healthiswellth
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What medication would be the least harmful (to prevent acute complications) while incorporating Supplements Etc. to address Diabetes long-term?
family 70 yo was on metformin for ~10 years, A1C of ~5.7. Recently diagnosed with lymphoma and given chemo/steroids. Steroids caused A1C to jump to 9- meanwhile metformin was replaced with insulin to prevent overburdening kidneys during chemo. Now chemo is finished, and on 10 units long-acting insulin 1x daily. Problem is cognitive impairment (from the CNS lymphoma) and refuses insulin shot.
Diet is mostly good. Milk, Cheese, honey, fruit, liver, cooked veggies, salad with fruit veggies, collagen, a couple of slices of sprouted bread (no oil)., butter coconut oil, a little brown sugar, and ice cream once in a while. Grape juice and OJ sometimes fresh squeezed, sometimes store bought— always mixed with collagen. Moderate exercise outdoors through the day.
Currently on continuous glucose monitor and here is what we have been trying:
Glycine with meals (~3g)
A little bit of cinnamon, black seeds, put in capsules (~500mg)
K2 - (innovix labs, 1-2 softgels (500 Mk4/100mk7 per softgel) used to takes 4-5 softgel but again compliance issues
D3 (5000 iu)
Theanine (100 mg 3x daily) ....this is mainly for mood (separate thread coming)
Magnesium threonate
B-complex advanced therapeutics
Positives:
Pomegranate drops BG by ~30 points instantly
Exercise drops BG by up to 80 points
BG in past week usually 200-350 through day. Morning is 180-220. Usually after meal somewhere in 300 - bring it back down to about 220 with exercise post meals ... except at night....
Prior to this past week BG was ~130-140 morning and 160-210 through the day.
Don’t know why BG shot up by so much, but thinking emotional stress maybe.....
Based on advice from other posts:
I am ordering nia-cel 200 (With tmg), thiamine 100mg, biotin (I have 10,000 mcg)
... thinking about ordering r5p and p5p individually as well. On top of the b-complex. I have UN-fortified brewers yeast and trying to hide it in soup.....again compliance issues due to cognitive impairment.
Anyway, worried since refusing insulin past 3 days bc doesn’t want shots....think I need to ask doctor for Pill....don’t want to go on metformin Bc side effects of mitochondrial dysfunction ( and we’re just getting over cancer)
I’ve been told glipozide, januvia, some other options and will Look them Up, and was wondering if anyone has experience/suggestions?
Thank you ???
family 70 yo was on metformin for ~10 years, A1C of ~5.7. Recently diagnosed with lymphoma and given chemo/steroids. Steroids caused A1C to jump to 9- meanwhile metformin was replaced with insulin to prevent overburdening kidneys during chemo. Now chemo is finished, and on 10 units long-acting insulin 1x daily. Problem is cognitive impairment (from the CNS lymphoma) and refuses insulin shot.
Diet is mostly good. Milk, Cheese, honey, fruit, liver, cooked veggies, salad with fruit veggies, collagen, a couple of slices of sprouted bread (no oil)., butter coconut oil, a little brown sugar, and ice cream once in a while. Grape juice and OJ sometimes fresh squeezed, sometimes store bought— always mixed with collagen. Moderate exercise outdoors through the day.
Currently on continuous glucose monitor and here is what we have been trying:
Glycine with meals (~3g)
A little bit of cinnamon, black seeds, put in capsules (~500mg)
K2 - (innovix labs, 1-2 softgels (500 Mk4/100mk7 per softgel) used to takes 4-5 softgel but again compliance issues
D3 (5000 iu)
Theanine (100 mg 3x daily) ....this is mainly for mood (separate thread coming)
Magnesium threonate
B-complex advanced therapeutics
Positives:
Pomegranate drops BG by ~30 points instantly
Exercise drops BG by up to 80 points
BG in past week usually 200-350 through day. Morning is 180-220. Usually after meal somewhere in 300 - bring it back down to about 220 with exercise post meals ... except at night....
Prior to this past week BG was ~130-140 morning and 160-210 through the day.
Don’t know why BG shot up by so much, but thinking emotional stress maybe.....
Based on advice from other posts:
I am ordering nia-cel 200 (With tmg), thiamine 100mg, biotin (I have 10,000 mcg)
... thinking about ordering r5p and p5p individually as well. On top of the b-complex. I have UN-fortified brewers yeast and trying to hide it in soup.....again compliance issues due to cognitive impairment.
Anyway, worried since refusing insulin past 3 days bc doesn’t want shots....think I need to ask doctor for Pill....don’t want to go on metformin Bc side effects of mitochondrial dysfunction ( and we’re just getting over cancer)
I’ve been told glipozide, januvia, some other options and will Look them Up, and was wondering if anyone has experience/suggestions?
Thank you ???