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Husband has Microalbuminuria, diabetic question.?

Thanks for all that can help me with this. My husband is 39 and a diabetic. He also has high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis and had a double bypass last year. He has lost 60 pounds in the last year and has about 50 left to go. We eat fish 3 nights week/chicken 4 nights. Always with steamed veggies only. He drinks about 10-12 bottles of water a day along with a glass of juice and 2 diet Dr.P. He's been on glucophage and glipizide ER for over a year along with BP meds/cholesterol meds for his heart. Anyway, his appt w/his doc said his A1C is still 11.3. BP was 195/150. He walks 1.1 course a day also. Then they threw a new one at us...they said his Microalbum was 60.9 I can't find any level guide or anything. Is this extremely bad at 60.9? They are changing him to insulin next week, but I'm worried. Thanks to everyone. Thank you all so very much for your help! First off, yes, he is that thirsty. ALWAYS..lol. Second, this is the 2nd Albumin test to confirm the first one. 3rd he is going to an internist/diagnostician on Monday. Our GP said he's too complicated and too much is wrong to continue treating him. Although he said he definitely needs the insulin and probably more than the Metropolol (sp)/Simvistatin/Lovenox/aspirin (in addition to his diabetes meds.

I posted a question the other day about my glucose levels being between 300-400 and that's being on Metformin 1000 and Actos 45. Well today I went to my doctor and he put me on Glipizide 5mg. What do you all think about that? He gave me a list a mile long of side affects...scary! I all new to this so I'm a bit freaked out period! I wasn't given a diet yet, but assume I'll get one when I go for my educational meeting with a diabetes nurse. I know how to count carbs and all that, and I have managed to loose 6 lbs in the last week and a half. I need to loose about 30 lbs more and I suspect things will improve. The doc did say that he didn't believe it was totally a diet problem as diabetes runs rampid in my family. I am going to give a diet and exercise a serious effort. My younger sister is on the verge of meds for evelavted sugars as well, and the poor thing is too thin as it is so I'm guessing it's not diet with her. Good genes I guess!! I guess this is the place to thank all that responed to my question...so thank you! :)

I was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I was prescribed metformin and glipizide to be taken twice daily. since I was diagnosed I have changed my diet and have been taking the medicine as prescribed my blood glucose levels have drastically dropped from 235 to anywhere between 76 and 112. I have been following the diet limiting my sugar and counting carbs and have lost 15 pounds in 4 weeks. The problem is I am tired all the time. I was wondering if anyone has experienced this while taking metformin and glipizide? I am getting 1300 calories a day and limit my carbs to anywhere between 45g to 60g I usually try to stay at the lower end of that margin. I feel fine other than being tired.

I have been taking Prednisone for 10 months following a kidney transplant. About 4 months in I started experiencing vision problems, weight loss (heck, I wasn't complaining about that!!), thirst...etc... When we tested my blood sugar it was 480 I think. I am taking 5 mg Glipizide to treat it. I have been completely OFF th prednisone since April 1st. It is now April 9th. I have noticed my blood sugars have been lower... alot lower! My blood sugar was never going below about 115... now I have been having readings in the 90's. Today 2 hours after breakfast it was 79. But at night they still run high.. sometimes in the high 100's 2 hours after eating. When will I know if there is even a chance that my diabetes will go away? (Sorry... I think I posted this a few minutes ago in the wrong area)

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