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- Type of diabetes
- LADA
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi all
I am lada and untill last week I took 2000 mg metformin and 5mg linigliptin. I also take 10 units of novomix in the morning and 6 units in the evening.
I went to see my gp as I have been feeling unwell which I thought was my thyroid however my levels are all normal.
He looked at my last blood for sugar and said they were all in the normal ranges in fact lower and thinks I am over medicated which could be causing me to feel unwell. When I say unwell I feel dizzy achy tired and just rubbish.
My specialist had written to the gp M&s suggest that I stopped the tablets and am just insulin only he said it may mean I need to increase insulin.
So three days ago o stopped the metformin and linigliptin. Well yesterday I took my levels before each meal and they were high between 9-11. I took it an hour after my evening meal and it was 11.5. Until I stopped the meds .y levels were around 5-7. Which was great for me as it's taken a while to get them down. However I was getting alot of lows.
I'm going to call the diabetic clinic and try and speak with someone as I guess I need to increase my insulin but I'm of sure to how much.
I'm wondering if I should be on a different insulin like a fast insulin with each meal now as someone mentioned this to me before.
Is it possible I was over medicated and the especially the li igliptin as making me unwell.
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I am lada and untill last week I took 2000 mg metformin and 5mg linigliptin. I also take 10 units of novomix in the morning and 6 units in the evening.
I went to see my gp as I have been feeling unwell which I thought was my thyroid however my levels are all normal.
He looked at my last blood for sugar and said they were all in the normal ranges in fact lower and thinks I am over medicated which could be causing me to feel unwell. When I say unwell I feel dizzy achy tired and just rubbish.
My specialist had written to the gp M&s suggest that I stopped the tablets and am just insulin only he said it may mean I need to increase insulin.
So three days ago o stopped the metformin and linigliptin. Well yesterday I took my levels before each meal and they were high between 9-11. I took it an hour after my evening meal and it was 11.5. Until I stopped the meds .y levels were around 5-7. Which was great for me as it's taken a while to get them down. However I was getting alot of lows.
I'm going to call the diabetic clinic and try and speak with someone as I guess I need to increase my insulin but I'm of sure to how much.
I'm wondering if I should be on a different insulin like a fast insulin with each meal now as someone mentioned this to me before.
Is it possible I was over medicated and the especially the li igliptin as making me unwell.
Sent from my SM-G950F using Diabetes.co.uk Forum mobile app