I take Janumet which is a combination of Januvia and Metformin. It's worked well and once Januvia was added to the met, I started losing weight pretty effortlessly.
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I tried it for a while, but it did nothing for me, so my endo took me off it and put me on metformin, byetta and levemir. I am so tired of taking all this medication...I'm going to have to find something else that will work...I guess its time to do some research..I hope it works for you.
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I started the met ER about 8/07 maybe not really sure
I jumped right in at 2000 mg (it wasnt my first met run so I knew what I was in for)
the side effects were pretty bad for a month but that was to be expected then they evened out
2/08 they added avanadryl
and I gained 30 lbs right off the bat
I was having bad problems with my insulin dropping really low
I was at the point of passing out some days
3/08 they switched the avanadryl to something else but I can't remember
what it was it wasnt much better but I learned to deal with it I didnt gain anymore weight but I couldnt get the weight I had gained off
4/08 I got pregnant (wasnt ttc I didnt think it was possible)
5/08 I miscarried so I told them I was going to TTC and I wanted something that was class b until I got pregnant then I would switch to insulin so they put me on januvia
I had no side effects at all
I mean sometimes if I eat bad stuff I get some typical met s/e but that is not often
I immediately started dropping weight
my insulin levels are always even no more drops and highs
they are all within normal limits even when I eat stuff I probably shouldnt lol
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I started on Janumet today (1000mg). So far so good.
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I started Janumet about a month ago. Huge difference between that and just metformin. My sugar levels are the best they have been since Ive been taking them. When I was pregnant I was insulin and they are much better than even insulin.
I even lost 5 pounds without trying.
I had a couple instances were I felt my sugar went to low but other than that .. its great.
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Anyone on Januvia 
