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- Type of diabetes
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- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Hi all. Back again. Its all change for me, consultant #1 who was adamant I was type 1, (wanted me on insulin but compromised on Glicklazide) has retired. New (locum) consultant 90% sure it isn't. Has put me on Metformin instead. 5 days in and I feel so ill. He swapped me over to give my beta cells a rest and prolong what time they have left, and to help avoid hypos. I was bumbling along in the low to mid 5s. Hba1c was 32. All sounded cool, and safer for scuba, but I've just felt so ill since swapping 5 days ago. Taking two 500mg a day with food but the crampy knot in my stomach is near continuous and I've had two serious bouts of 'you know what' where the pain was almost unbearable. BG is a touch up maybe 0.5 to 1 more but not much in it.
How long is it likely to take to stabilise? I want it to work for the scuba, but I can't feel this bad for it.
I'm looking at my next Metformin tablet like Dumbledore at his next cup of poisoned water. :0(
Karl
How long is it likely to take to stabilise? I want it to work for the scuba, but I can't feel this bad for it.
I'm looking at my next Metformin tablet like Dumbledore at his next cup of poisoned water. :0(
Karl