I think the idea is that I am on that to start with to reduce the blood glucose levels down quite quickly and then come off of it because of the weight gain problems. They were concerned that the Metformin would take a longer time to have the blood glucose lowering effect. I am very overweight...
Hi all I'm Wayne and I'm a newly diagnosed type 2.
I have been given gliclazide and metformin to start off with along with a meter to test, Had a hbA1c of 68 and have been feeling awful for a while. Have been signed off work so I can get more stabilised and am starting to alter diet etc. to try...