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Hi all , i was diagnosed with type 2 beginning of November last year with a Hba1c of 135 . I had my review two weeks ago and have managed to get this down to a Hba1c of 51 . i was delighted with this result ! my nurse said she would like me to try manage without gliclazide to see if i can keep bloods stable on metformin alone. I have tried the past week to do this but even after a low carb meal eg.15 carbs for an entire meal my bloods are still around 11mmol 2 hours after jumping up from usually in the 4s or low 5s . I feel tired and hungry all the time as i am unable to eat enough to fuel or fill my body . they have also advised me to put some weight back on as i was very poorly when diagnosed and dropped from 93kg to 70kg(yes i am type 2 ) i am now very skinny as im 6ft 1 and they suggested i try to get back to a comfortable weight around 80kg would be a good bmi .
Now my problem i hear alot from my medical team about long term affects of gliclazide and how it wears out whats left of my pancreas prematurely is this true ? i was on 80mg in morning and 40mg in evening before i stopped taking it ? as now i feel id rather take the risk of staying on gliclazide than the negative effects of my blood sugars been high and not been able to eat enough food . my worry is if possible id like to avoid or delay relying on insulin for as long as possible as this keeps been mentioned if i stay on glicizade for too long .
Long story short has anyone got any personal experiance eg how long have you been on gliclazide and what would your advice to me be ?
i felt i really had a hold on my diabetes but now i feel like im back to square one and feeling really demotivated with how hard this seems to be without medication .i have accepted diabetes is a part of my life now and i must respect it but really want to get my balance back in my life if that makes sense
Thank you in advance for any help or opinions it really is a great help to speak to peple here who have experienced so much more than me .
Now my problem i hear alot from my medical team about long term affects of gliclazide and how it wears out whats left of my pancreas prematurely is this true ? i was on 80mg in morning and 40mg in evening before i stopped taking it ? as now i feel id rather take the risk of staying on gliclazide than the negative effects of my blood sugars been high and not been able to eat enough food . my worry is if possible id like to avoid or delay relying on insulin for as long as possible as this keeps been mentioned if i stay on glicizade for too long .
Long story short has anyone got any personal experiance eg how long have you been on gliclazide and what would your advice to me be ?
i felt i really had a hold on my diabetes but now i feel like im back to square one and feeling really demotivated with how hard this seems to be without medication .i have accepted diabetes is a part of my life now and i must respect it but really want to get my balance back in my life if that makes sense
Thank you in advance for any help or opinions it really is a great help to speak to peple here who have experienced so much more than me .