fu taitai! asked:


I have pcos and am on metformin. I gained some weight recently and my blood sugar was high so I was put on metformin. I lost the weight and now my blood sugar is fine. I am still afraid of getting diabetes and was wondering if I am diagnosed with diabetes and I get my sugar level to drop to normal, then I won’t have diabetes anymore right? I am confused about this.

Tessa ? asked:


I’m asking because my boyfriend is recently diagnosed with Diabetes. The past two months, with all the Metformin, Avandia, Lantus, Novalog, needles, gauze, alcohol, meter strips, etc. We are struggling. His health insurance only provides $1200 gross towards prescriptions PER YEAR. We are very quickly coming up on that $1200 and it hasn’t even been 6 months. I’m curious to know, are we doing something wrong? Why can’t we afford this treatment? It seems like a good many Americans have Diabetes, how does everyone else afford the many prescriptions? We’re freaking out, because we don’t have the money for rent, gas, food, etc. We feel like the Diabetes treatment has to come first, but all these co-pays for specialists and prescriptions has drained our wallets, we can’t buy food, nevermind entertainment. How does everyone else afford this?! What can we do?

Chad T asked:


I am trying to save on a trip to the doctor. Is there a way to recieve
meds for type 2 diabetes. And is there some kind of vitamins that
produce the same result? I’ve been taking fish oil daily.

Tatum asked:


My boyfriend has type 2 diabetes and takes metformin. He has tingling and numbness of the pinky and ring fingers on his left hand. He goes to the doc on monday. It has been going on for about a week off and on, but it had gotten worst today. Is there something he can do to stop it, or make it not as bad?