Hello all
I am new to this site, I am female 44 and diagnosed type 2 8 years ago, I am currently on 2000mg of metformin daily and sitagliptin 100mg daily. My blood sugars are way too high at the moment, feeling ill all the time and very tearful and emotional. not sure if symptom of high blood sugars or because I am worried bout high sugars. In the morning my blood sugars are between 12 - 12.5 and after meals they are about 13, after exercising they are approx 10.2 so even that doesn't bring them down enough. I went to see the dr at my surgery and he immediately suggested gliclazide, which I don't want as it causes weight gain and I need to lose 2 stone already, I checked on the internet and saw that this is one of the cheaper drugs available and guess that is why he suggested it, I don't think he is that clued up s he just looked at his screen to see the next option for me, he has given me 2 weeks to get my HBA1C down to below 7 (currently 8.4), which I know won't happen as I am already near starting myself and exercising. I rang up the diabetic clinic at my hospital and asked if I could bring my June appointment forward which they have done to this wednesday. I want to know if anyone has any advice on what to say to the consultant, last time I saw him, he said eat healthy diet and you will be fine and he expected to see a different person when he next sees me !! But when I see him on wednesday I am afraid he will have a go at me as things havn't improved. I don't want to go on to a sulfonylurea (gliclazide) as I don't want to get the low bloood sugars or the weight gain, am I within my rights to ask got Byetta (exanatide) or liraglutide, I have researched these online and they help a lot with lowering blood sugar with the advantage of weight loss but they are expensive to prescribe or would an added dose up to 200mg of sitagliptin help, I would like to have as much info as possible when I see him and any comments would be much appreciated as I am getting sick with worry over my health, thank you
I am new to this site, I am female 44 and diagnosed type 2 8 years ago, I am currently on 2000mg of metformin daily and sitagliptin 100mg daily. My blood sugars are way too high at the moment, feeling ill all the time and very tearful and emotional. not sure if symptom of high blood sugars or because I am worried bout high sugars. In the morning my blood sugars are between 12 - 12.5 and after meals they are about 13, after exercising they are approx 10.2 so even that doesn't bring them down enough. I went to see the dr at my surgery and he immediately suggested gliclazide, which I don't want as it causes weight gain and I need to lose 2 stone already, I checked on the internet and saw that this is one of the cheaper drugs available and guess that is why he suggested it, I don't think he is that clued up s he just looked at his screen to see the next option for me, he has given me 2 weeks to get my HBA1C down to below 7 (currently 8.4), which I know won't happen as I am already near starting myself and exercising. I rang up the diabetic clinic at my hospital and asked if I could bring my June appointment forward which they have done to this wednesday. I want to know if anyone has any advice on what to say to the consultant, last time I saw him, he said eat healthy diet and you will be fine and he expected to see a different person when he next sees me !! But when I see him on wednesday I am afraid he will have a go at me as things havn't improved. I don't want to go on to a sulfonylurea (gliclazide) as I don't want to get the low bloood sugars or the weight gain, am I within my rights to ask got Byetta (exanatide) or liraglutide, I have researched these online and they help a lot with lowering blood sugar with the advantage of weight loss but they are expensive to prescribe or would an added dose up to 200mg of sitagliptin help, I would like to have as much info as possible when I see him and any comments would be much appreciated as I am getting sick with worry over my health, thank you