Update. I love my DN. She can't see me before Thursday. She is more concerned about the lows at the moment.
Start max dose of steroids on Wednesday. Stop taking the glicazide after Wednesday. Start insulin after I have seen her and she shows me what to do.
So before bed I have to have a wholemeal sandwich with two slices.
So numbers are going to go through the roof but hey ho it is what it is. Just have to ride it out. I am sure it won't be a quick fix, lots of tweaking on the horizon but I can live with that. I can phone her at any time.
My thanks to everyone who commented/hugged in this thread, you all make a huge difference to me.
Hi,
I went down the same route as you, Metformin, Gliclazide then onto Insulin.
I attended a recent presentation from a Consultant from my local Hospital who pointed out that some GP's and "Surgery Nurses" quite often forget, or don't know about, GLP1 or Flozins drugs.
GLP1 treatment makes your body use its natural insulin better and Flozins make you "Pee out Sugar" (her words not mine!).
These may not be suitable for you, but i wish someone had told me about them before i was put onto Insulin.
It may not have stopped me going onto insulin (eventually) but it would probably have slowed the process down.
Maybe you have already reached the point where these drugs may not have the desired effect,
but it can't hurt to ask your DN.
She should knows all about GLP1 and Flozin medication, and she can explain them to you.
On another note:
When you say DN (Diabetes Nurse) is this a Surgery Nurse, or a DSN (Diabetes Specialist Nurse)?
The reason that i ask, is that I found out that the "Diabetes Nurse" in my GP's practice, (who is a lovely lady who i have a lot of time for), was not actually Diabetes trained at all. Upon meeting up with a DSN and a Consultant Endocrinologist at the Diabetes Clinic of my local hospital, things changed very rapidly for me (for the better).