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<blockquote data-quote="paragliderpete" data-source="post: 311326" data-attributes="member: 44451"><p><strong>Re: Glicazide: Newly diagnosed</strong></p><p></p><p>Hi Welcome to the forum. You will find that it will take a while for your blood sugars to fall. The gliclazide works by making your pancrease produce more insulin, which will bring down your bm's fairly quickly. Your doctor put you onto your meds because of your high hba1c levels, had it been a bit lower then he would have put you on Metformin, It would be worth asking your doctor if you could change to metformin, or use both. Gliclazide can cause hypo's so you will need to ba a little carful with it until you get used to it.</p><p>You will still need to possibly reduce your carb content, as the neds will not do all the work for you, You've see the effects of carbs on your reading already. It's all a matter of reducing them gradually until your bm's come down to acceptable levels. To that end we are all different , and carb tolerence varies from one person to the next.</p><p>Daisy should be along soon and give you lots of advice, Keep us updated with your progress, and ask as many quetions as you like, we all started where you are, you soon get the hang of it. Cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="paragliderpete, post: 311326, member: 44451"] [b]Re: Glicazide: Newly diagnosed[/b] Hi Welcome to the forum. You will find that it will take a while for your blood sugars to fall. The gliclazide works by making your pancrease produce more insulin, which will bring down your bm's fairly quickly. Your doctor put you onto your meds because of your high hba1c levels, had it been a bit lower then he would have put you on Metformin, It would be worth asking your doctor if you could change to metformin, or use both. Gliclazide can cause hypo's so you will need to ba a little carful with it until you get used to it. You will still need to possibly reduce your carb content, as the neds will not do all the work for you, You've see the effects of carbs on your reading already. It's all a matter of reducing them gradually until your bm's come down to acceptable levels. To that end we are all different , and carb tolerence varies from one person to the next. Daisy should be along soon and give you lots of advice, Keep us updated with your progress, and ask as many quetions as you like, we all started where you are, you soon get the hang of it. Cheers [/QUOTE]
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