@Wayne36 - I was on 80mg Gliclazide twice a day, but had been taken off Metformin that was 5 or 6 years ago. I have had Type 2 for almost 16 years (in May) - I take 40 Units of Insulin every morning, plus 2 x 500mg of Metformin at breakfast and then around now I take 2 x 500mg of Metformin and 1 x 5mg of Dapagliflozin (another diabetic tablet). There is a section on this forum about various diets, go to the top of the page and tap on Forums, then scroll down to the heading FOOD and NUTRITION - there you will see headings for: Low Carb Diets, Low Calorie Diets, Weight Loss and so on. These might be of interest to you? If I can be of any help? Just ask? And post questions on the forum - there's lots of friendly people on here.
William.