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Matt Chris


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Hi Suziq

i can't advise you on the Diabetes, but have to say love your attitude keep up the real world thinking its refreshing.

matt



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suziq


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Hi Malcolm,

I am type 2 diabetic and my blood sugar has crept up during my trial.  I hate to mention it at the study center as I do not want to be pulled from the trial. It is not excessively high, but is higher.  I got an A1C from my local doctor and it came back 5.1 which I do not believe is accurate. It was 6.5 at beginning of treatment. I think the upper limit for A1C was 8.5 to qualify for the trial. Somehow, I have trouble fasting for 8 hours on this trial so don't really get a good fasting test anymore.  I added berberine about a year ago (in addition to my glypizide) and tested around 100 daily and lost 30 pounds.  It seemed to change my food desires.  I can't use it during my trial and have gained about 6 pounds and my testing runs about 140--but that is non-fasting.  I seem to get "the munchies" on this trial and without berberine. 

I just have 2 1/2 or 8 1/2 weeks to go so hope it doesn't continue to rise.  I think the lethargy seems to make me feel that if I eat something maybe I will have more energy. I am trying to be more careful--but trying is not succeeding as I used to tell my kids. If it gets much higher, I will need to start succeeding, I guess. 

SuziQ  



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Geno 1A  Age 82 Treatment naive Cirrhotic Told I had liver disease in 1966. Diagnosed as Hep C 1999.Started Merck clinical trial with Riba on 9/9/2013 Week 1 and 2 <25  Weeks 4, 8, 12,16,18 UND.  EOT Jan 14,2014  EOT +12 UND   JULY 1 2014 EOT+24= SVR
Loopy Lisa


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So it is not an automatic test they would take?

Ok I will ask for one. I had one a couple of years back and it was fine as I felt rundown, but that was the Hep I guess.

 



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Hi Loopy,

There is a high association between HepC and Insulin Resistance (IR).  You can easily check by getting a fasting blood glucose and Insulin done.  If these are normal, don't worry about it.  Treatment can cause glucose to fluctuate, but IR is more common than is thought, and has a negative impact on Rx.  If your blood sugar is a bit high, a GTT (Glucose Tolerance Test) will tell you if you have Type 2 diabetes.  Cheers.



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Thanks Tig,

I wouldn't have even thought about it being slim, but I read an article today stating that skinny people get it too and its a misconception it is only obese people. :/

A brother that has it is obese, but my biological dad is quiet thin with a slight bit of fat around the tummy. He got diagnosed this week which made me question it.

I will ask them to monitor me when I start treatment. :/



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Here's some data that might help explain it:

http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/genetics-of-diabetes.html



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Loopy Lisa


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I was wondering if you have family members with type 2 diabetes if there is any genetic relation to being disposed to it? I read that Hep C can make chances of becoming diabetetic much higher. I don't know if I was tested as there was a range of tests and I was too overwhelmed to ask at the time. Would that have been one of the standard tests?

Thanks :)



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