Hi is anyone on Glicazide and how long for? my nurse want to change my meds to Glicazide and I'm not sure about it
It's a fairly common T2 medication, generally used if metformin isn't keeping your levels low enough. It stimulates the pancreas to produce extra insulin so if you are given it you should also be supplied with blood sugar testing equipment.
My father was on it for a number of years before coming off it after he reduced his blood sugars by low carbing. So you don't
have to stay taking it, but generally people stay on it until either it stops working and you have to go on something stronger, or they manage to reduce their sugar levels by other means (eg a low carb diet).
I guess the question is, what are your blood sugar levels like (or hba1c) and have you got any other means of getting them down?