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Hi, Sandra, Metformin on its own will not cause hypos, because it works not by increasing insulin production, but by reducing insulin resistance. If you were also taking, say, Gliclazide, then hypos would be a possibility as this drug squeezes more insulin from the pancreas and you could end...

Hi, Claire, I've now had two angiograms, one at Papworth Hospital 10 years ago with access in the groin, and one three months ago at The University Hospital Coventry with access through the wrist (infinitely preferable!). The procedure has come on a fair bit in ten years! Neither was too...

"Glucophage" is the branded version, containing basic metformin. "Glucophage SR" contains a modified formulation for "modified release", usually called slow release, and can be better for those who react badly to the basic metformin. In my opinion generic forms of the drug are just as good...

When I had Glic added to my Metformin I saw the benefits within the first week. The downside is the risk of hypos, and this is a very real risk for you especially if you do exercise (I don't!). I now never go anywhere without glucotabs and a muesli bar, and always test before driving, and...

I bought a couple... one for my car and one for my wife's car. Nice item, well made, neat and compact. Ideal for the glove box, and there is enough room inside to add a meusli bar or similar item as a follow-up carby snack. Take out the horrible hypo-stop (not needed with the other contents...

A man in his mid fifties needing to urinate frequently....... May be nothing to do with the diabetes; it's not unheard of for middle-aged males to get prostate troubles... often not at all serious, but merely inconvenient, and treatable. Whether its diabetes or prostate related, or...

Looks like you had the standard retinopathy results letter..... "some background retinopathy, no treatment required". I've had this every year for the last four years since I had my first retinopathy pictures taken. My initial reaction to the first such letter was mild apprehension, and I...

After 4 yrs Type 2 Diet controlled, I was put on Metformin, and the dosage gradually increased until I reached what I was told was the maximum: 2x 500mg tablets twice a day with food (i.e. 2000mg in divided doses). As even this failed to reduce my bg sufficiently Gliclazide was added, I...

I was amused by the product (was it made by Dettol..can't remember now)... advertised on the telly a few weeks ago.... the blurb suggested that we are in danger of catching something nasty by touching the bottle of handwash gel, and therefore we all need to buy the new type which dispenses the...

Re: Doctor will only give 2 months of medication, is this us Two months supply at a time is the rule here... and I'm glad I don't have more, as storage would be a problem! I have 10 different drugs each day :mrgreen: , and the two months supply fills a carrier bag. Repeat prescriptions...

I'm wondering why the OP has not been offered Gliclazide if Metformin alone is not controlling BG levels. After three years controlled by diet/exercise alone my levels were getting out of hand, and Metformin, whilst effective up to a point, was not sufficient at 2x500mg twice daily, so...

Why not ask your GP to synchronise your scripts? I have nine different sets of medication, and if they all had different due dates I'd be for ever renewing them. As it is, my surgery has synchronised them so they all run out at the same time; moreover they issue scripts for two months at a...

Is this a problem you've had since starting on Gliclazide? If so, it could be to do with low BG since it is happening when you are hungry or have missed a meal, because Gliclazide can cause hypos, though your symptoms aren't typical of these. When I'm hypo I don't feel prickly, but I do get...

Re: What is the Smallest meter??? Why not make smaller ones! I, too, use the Compact Plus (17 test strips stored inside the meter) and have discarded the fitted softclix pricker and use the multiclix (6 lancets inside the pricker), and additional six-lancet inserts are very small. The compact...

Hypos can be a result of taking Gliclazide. I went on it three weeks ago (80mg once a day with breakfast) and found my BG in the low 4's by late morning and shaky and "odd". 4.3 for me is hypo territory (I know its different for everyone, and may change for me with time). So I've started...

My morning BG is usually in the 8s or 9s. I then have breakfast (cereal, toast, fruit and coffee) and by 12.30 I'm bordering on hypo! Wonder if the 1000mg of Metformin and 80mg of Gliclazide with breakfast might account for it? I just wish I could keep the levels down all day, but I'm...

Update on this one: I was re-reading the leaflet that came with the Gliclazide and noticed that I was taking several drugs listed under "tell your doctor if you're on this". Presumably he already knew, as he had my notes when prescribing the Glic. But as he and the diabetes nurse are not...

I know I should have asked this question while I was still at the surgery, but it didn't occur to me then, and only dawned on me when I read the notes accompanying the Gliclazide tablets I was prescribed today. I have been Type 2 for four and a half years, diet controlled until early this...

This all goes to show that we need to be cautious in the advice we give each other because people differ, not least in their reaction to specific drugs. Movicol does not work on me at all, and as I told the consultant this, that may be the reason he prescribed Lactulose, knowing it should be...

I was prescribed Lactulose to soften stools while an anal fissure healed (20ml morning and night), and I specifically asked about its suitability for diabetics. I was assured by the consultant, and by the pharmacist, that it IS suitable for diabetics because Lactulose does its work but is not...