Thanks for your prayers. Had my docs appt today. I did get a mild diuretic to use as I feel I needed because I don't want a habit of taking it all the time. I am still going to be on the Metformin, but waiting for my insurance approval to get the time-released. He said it has less side effects. I thought we decided for me not to take the Fenofibrate although I told him I would take it if he insisted. He went online and put my prescriptions in and when I got to the pharmacy it was one of the meds that was ready... so I guess I'm going to continue taking it. It seems to be the medicine to keep the cholestrol and trigycerides down. My A1c was 7.0 which I was amazed & thrilled it wasn't higher. DH was 7.4 and he's on his meds. He told the doc it was all his halloween candy. DD told her Daddy it was all the candy he's eaten in the last 120 days. LOL His was .1 down from 3 mos ago. Mine was up about .8 from May without meds so I consider that pretty good especially since I was guilty of eating the Halloween candy too.

Doc doesn't want to put me on any other diabetic med because he says it is too easy to gain weight on. Please pray in agreement with me that the timed-release Metformin works because the regular did curb my appetite and kind of kept me regular and of course, there are loads of other benefits as well. I pray the timed-release does as well for me. So I will do what he said and pray over the pills as I take them. He also gave me an order to go have a mammogram at the women's center here in town. I understand Medicare pays for one every 2 yrs. He said I have fibrocytic tissue under both breasts but no nots so nothing to work about. DD says all women have them... she does too. So I've got to call and make an appt as soon as I find out when DSIL is off work.
So overall I am happy with the results of my docs visit even though he didn't change my treatment much. I read that you need to drink a glass of water before you go to bed to stop leg cramps so I'll be trying that praying that will work as that is the side effect I've been experiencing with the Metformin and the Fenofibrate. INTERESTING thing I learned today about my Doc. He counts calories when he needs to and he uses myfitmesspal.com. He showed me how he uses it on his ipad. He tried to show me how to use my Smartphone to do it but he wasn't familure with the Smartphone and didn't have time to figure it out.
Thanks again for your prayers.