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Just in case it's relevant to anyone -- you shouldn't combine omeprazole with clopidogrel (I pointed this out to a certain rather famous hospital who put me on both and they said 'oops yes -- right')

Hi @Poks15 -- sorry you haven't been hearing from other MODY people -- we are an elite bunch of course! Are your BG numbers still high? Do you test 2 hours after meals? When do you take your gliclazide? Have you adjusted your diet?

I was told the HDL/LDL ratio was the thing to check, and most of all triglycerides (though I never got an agreed answer on whether these should be tested fasting or not -- results differ enormously if they are -- what have other people been told?). As for prolonged undiagnosed diabetes causing...

HNF1A is usually very responsive to gliclazide. Were you on insulin before? I still don't understand why you wouldn't be encouraged to continue with metformin as well if you weren't having any ill-effects -- might be worth clarifying

I have MODY. As @azure says, there are different types and they respond slightly differently to medication. But I don't understand the point about metformin at all -- I would have thought the only concern is what gets your BGs down. Gliclazide works very well with some MODY, but not all. Have...

I have been taking lisinopril for several years now after cardio procedures (although my blood pressure was fairly low to begin with) with no ill effects. There have certainly been publicised problems associated with ACE inhibitors, and it is sensible to make sure that your kidney function is...

When you’re first told you’re diabetic, Your first response will be emetic. But do not be apologetic -- It can assault the born athletic And the always energetic. Its roots may often be genetic. If others seem unsympathetic Or offer frightening words prophetic Of a future life prosthetic...

I think the best way to move on would be to delete this thread altogether. What has been written about the departed members and the other forum is quite deliberately a disgraceful and malicious misrepresentation, and reproduces precisely the unpleasant and vindictive spirit that was rife on the...

If it is MODY then gliclazide is standard medication and is very effective in most MODY types. Hypos can be a bother - you may find you need to tweak timing and size of dosage to find what works best for you, but nothing to worry about. Have you adjusted exercise and diet? As said above, GAD and...

Re cancer treatment. I found myself the other month at a high-falutin' dinner talking to one of the country's top oncologists (who must have been wondering what on earth I was doing there) -- a really impressive and inspiring man who emphasized over and over again that Cancer Research UK is the...

Aw Zand -- shame but now I have to disagree with you. As the name suggests, MODY (Mature Onset.....) doesn't usually occur in children. I was diagnosed with it in my slim late 40s -- apart from the smoking my profile is similar to the OP (including family history of T1). I agreed with you re...

I agree with Zand -- sounds more like LADA than MODY. But do please get checked up asap -- with numbers like that you shouldn't wait for a referral. And yes -- do check for ketones. Good luck!

I got the shakes while lecturing a few months ago. I'd love to think that it added searing clarity of thought to my lecture, but I think clarity of thought is the first thing that goes in my case (as in being convinced that if I keep going I'll make it to the end). Lectures are all recorded at...

If you've been taking metformin for more than a year or two it is probably worth getting your B12 levels checked, but my understanding is that if it is only metformin that is reducing B12 levels then a supplement should be all that's required (and if your body is tolerating metformin OK then...

Is he on any other medication? Even a small amount of steroid can send BGs through the roof.

Suffering brings insights. But then once you've had the insights it would be nice if it stopped....

I would certainly agree that one should not take doctor's advice uncritically, but I can see your GP's basic rationale. If you are using medication to bring down your BGs and you can't cope with metformin, then taking a sulfonylurea like glimepiride is the normal next step. Ideally of course you...

I had a long chat with a senior research professor who specialized in diabetes a year or so after my so-called diagnosis as 'MODY?' His own opinion was that we will end up with hundreds of named types and our use of just T1. 1.5, 2 categories would in the future look incredibly primitive. He...

Speaking from the perspective of the lecturer (albeit with diabetes of my own), I always mentally group my T1 students along with those who are also talented musicians or sportspeople -- that is, you all need to be much more mature and in control of your lives than other students, planning time...

I always cry when I hypo -- not because I'm upset, it just happens. And I'm supposed to be a big brave man.;)