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<blockquote data-quote="Unbeliever" data-source="post: 262584" data-attributes="member: 30851"><p>Glimeperide is hypo-inducing medication and that is why you have been given the strips. You should be Ok testing in the way she has said, If you have problems you will see when they occur.</p><p>Metormin never worked at reducing my bg either but I still take it because it is supposed to protect you from strokes and heart attacks, Just watch the glimepiride for the weigh gain If your levels soar after meals and they want to increase the glimepiride I would ask for sitagliptin {janvia] to be considered instead. Its very good for spikes after meals and doesn't cause weight gain. I once read that noone really knows whether more glimepiride actually works better than the starter dose of 2mg. After an initial huge drop n my levels it stopped working for me. I ended up on six mg and it didnt have any effect at all. II saw a specialist who recommended Januvia and gradually reducing glimepiride. I had to reduce it quickly as I was having daily hypos. i found however that if there was the slightest difference in my daily routine I stdill neede something extra. I learned that glimepiride is available in 1 mg doses .and asked the dr to prescribe it. Sometimes I could do wihout it but I find that the 1 mg works beter than the 6mg did,</p><p>Your nurse appears to be quite good. Hold on to her!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Unbeliever, post: 262584, member: 30851"] Glimeperide is hypo-inducing medication and that is why you have been given the strips. You should be Ok testing in the way she has said, If you have problems you will see when they occur. Metormin never worked at reducing my bg either but I still take it because it is supposed to protect you from strokes and heart attacks, Just watch the glimepiride for the weigh gain If your levels soar after meals and they want to increase the glimepiride I would ask for sitagliptin {janvia] to be considered instead. Its very good for spikes after meals and doesn't cause weight gain. I once read that noone really knows whether more glimepiride actually works better than the starter dose of 2mg. After an initial huge drop n my levels it stopped working for me. I ended up on six mg and it didnt have any effect at all. II saw a specialist who recommended Januvia and gradually reducing glimepiride. I had to reduce it quickly as I was having daily hypos. i found however that if there was the slightest difference in my daily routine I stdill neede something extra. I learned that glimepiride is available in 1 mg doses .and asked the dr to prescribe it. Sometimes I could do wihout it but I find that the 1 mg works beter than the 6mg did, Your nurse appears to be quite good. Hold on to her! [/QUOTE]
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