Hi, I was diagnosed as being Type 2 in January this year 2020 with a high hba1c score of 110. So, my GP decided to put me straight onto Metaformin and review me again in April.
Since then I have made some major lifestyle changes to my diet and tried to cut out as much sugar as I can.
At my recent check up the other day my Diabetic Clinic Nurse said that my hba1c score had gone down, but not as much as they would have expected in 3 months and that it was now at 70. So, she said she was going to ask the Doctor to add 2 x 40mg of Gliclazide to my plan and give me a blood testing machine.
Now I'm totally confused, and scared because the Gliclazide adds a whole new level of side effects that contradict what I have been doing.
Over the past week I have refined my diet even further, and I am now only eating meat, fish, eggs, and cheese in order to stay under 20g of carbs a day. But, the Gliclazide instructions say that I can't miss a meal and that I have to have some kind of carbs and sugar in my diet to stop me from going into a low blood sugar hypo state!!
I have not started the Gliclazide yet because I am worried about what it will do, and I would prefer to bring my blood sugar levels down by means of a strict LCHF diet, exercise and metaformin.
My point is do you think I have given it enough time. Should I continue with my near zero carb diet, exercise and metaforim for a while longer, and then get a retest in 3 months’ time? Or should I start taking the Gliclazide on top of my Metaformin now in order to get my hba1c level down as fast as possible.
Thanks
Since then I have made some major lifestyle changes to my diet and tried to cut out as much sugar as I can.
At my recent check up the other day my Diabetic Clinic Nurse said that my hba1c score had gone down, but not as much as they would have expected in 3 months and that it was now at 70. So, she said she was going to ask the Doctor to add 2 x 40mg of Gliclazide to my plan and give me a blood testing machine.
Now I'm totally confused, and scared because the Gliclazide adds a whole new level of side effects that contradict what I have been doing.
Over the past week I have refined my diet even further, and I am now only eating meat, fish, eggs, and cheese in order to stay under 20g of carbs a day. But, the Gliclazide instructions say that I can't miss a meal and that I have to have some kind of carbs and sugar in my diet to stop me from going into a low blood sugar hypo state!!
I have not started the Gliclazide yet because I am worried about what it will do, and I would prefer to bring my blood sugar levels down by means of a strict LCHF diet, exercise and metaformin.
My point is do you think I have given it enough time. Should I continue with my near zero carb diet, exercise and metaforim for a while longer, and then get a retest in 3 months’ time? Or should I start taking the Gliclazide on top of my Metaformin now in order to get my hba1c level down as fast as possible.
Thanks