Hi

[rajvidya]

Hi.. I'm 32 yr old and found diabetes 2 yr before . my fasting suger is 148 and pp 200. I have done HBA1C Test and it results 8.2. I consult to endocrinologist he started tab istamate 50/500 twice in day. Is this tab have any side effects plz help

[rajvidya]

Thanks dear

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Post your details in this post as given in below thread. It will enable people to help you better. Also go through the different links given in below post.

healthunlocked.com/diabetes....

That apart, all medicines have some known / unknown side effects.

So your Diabetes Management should focus on ( Given priority wise )

1) Stress Free Life

2) Diet

3) Exercise

4) Medicines ( If above 3 do not help in total control, then use minimum required medicines as support )

Thanks

[norreal]

Rajvidya:

The side effects against other alternatives appears to be minimal. However, you may perhaps be able to reduce average level by 10 or 20 for a while with medicine but LCHF can bring it down by much more.

[norreal]

I embraced principle of LCHF by reducing calories and in six months brought down A1C from 13.6% to 6.0% through diet and activity discipline. I have put my daily diet quota on this platform twice. Can email you* a copy. (*[e-mail]), It was after achieving 6.0% I now occasionally take drugs similar to the one you take, Rajvidya in case I am invited to a dinner where I can not be choosy. Four endocrinologists had recommended Metformin but I deferred taking it till I achieved 6.0% which took six months. However, let me admit I am far away from being a success story. Google search has led me to discover several Europeans, who without drug intervention, have in about three months brought down their A1C from 13.5% to 5.4%.

[norreal in reply to norreal]

Typo here. My peak A1C was 11.6% and not 13.6%.