So Long for No Meds...

Previous post...you'll read that doc took me off my meds...to try diet + exercise to see whether it works for me...and in the meantime...i have to check my levels 2 hours after food...and if its over 7...i have to call doc immediately and see how it goes...

So...friday night itself...after the appointment...didn't eat dinner...so super hungry...so i ate 2 packs of biscuits...the munchy vegetable small packet that one...and 2 hours later...WALAUEH!!! (aka OMG!!) i was at 8.8!!!! chia lat man (terrible!!)...first time i see my 2 hour after meal reading so high...so quick quick do some exercise (jumping jacks, sit ups and on the spot running)...and then hope for the best...thank goodness the next morning...it did go down...to 5.7

whole of saturday was ok...met up with Ms Koh in the morning after swimming...even went for supper at sriga...still ok my 2 hr later reading...

then came sunday...all was ok until at night!!! walaueh...2 hrs after dinner...i hit my record...9.7!!! hallo?? what happened to cannot go over 7???!!! somemore its 9.7 with after 20 min of exercise!!!panic man...quickly go take 1 pill of metformin...and then wait another 2 hours to test...and this time it came down to 5.6...but because of the big drop...walaueh...i felt sooooooo crappy man...beh tahan (cannot take it)...gotta go sleep...

monday (8/6/09)...call doctor to report...tell her my 2 hours after food hit until 9.7...she said to take half a pill and see...but if still going up...then go back to full pill...so since i don't have pill cutter at home...mon night i took one full pill...then went to get the pill cutter at Caring pharmacy...

Tue came...first half pill taken after breakfast...and then i was feeling SUPER TIRED...don't know whether its the exposed metformin...or just not enough sleep...anyway...i'm still not happy with my 2 hr after food...reduced portion d...still almost 7...although its ok...i'm not happy...

Try wed (10/6/09)...half pill...so far the afternoon ok...then came night...check bg...4.7...very good...ate some mee...went meeting...then missed the 2 hours checking point...by the time i manage to check it was 3 hrs after food...WALAUEH...6.9!!! means my 2 hrs after food was higher!!! chia lat loh (damn...)!!! somemore its shoot from a 4.7!!! worst is...i was soooo hungry at that point!!!...kraft cheese slice to the rescue!!

With all the crazy after food readings...i decided...i'm going back to my old dosage...going back to the full 500mg pill of metformin...i rather stick to eat and be able to eat...and not suffer from not being able to eat properly and still get high bg...

Most of the forum folks said...i went off meds too fast...plus...if ain't broke...don't fix it...since my A1c was not bad...quite good actually...

So...experiment with just Diet + Exercise...backfired nicely... well...at least i tried....

update: called my doc (12/6/09) to tell her i'm back on 500mg metformin...and she's ok with it...she say...looks like i can't escape medication ...and since i know what i'm doing...go ahead...ok...I'm going ahead with it! LOL