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Originally Posted by oldsinner111
yes going keto too.supposed to take pills for this twice a day.everyone in my family had legs removed.
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I'm on pills twice a day, on top of the nighttime insulin shots. The pills will likely always be there for me. My glucose was uncontrolled for too long...averaging in the 500-600 range for well over 2 years. Much of it was my fault, only a small amount can be blamed on something out of my control. I accept my responsibility in it.
I take Invokamet...it's a combination of Invokana (yes, we know the risks) and Metformin. Prior to this, I was taking Metformin and Glipzide, which caused dangerous drops in the glucose, to the point I was down in the 40s more than a couple times. The Invokamet kept things steady, and the Levemir, a time release insulin, helped keep it where it needed to be. It took over a year to bring it up to 87 units a night...and now that I've found the right diet that seems to work for me, I'm able to control my glucose by bringing it back down in dosage, as needed...every 5-7 days. So long as my glucose stays under 110 in the morning after a week of the new dose, I'm good. Lately, it's been in the upper 70's, meaning it's time to drop it again.
Only you can get diabetes under control. It takes education, determination, and the willingness to be the master of your own body. The docs can help with some meds to act as tools, but the diet has got to be right...and there doesn't seem to be a one size fits all diet, but Keto is pretty damned close. Low sugar, low carbs, no breads, no pastas, ease up on the fruits, stay away from vegetables that grow under the dirt line, etc. Those are the most basic of tenants that the Keto diet is. If you have a smart phone, down load Carb Manager ap...and log your current weight, goal weight, and most importantly, your meals. There are macros you should meet everyday, like protein grams, fat grams, and carbs. If you go over on your proteins, they turn to glucose. If you go over on your fats, it causes a fatty liver, which isn't good. If you're in Ketosis, your body begins expelling glucose through your liver, and with the help of certain medications, into your urine stream, leaving your body.
If I hadn't have tried this myself, I wouldn't believe it...but this is what is working for me. YMMV