This is great information, thank you for replying.

Hubby is on glyberide (<-sp?) and 2500 mg Metformin, he said this is high to counteract some of the Actos which causes him to gain weight (water weight perhaps?)

I talked to him on the phone this morning, and he said that since he has reduced his carbs to 60 or 70 compared to the 200 or so he was getting, he has lost 6 pounds and his blood sugar levels are much lower and in a safer range than they have been in montlhs. (He was diagnosed 6 months ago, after suffering a horrendous subcutaneous infection, and was found to have a BS level of 19 in hospital, don't know what that is in the other American numbers....). Yesterday and this morning he was on the low side, and had to increase his carbs slightly. He seems convinced that he can attempt to drop the glyburide and go even lower with his carbs and see where that takes him.

His doctor has said that there may be some hope that if he loses the 100 pounds his body may cure itself of the diabetes. So this is what we are hoping for!

Thanks everyone for the information!