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[Tearley]

I take 500 mg Metformin and 2 mg Glimipiride morning and evening with meals. I had one Glucerna shake and 1 cup oatmeal with 2 tsp Splenda to sweeten for breakfast. Two hours after eating my blood sugars are 250. Why are they so high?

[ramana42 Volunteer]

Difficult to infer anything,based on one day's experience.Test a couple of days more with different combinations of breakfast and see if a trend emerges

[gangadharan_nair]

Metformin is used alone or with other medications, including insulin, to treat type 2 diabetes (condition in which the body does not use insulin normally and, therefore, cannot control the amount of sugar in the blood). Metformin is in a class of drugs called biguanides. Metformin helps to control the amount of glucose (sugar) in your blood. It decreases the amount of glucose you absorb from your food and the amount of glucose made by your liver. Metformin also increases your body's response to insulin, a natural substance that controls the amount of glucose in the blood.

Glimepiride is used along with diet and exercise, and sometimes with other medications, to treat type 2 diabetes (condition in which the body does not use insulin normally and, therefore, cannot control the amount of sugar in the blood). Glimepiride lowers blood sugar by causing the pancreas to produce insulin (a natural substance that is needed to break down sugar in the body) and helping the body use insulin efficiently. This medication will only help lower blood sugar in people whose bodies produce insulin naturally.

Drink same amount oats without Splenda (artificial sweetener) and then check your blood sugar. See whether there is any difference in your blood sugar level. Glucerna shake has a low glycemic index of 31.

Carbohydrate content is 66.3 g for every 100 grams of oats. Carbohydrate is broken into sugar molecules during digestion.

Some doctors will not give advice to diabetic patients to consume oats.

Sources:--

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metfo...

medlineplus.gov/druginfo/me...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glime...

medlineplus.gov/druginfo/me...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucerna

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oat

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splenda