Avandia is Going Down!

Avandia hit the market, a triumph in blood sugar control.  It helped with insulin resistance and it helped make the pancreas to produce more insulin.  I took it and it worked better than anything else.  I had my first hypoglycemic incident taking Avandia.  My blood sugar hit a severe and dangerous low.  It scared me enough to make me as vigilant about my lows as I am about my highs. 

There was a piece of news that made me stop taking Avandia.  Data had been released that 30% of patients treated with Avandia had heart attacks.  I told Dr. Melvin, no more Avandia for me.  He and I decided to go straight to insulin.

Now, the news comes out that Avandia will be removed from the market.  It's a victory for T2D patients.

The history of oral medications is filled with stories of damaging, even deadly, side effects.