 08:49AM
Glipizide and glyburide are both indicated for adjunctive therapy in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, where hyperglycemia cannot be controlled by diet and exercise alone. You could ask your doctor about these.
