I developed gestational diabetes in 1987, had a heart attack in 1997, started low-carb in 2002, & had medications severely reduced by my (new) endocrinologist last Thursday. My goal has been to get off sulfonylurea & statin drugs & now that I have, my blood sugars have really increased. This morning, instead of my usual 75 or so, my reading was 120, with no changes in diet or exercise yesterday.

My blood pressure numbers remain excellent, but I'm really concerned about the blood sugar number. My A1C was 5.3, down from 8.3 two years ago. I have been on five medications for diabetes, high blood pressure & high cholesterol for nearly two decades & now I'm only on Actos (45 mg) & Tricor (54 mg) (Tricor was reduced by 2/3rds). I really can't believe I am able to drop Lipitor, Glyburid, & Vasotec just like that!

Should I go ahead and take a Glyburid tablet (or half of one) even though I was told to drop them?