If you stop taking your meds your blood sugar goes up, that makes you hyperglycemic. Those taking meds orally are still producing insulin and the meds help the body handle blood sugar.
Mea Culpa, I got my hypo and hyper reversed, sometimes I post before proof reading!
Those taking meds orally are still producing insulin and the meds help the body handle blood sugar.
Yes they are producing insulin but not as much as needed to maintain the proper blood sugar levels. I they were able to maintain the proper balance through diet they would be "pre-diabetic" not "diabetic".
This I know because my wife is insulin dependent diabetic whereas I am pre-diabetic. I take Avanderal daily and my A1C level stays around 6.1-6.2. If I stop the meds it goes to 6.9 which is still borderline and not yet truly diabetic (A1C level of 7.0 and up by definition).
XeniaSt posted in #33 the following:
...it takes months of not taking pills for any change...Unless you ingest large quantities of rapid carbohydrates.
The first statement is somewhat misleading as an A1C blood test is a three month running average of glucose levels, so you will only see the results after testing. I suspect that changes start concurrent with dropping off the meds however. The second statement is a given, diet always plays a large part in controlling sugar levels.
Regards,
GtG