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My partner (Type 2) was started on insulin back in February and is currently on Novomix 30 taking 28 units in the morning and 28 units before evening meal. In the morning he also takes 500mg Metformin (x 2) and Gliclazide 80mg ….plus the same dose with evening medication…
…other medication is also taken for high blood pressure (felodipine, Ramipril, bendroflumethiazide, doxazosin) and for neuropathic pain (duloxetine)
Yesterday the diabetic nurse suggested starting him on a new medication for diabetes…unfortunately I was not at appointment and he couldn’t remember name but from description given I suspect this is Forxiga (Dapagliflozin)
Just wondered if anyone else is on a similar cocktail of medication for Type 2 diabetes….my concerns I guess are that it seems a lot of different medications all trying to do a similar job and it will be difficult to know which ones are being effective……and which ones are perhaps acting against others and having unwanted side effects..
I would have thought that moving on to insulin would have meant less other diabetic oral medication but it seems the health professionals are just adding in more and more ….I assume they know what they are doing…
Are there any questions that I (or he) should be asking…
…other medication is also taken for high blood pressure (felodipine, Ramipril, bendroflumethiazide, doxazosin) and for neuropathic pain (duloxetine)
Yesterday the diabetic nurse suggested starting him on a new medication for diabetes…unfortunately I was not at appointment and he couldn’t remember name but from description given I suspect this is Forxiga (Dapagliflozin)
Just wondered if anyone else is on a similar cocktail of medication for Type 2 diabetes….my concerns I guess are that it seems a lot of different medications all trying to do a similar job and it will be difficult to know which ones are being effective……and which ones are perhaps acting against others and having unwanted side effects..
I would have thought that moving on to insulin would have meant less other diabetic oral medication but it seems the health professionals are just adding in more and more ….I assume they know what they are doing…
Are there any questions that I (or he) should be asking…