glicozide & hypos

[face990]

Hi
I was wondering is it common for Glicozide to cause Hypos? as i had a few lately, usually after taking Glicozide. to be honest it scares the **** out of me as i have only been diagnosed for a week, luckily my father is diabetic and i recognised the signs and sorted it but i am finding it a very scary experience.
Also what are peoples experiences of being diagnosed? i have had the syptoms for almost 3 weeks now and i have only just been reffered to a specialist although i have been given glicozide to take, I was first diagnosed as type 1 then type 2 now they think im type 1 again. but surely if i were type 1 glicozide would not effect me in such a severe way or would it?
would appreciate any help i can get!

 

[Trinkwasser]

Hi
I was wondering is it common for Glicozide to cause Hypos? as i had a few lately, usually after taking Glicozide. to be honest it scares the **** out of me as i have only been diagnosed for a week, luckily my father is diabetic and i recognised the signs and sorted it but i am finding it a very scary experience.
Also what are peoples experiences of being diagnosed? i have had the syptoms for almost 3 weeks now and i have only just been reffered to a specialist although i have been given glicozide to take, I was first diagnosed as type 1 then type 2 now they think im type 1 again. but surely if i were type 1 glicozide would not effect me in such a severe way or would it?
would appreciate any help i can get!

Sounds like your dose is too high, get back to them ASAP about reducing it! Or possibly altering the timing might help.

If you're in the early stages of Type 1 you will probably still have enough beta cells left that the glic will stimulate them. However this may not last for long

 

[JAD337]

I've been on gliclazide for nearly 5 years and have had a number of hypos, certainly in the early years. Whilst your dosage could be too high, there are several other factors that can contibute to creating a hypo situation. What you ate in your last meal (ie the amount of carbs), when you last ate and what level of exercise you've been doing are the three factors that seemed to affect me most.
I found that taking the drug at regular times, eating at regular times and controling the amount of carb intake kept me on an even keel most of the time. If I was very active, eg playing a full round of golf, then I would maybe eat a little more in my meal, or have a snack such as an apple or oat bar during the round.
Hopefully you will get some sort of warning senation before you get too low. Whilst they are distressing you do get used to them, but the best advice is to try and avoid them.

Best of luck!

 

[Thirsty]

I had a few hypos in the early days but now keep my BG levels really stable. It's a bit of a guessing game at first, as you'll probably have changed your diet as well as artificially lowering your BG levels. The quack reduced my dose of gliclazide from 120mg to 80mg per day and so far it's worked.

Best of luck to you.