During the last month or so, since January 10th, I've been taking the drug Janumet to treat my type 2 diabetes.

For those who are unfamiliar with it, Janumet is a combination drug which consists of Januvia and Metformin. In my case, the dosage is 50 mg of Januvia and 500 mg of Metformin, all rolled into one tablet.

I will admit that I was rather skeptical when the doctor suggested this medication because I’ve taken both Metformin and Januvia separately, and have issues with both.

The Metformin worked for a little while and then quite working. What it lost in the way of blood sugar control, it gave back in the form of nasty stomach related side effects.

The Januvia never really did anything more that cause my blood sugars to rise, which was just the opposite of what the doctor told me it was supposed to do.

Now, since starting on the Janumet last month, I noticed a big difference in my blood sugar readings. They are much lower than they had been. In fact, I’ve only had one reading above 200 since starting the medication. That was in the first few days that it took to get the medication into my system.

The only real issue that I’ve noticed is that some of my numbers are much lower than they should be. I’m not used to having numbers in the 60’s. And I’m definitely not used to my blood sugars dropping that low without feeling them.

As with any new medication or other changes, there are new things for which to be on the lookout. And I guess lower than normal numbers and strange occurrences are just part of the equation. I’ll give it until I see the doctor again in a few months, and see how my next A1C turns out.

For now, I’m just glad that the numbers are looking better and that the stomach side effects haven’t reared their ugly head.