metformin

It took me almost 15 minutes to walk from my house to USM Pharmacy this morning to have my blood sugar checked. Yes if you have abnormally high sugar level in your blood, regular walking can effectively help bring down the blood sugar to its normal level. Lately I have this symptom of dizziness and based on the medical checkup which I underwent two weeks ago it shows that my sugar level is high and Doctor told me that I need to lower my blood sugar level as quickly as possible.
For almost two weeks beginning from the first day of hari raya I had this feeling of lightheadedness and dizziness. In fact on the first day of hari raya after taking some beef soup I had a sensation of disorientation and motion (vertigo) and the house seems to be spinning. I lie down and it took me quite some time before I could again control myself.
A week ago doctor gave me metformin, a drug used by diabetic to reduce the sugar level, to be taken twice daily. I have taken the medication for the last four days now and together with my new food menu, eating more fibre and less carbohydrates, my visit to the pharmacy today is simply to find out whether there is any change in my sugar level or not.
'Pak Cik posa tak?'
'Tak, saya nak check sugar level lepas makan. Saya dah makan satu keping roti pagi tadi'

Today result on 20.10.2009 : 4.5
Past result based on blood sample taken on 7.10.2009: 10.8
'Pak Cik punya sugar level ok, normal'
'Alhamdulillah'


Untuk menjaga kesihatan, amal Sabda Nabi s.aw. berikut:
'makan apabila terasa lapar, berhenti sebelum kenyang'

doctor

I visited the doctor for the second time at Sungai Dua government clinic a week ago bringing along the results of my blood test and my final BP reading which I collected from one of the nurses of the same clinic. On my first visit I complained to the doctor of slight numbness on my left arm beginning from the elbow down to the fingertips. Although the numbness had since disappeared but the phenomena worried me and this was what brought me to get to see the doctor.
I think most men shun the doctor because they don't like to be told they are suffering from some kinds of ailments or diseases. What I dread most is to have to swallow in two to three kinds of medicine on a regular basis.
My BP readings as told by the doctor was okay. The first reading taken three weeks before the appointment was 140/90 which was high, but it dropped to 130/80 on the fifth reading taken just minutes before seeing the doctor. Unfortunately my blood sugar and cholesterol levels were high so much so that doc suggested I be put under medication to lower my cholesterol as well as a diabetic patient. How come I am a diabetic, all this while I make sure only a small amount of sugar is added into my drinks or sometimes no sugar is added at all. I'm quite doubtful, and I think I need a second opinion on this important matter. I told the doctor not to put me under medication yet and asked for her advice on reducing blood sugar level the natural ways. Yes, I need to do regular exercise and consume foods or drinks containing less sugar and eat more fruits or veges. I will again do the check-up in three months time.
I go to Bukit Jambul every alternate day now, spending about 40 minutes scaling the lower slope up and then down. Bukit Jambul has its highest peak but it's too high for me, my knees are not that strong anymore to climb it to the top.
I don't know yet whether doing this can help reduce the sugar level or not but for sure it makes me feel really fresh, healthy and fit after the climbing. 40 minutes is more than enough to make my body completely drenched with sweat. The feeling is really wonderful. Alhamdulillah.