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Another update, a year or so later! Now on gliclazide, alogliptin and have started the Lyxumia jab every morning (on inital dose 'green pen' at the moment) Latest HBA1C is in the 90s and BG readings are high - regularly getting 20s now. Have been referred to the Endocrinologist but have been...

Update went to DN as 80mg Gliclizide not working, now been upped to 120 mg a day for 2 weeks and if BG still in teens, try 160mg a day. If still not going down after that its back to the GP. 'Gliptins' have been touted, or maybe a trip to a diabetic consultant if all fails. Wish me luck!

I know that one! Though some carbs don't have much effect e.g. beans sometimes but not all the time. For example, I went out for an afternoon tea as a treat the other week and my evening reading was the lowest it had been all week, but I had lentil soup a few weeks before and it was sky high...

Thanks for explaining - I've been told I'm insulin resistant by my gynecologist (have the classic symptoms according to them) so I presume I'm just VERY resistant!! :-D Anywy will keep on taking the pills and ask about that test if the levels don't go down. Back to prick testing again in the...

I'm not sure what this means, so I am guessing not

Well it came across that way dawnmc. Not everyone has the success that others have tackling diabetes with LCHF and those that do don't like this pointing out sometimes... if I ate high fat and took Metformin I threw up constantly. Continued to LCHF on Jardiance etc and I was in constant pain and...

Err I was following the LCHF guidelines as advised by my X-Pert Health training course provided by my GP. I cannot tolerate much fat because I don't have a gall bladder. I don't see why I should have to explain myself to you but there you go, I have anyway.

Latest update - HBA1c continues to climb despite low carb, gliclizide etc, now 80. Also losing weight. Back to the GP I go next week. FML.

OK latest update - been to GP, now been put on Gliclazide and told to test and go back for HBA1C in August.

Hi guys - diet has little to no effect whatever I do (see previous posts - was low carbing and my bs was still going up). I’m allergic to antifungal creams but thanks for the tip- someone else may find it useful. I used to get upset about it but now I’m like ‘meh’ . Don’t test anymore as again...

Hi all - reporting back - been taking Jardiance since the end of Dec, no real side effects apart from cystitisy feelings the first day or so then all settled down. So far so good. HOWEVER just had HBA1C done on 16th April and it has gone UP from 72 to 75! So no effect on my BS. To add to this a...

I have been taking Jardiance for nearly a week and started yesterday with a feeling of needing to go to the toilet all the time - like before an attack of cystitis. Wondering if this will wear off or just get worse. Sugars not down much either.

Thanks Simon for replying - no other replies from people taking it with no problems though ☹️ Perhaps quiet due to festivities! Wish I could control my BS without meds Squire Fulwood but I can’t. Metformin made me swell, cloudy brain, constant stabbing stomach pain and bowel problems - if I...

I have recently been put on Jardiance due to having side effects from metformin (made me feel really ill). After some googling to be honest I am now terrified, reading all these stories of intractable thrush, ketoacidosis and even people's gentitals turning black with bacteria and needing to be...