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Originally Posted by clay_elder
Omg. Thank you,everyone. I'm on 2000mg Metformin daily,Januvia,Neurontin,lantus,pravastatin,prilosec (BAAAAAAD gerd/acid reflux),Cymbalta,synthroid,lopid,metroprolol,chant ix,Plavix,isosorbide,325 mg aspirin, enalapril,& I think that's it. I'm in a small town,in rural SW Minnesota. No car. It's 60 miles to the nearest decent health care. I'm scared! This disease really sucks. My last a1c from a few months ago was 5.5. Shocked my doctor. I suffer from chronic pain in my back,from a 1990 injury,& there's no pain mgmt nearby. It's an hr away & I have no way to go that far monthly. I'm out of food till Monday. Have nothing. I'm really concerned abt my sugars after no food for 2 days. Am I in danger? Y'all are sooooooo sweet for actually replying to this teddybear. Thank you all so much. Damnit..now I'm crying. Stupid neurologist said she won't do the emg cause of my obesity. That's Mankato Clinic. I pray Mayo will help me Wednesday,cause life's getting too hard :-(
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As I suspected, your meds can be causing alot of problems for you.
Acid blocking drugs like Prilosec, cause low B12 and also low magnesium. And diabetics lose magnesium daily besides.
Since you cannot get to a doctor, buy some methylcobalamin, the active form of B12 online. iherb and Amazon have it very affordably. 5mg daily on an empty stomach... I'd start that ASAP. You can also get the Epsom lotion by Morton's on Amazon as well in the same order.
Locally WalMart has the Epsom lotion, and also Walgreen's has the special B12 methylcobalamin.
Both of these interventions are easy and safe to do, so I wouldn't wait for stubborn doctors and since you are stuck with poor transpo, you need to be proactive in this.
Here are the Amazon links:
http://www.amazon.com/Morton-Epsom-L...s+epsom+lotion
http://www.amazon.com/Jarrow-Formula...ethylcobalamin
This is a new and very motivating B12 video....made by medical doctors trying to educate their peers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvEiz...ature=youtu.be
And this is my B12 thread with all the details about this crucial
nutrient:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread85103.html
This is the Qunol at Amazon (it is a 4 month supply) at one capsule a day.
http://www.amazon.com/Qunol-Ultra-Co...keywords=Qunol
Statins (your pravastatin) block the enzymes in the liver that make your own CoQ-10...you need to replace that. Over time low CoQ-10 affects muscle functions including the heart.
Please get started now, and continue your successful weight loss
work.
edit to add....
Lopid and pravastatin together are a serious drug interaction.. I'd discuss this with your doctor:
http://www.drugs.com/interactions-ch...-687,1929-1242
Because of this serious potential, Lopid is not much used today.
Your pharmacy should have consulted with you and flagged this
interaction.
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