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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / January 2006Avandia & weight gain
Hi .. I started Avandia in early November. I've been on Glucophage for many years. I have now gained about 12 lbs. while watching my diet. So when I see my physician next week I would like to go off Avandia and try something different. Yes, it is helping my readings but the weight gain is nuts. Any suggestions? Thanks > Hi .. I started Avandia in early November. I've been on Glucophage > for many years. I have now gained about 12 lbs. while watching my > diet. So when I see my physician next week I would like to go off > Avandia and try something different. Yes, it is helping my readings > but the weight gain is nuts. Any suggestions? > Thanks Anything that gets the excess glucose OUT of your bloodstream and INTO your cells is going to cause weight gain, even without changing your diet. Avandia is no different. The good news is that you are *probably* at the end of the weight gain from Avandia, as you have been on it about 2 months now. When I started Avandia about 6 years ago, I gained 10 pounds or so in the first couple of months, then stabilized again. But the reduced BGs, IMHO, were worth it. ---- Kelly T2, yada, yada Rage, I refused to take avandia for that reason alone, I am fat enough. I have freinds on it and they also have gained a lot of weight. Ask your doctor if you can take another medication instead of the avandia if it bothers you. Loretta -- In tribute to the United States of America and the State of Israel, two bastions of strength in a world filled with strife and terrorism. I didn't have any weight gain problems with it, thank God, but my major beef is the expense of it. That's why I am going to ask the doctor for something else next time I have to go into see him. Does anyone know of what can be subsitituted for it and works about the same? >Rage, I refused to take avandia for that reason alone, I am fat enough. >I have freinds on it and they also have gained a lot of weight. Ask >your doctor if you can take another medication instead of the avandia if >it bothers you. > >Loretta > Hi .. I started Avandia in early November. I've been on Glucophage > for many years. I have now gained about 12 lbs. while watching my > diet. So when I see my physician next week I would like to go off > Avandia and try something different. Yes, it is helping my readings > but the weight gain is nuts. Any suggestions? Weight gain is a known side effect of this med. Have you tried Metformin?  SignatureSee my webpage: http://mysite.verizon.net/juliebove/index.htm > > Hi .. I started Avandia in early November. I've been on Glucophage > > for many years. I have now gained about 12 lbs. while watching my [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Weight gain is a known side effect of this med. Have you tried Metformin? Glucophage is metformin. Priscilla >Hi .. I started Avandia in early November. I've been on Glucophage >for many years. I have now gained about 12 lbs. while watching my >diet. So when I see my physician next week I would like to go off >Avandia and try something different. Yes, it is helping my readings >but the weight gain is nuts. Any suggestions? >Thanks I had no problem with weight on Avandia, but when I switched to Actos..........About 30 lbs added *without* edema which is a known side effect for some people. I have taken it off, but it took quite a while. In the end though I would rather be in control but overweight than slender and out of control. Sleepy _______________________________________________________ The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. -Hans Hofmann, painter (1880-1966) _______________________________________________________ I gained weight and got total body swelling (edema) from Avandia, darn it, 'cause it helped my blood sugars. Actos gave me terrific headaches, possibly also from fluid retention. I use Byetta now, injectable med for T2. It's expensive unless your insurance covers it well, and it has its own side effects, as do all medicines. >I gained weight and got total body swelling (edema) from Avandia, darn >it, 'cause it helped my blood sugars. Actos gave me terrific >headaches, possibly also from fluid retention. I use Byetta now, >injectable med for T2. It's expensive unless your insurance covers it >well, and it has its own side effects, as do all medicines. I was interested in Byetta for it's weight loss properties, but my A1c is too low for it to be prescribed to me. When Levemir comes into common use, I plan to switch my Lantus for it. According to the people I have talked to, they do lose some weight on it. Sleepy _______________________________________________________ The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. -Hans Hofmann, painter (1880-1966) _______________________________________________________ >>I gained weight and got total body swelling (edema) from Avandia, darn >>it, 'cause it helped my blood sugars. Actos gave me terrific [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > common use, I plan to switch my Lantus for it. According to the people > I have talked to, they do lose some weight on it. Any clue when Levemir will be on the market in the U.S.? Months ago Dr. Biggs posted it would be available in a few months. I haven't heard anything further. The way my insurance works, they won't cover any new drug for 6 months after it has been on the market. They just added Byetta to their formulary this past month. It looks like it would be just the ticket for me, since I need something long-lasting that will fade out early enough to avoid 3AM hypos. If I can keep the blood sugars flat by 10 PM, I'm okay the next morning. --Jenny http://www.geocities.com/lottadata4u Diabetes Info http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/newlydiagnosed.htm Get Your Blood Sugar Under Control Levemir won't be available until at least 6/2006. Novo Nordisk is executing its last trial run with patients and is currently available through some endocrinologists (you can ask your doctor if they have it). Right now the problem is getting insurance companies to cover it. I just switched from Lantus to Levemir (in Kansas City) -- but have to obtain it directly from my endo. The biggest difference is the lack of burn when injecting. I prefer two injections per day, because it has a slightly larger peak than Lantus does in larger doses (but less than NPH). Oh yeah -- doctors are also in the process of being educated about Levemir. Seminars are taking place all over the US to educate endocrinologists about Levemir. It's all about the marketing right now, to both endos and insurance companies. > Levemir won't be available until at least 6/2006. Novo Nordisk is > executing its last trial run with patients and is currently available [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > endocrinologists about Levemir. It's all about the marketing right > now, to both endos and insurance companies. Thanks for the update. It is very helpful. Signature--Jenny http://www.geocities.com/lottadata4u Diabetes Info http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/newlydiagnosed.htm Get Your Blood Sugar Under Control |
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