About one month ago I reduced my Actos and about 3 weeks ago I stopped it entirely. Initially the blood sugars rose about 20 points and last week started back down again. While the blood sugar went up a little, the weight just started to fall off - the doctor suggested taking Actos might make it difficult to lose weight. Well, stopping Actos makes losing it easier. In the past month I've lost 12 pounds, which beats my 2 pounds per week goal by about 50%.
The really interesting thing is I've started getting some "normal" blood sugar readings. I even had an 89 mg/dl reading 2 hours after eating dinner one evening. The improvement in readings suggests to me that there may be physiological changes happening. I might be becoming less insulin resistant, which is the goal of my process. I just wish I could figure out how to push the outcome more in the direction I want it to go. Maybe not necessarily faster but certainly more assuredly in that direction.
In two weeks I see my doctor again and I should have blood work done. I am hoping to see improvements in the lipid screen, blood pressure, and HbA1c and have a reduction in those medicines. Time will tell.
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