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As I'm a newbie, if this is in the wrong place please can admins move it.
I was diagnosed with T2, hnA1c of 47 rising to 55 by early autumn and was prescribed lipigliptin whish caused bullus perigould (autoimmune blistering) and was taken off it., last August and was told to try and reduce it by diet *NHS one) but given no other info.
I was put on steroids for that which I stopped after 2 weeks. Given a meter for a short time and recording bg I managed to get my bg down to between 6.5 and 8 mmol/L yesterday.
I also am being prescribed the SGLT-2 inhibitor Empagliflozin although my bul;bullus is not completely healed. I was told that there have been no cases of ketoacidosis caused by this drug although the Forum posts say that it exists but doesn't show in standard blood tests. I was also told that as I can't take gliptins the only alternative was insulin.
The reason for this was that I had two positive hepatitis tests 15 years ago, although the PCR for it showed no virus and the consultant I saw back then couldn't understand why so said he thought I mussed have cleared it naturally. My liver tests have always been very good although the hospital has me recorded as never seeing a consultant so invited me for treatment 3 years ago. When I saw the liver consultant he apologised that he couldn't treat me because no virus was found!.
I'm now following a fairly low carb diet but my body objects to too much fat and my weight has dropped to 52 kg (2 or 3 points off an underweight BMI.
I'm thinking of trying the SGLT-2, certainly don't want insulin if I can avoid it, but know that my body reacts to a number of drugs.
I've been told that it's impossible to get hypos on this inhibitor aqs it cuts the glucose excreted from the liver. That may be why ketoacidosis tests don't work. I've also been told it will make me smell 'sweet' and I'll lose weight. Right now I could stay as I am now at the expense of new clothes. I think the weight loss is caused by diabetes complications, that I was hyper for over a year and have also been pr4escribed pirindipal to protect my kidneys..
I was diagnosed with T2, hnA1c of 47 rising to 55 by early autumn and was prescribed lipigliptin whish caused bullus perigould (autoimmune blistering) and was taken off it., last August and was told to try and reduce it by diet *NHS one) but given no other info.
I was put on steroids for that which I stopped after 2 weeks. Given a meter for a short time and recording bg I managed to get my bg down to between 6.5 and 8 mmol/L yesterday.
I also am being prescribed the SGLT-2 inhibitor Empagliflozin although my bul;bullus is not completely healed. I was told that there have been no cases of ketoacidosis caused by this drug although the Forum posts say that it exists but doesn't show in standard blood tests. I was also told that as I can't take gliptins the only alternative was insulin.
The reason for this was that I had two positive hepatitis tests 15 years ago, although the PCR for it showed no virus and the consultant I saw back then couldn't understand why so said he thought I mussed have cleared it naturally. My liver tests have always been very good although the hospital has me recorded as never seeing a consultant so invited me for treatment 3 years ago. When I saw the liver consultant he apologised that he couldn't treat me because no virus was found!.
I'm now following a fairly low carb diet but my body objects to too much fat and my weight has dropped to 52 kg (2 or 3 points off an underweight BMI.
I'm thinking of trying the SGLT-2, certainly don't want insulin if I can avoid it, but know that my body reacts to a number of drugs.
I've been told that it's impossible to get hypos on this inhibitor aqs it cuts the glucose excreted from the liver. That may be why ketoacidosis tests don't work. I've also been told it will make me smell 'sweet' and I'll lose weight. Right now I could stay as I am now at the expense of new clothes. I think the weight loss is caused by diabetes complications, that I was hyper for over a year and have also been pr4escribed pirindipal to protect my kidneys..