Recent Content by billhp49

Absolutely agree. We can calculate likely Hba1c results from our prick tests, I get prepared for a "fight" with surgery as their blood test looms. Regrettably our surgery has a reputation of failed diagnosing of anything more than a boil or other visible infection ( other patients comments on...

Took multiple appointments, my prick test records for periods in 2023, and 2025 comparison, plus a comment from Eye Infirmary consultant and was represcribed Gliclazide. So am on the treatment which worked. Dapagliflosin was actually prescribed without my agreement hence I really had to...

Agree, bug I wonder if diabetes only means a tick box for to complete. My experience suggests no real knowledge or understanding of what it really means to be diabetic. My 25 years of being type 2 has I believe given me a better insight of what works and what doesn't. However not having the...

In late 2023 my Hba1c was 48 and surgery stopped 40mg Gliclazide and replaced it with 10mg Dapa. Within days my fasting tedt had gone from 5.6 to 8.5 and climbed steadily to 10 over the next weeks. Phone calls to surgery met with "wait fir 3 months. By Jan 2024 Hba1c had increased to 61 and I...

Hi, I am type 2 metformin and gliclazide. HBa1c was 49 in late 2023. Pharmacist at practice stop gliclazide and reduced metformin from 3x500 to 2x500. Replaced gliclazide with 10mg dapaglilisin. Fasting levels rocketed to 9 to 10.5 having been 5.5 to 6. Despite advising doctor of change I was...

Hi, I long suspected cost was a factor. Was on 40mg Gliclazideand Hba1c was 48 for some time. Out of the blue a Pharmascist from the pratice telephoned and said my control was good it was time to change medication especially to avoid hypos. Dapagliflosin prescribed at 10mg and was useless. Re...

In the early 1990's I was an IT Manager and for a period of weeks would crash out at my desk, woke some time later to find my head on my keyboard. Went to local surgery who took blood sample. Phone call next day to urgently attend surgery, I had type 2 diabetes and they said out if control...

Interesting. Am back on Gliclazide and test as required. However my doctors practice says they don't believe in prick testing (cropped up when they changed meds disastrously) and will maintain no record of tests. I save my results on Contour Plus app and wonder if that is sufficient. NHS will...

In October 23, when my HBA1c result had been 48 for 2 years, my surgery phoned to review meds. I had been on 2x40mg gliclazide, 3x500 mg Metformin daily and despite my protests they dropped Gliclazide and replaced with 1x 10mg Dapagliflosin and reduced Metformin to 2x500 mg. Because gliclazide...

Hi, my concern is there is nowhere to go. The GP is god locally, any criticism can have you removed from the practice. My old GP retired some 5 years ago and we had a deal that as is said, it is my body and I worked with her to do all I could to improve things by testing, commenting on drugs...

For several years my Hba1c was 48mmol and the surgery changed 2x40mg gliclazide for 1x10mg dapagliflosin in Oct 23. Daily prick tests showed rapid increase of sugars to 12 a day or thereabouts. Nothing was done because surgery don't believe in prick testing Type 2. I had to wait till January 24...

For years fasting 5 to 6. Then my meds changed by surgery and it creased to 9.9 to 11.3. they stopped 2x10mg gliclazide with 3 X 500mg Metformin a month ago and replaced with 1x10mg dapagliflozin and 2x500mg Metformin since increased to 3x500 Metformin. Reason being they wanted to reassess all...

My own experience with low carb. has been amazingly successful. I have always struggled with weight, no diets have ever worked. Low carb. has helped me shed 4.5 stone in 13 months without having to apply too much calculation etc. Eating white bread was my achilles heel (like most Scots I could...

There is quite a trend here. I have after 4 years of taking advice from the professionals and struggling with my levels - always between 9.5 and 14.0 leading to increased dosages of metformin and other cocktails - changed to low carb diet. Not applauded by the practice diabetic nurse yet...