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[|Human|] i have type 2 diabetes i checked my blood sugar earlier this evening and it was 430. It has never been that high before, but I have missed taking my glipizide rx for about a week because it ran out and it is too soon to have it refilled at my pharmacy. I took 1,000 mg of my husbands metformin (which I used to take) and checked it again about a 1/2 hour later. my sugar had dropped to 380. should I wait to see if it continues to drop or would it be safe to use my husbands novolog 70/30 mix to bring it down? if so, what is a safe dose?
[|AI|]  Hi, I advise you against any such self medications for diabetes. And also avoid such abrupt stopping of antidiabetic medications in the future. Diabetes is a chronic condition that requires long term medication. You need to take the medications as prescribed. Getting off on an antidiabetic Chat Doctor.  The dose and medications depends upon your blood glucose control. For now, I suggest you against using your husbands' insulin. You need to get yourself evaluated by an endocrinologist or a physician. As you are insulin naive, It's difficult to predict the effectiveness of insulin dose. And the metformin in your system can exaggerate insulin action. Please do follow the prescription as suggested by your doctor. Medications will be based on blood glucose levels and glycemic control. You will also be advised to get HbA1C values that predicts your average glycemic control over few weeks as you are not compliant with medications. I hope the above information helps you. Thanks for writing into Chat Doctor. Take care.