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Hi SJ, welcome.
First of all Lantus is what's called a "basal" insulin, which means it really has little effect on meal time numbers and really doesn't cover food. Many people continue to take glyburide when starting Lantus because glyburide helps your body to produce more of your natural insulin which could help with meal time spikes. I'm surprised that your doctor stopped that drug.
Lantus kicks in right away, but people are usually started on a very low dose to begin with and the dosage is gradually increased until the desired effect is achieved. Does your doctor have you reporting your numbers?
It would help if we knew more about you such as how are your numbers running, what was your last A1C, what changes have you made regarding diet and exercise? We're very nosy!
Another tip is that it's always good to start a new thread for yourself. That way you can get more individual attention and more people will answer your questions because they notice them more.
Lizzy
First of all Lantus is what's called a "basal" insulin, which means it really has little effect on meal time numbers and really doesn't cover food. Many people continue to take glyburide when starting Lantus because glyburide helps your body to produce more of your natural insulin which could help with meal time spikes. I'm surprised that your doctor stopped that drug.
Lantus kicks in right away, but people are usually started on a very low dose to begin with and the dosage is gradually increased until the desired effect is achieved. Does your doctor have you reporting your numbers?
It would help if we knew more about you such as how are your numbers running, what was your last A1C, what changes have you made regarding diet and exercise? We're very nosy!
Another tip is that it's always good to start a new thread for yourself. That way you can get more individual attention and more people will answer your questions because they notice them more.
Lizzy
Knowledge is Power!
Here's some useful links, click on the titles
Testing 101
All About Carbs
Resources For The Un-insured and Discount Medicine and Equipment
Lizzy's Blog
for lots more
Here's some useful links, click on the titles
Testing 101
All About Carbs
Resources For The Un-insured and Discount Medicine and Equipment
Lizzy's Blog
for lots more
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Hi Sandi, welcome.
It's really not a good idea to put your private e-mail on the boards. Anyone in the world can read it, and it could lead to problems.
Regarding your insulin and strips, here's a list I developed on the T2 boards: click here
You might have to get a different meter to use less expensive strips, but they're all just as good as the name brands.
Just check the box that says "subscribe" in this thread and you'll get a notice when a new post is added here.
Lizzy
It's really not a good idea to put your private e-mail on the boards. Anyone in the world can read it, and it could lead to problems.
Regarding your insulin and strips, here's a list I developed on the T2 boards: click here
You might have to get a different meter to use less expensive strips, but they're all just as good as the name brands.
Just check the box that says "subscribe" in this thread and you'll get a notice when a new post is added here.
Lizzy
Knowledge is Power!
Here's some useful links, click on the titles
Testing 101
All About Carbs
Resources For The Un-insured and Discount Medicine and Equipment
Lizzy's Blog
for lots more
Here's some useful links, click on the titles
Testing 101
All About Carbs
Resources For The Un-insured and Discount Medicine and Equipment
Lizzy's Blog
for lots more
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Using an exchange list is one way to keep track of the carbs a person eats. For each item on the list, a serving has about 15 grams of carbohydrates. Some people find it easier to keep track of two or three exchanges or food choices that figuring the carbs for each item and adding those numbers up to 30 or 45 grams of carbs. Others prefer the flexibility of counting the grams of carbs, because life, and meals, don't come neatly divided into 15 gram units.
Years ago, exchange lists may have been a good way to keep track of carbs, but nowadays, with nutrition labels on packages foods and easy access to nutrition data online or from a book like Calorie King's Calorie, Fat, & Carbohydrate counter, I'm quite sure that most of the people who frequent this message board prefer to count carbs directly.
This page will give you some ideas about what an exchange list would look like:
http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/plan
Years ago, exchange lists may have been a good way to keep track of carbs, but nowadays, with nutrition labels on packages foods and easy access to nutrition data online or from a book like Calorie King's Calorie, Fat, & Carbohydrate counter, I'm quite sure that most of the people who frequent this message board prefer to count carbs directly.
This page will give you some ideas about what an exchange list would look like:
http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/plan
"Molly"
Type 2 diabetes diagnosed in 1995, now managed with Lantus, Humalog and Metformin; diet and exercise.
My husband and three adult sons also have type 2 diabetes.
