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My current tablet Metformin is just not working. I am having to start a new tablet that I understand can give you hypos. I have a huge fear of this happening. Can't quite remember the name of the new tablet but I think it is Gliclazide. Does anyone else have the same worry ?

Hi Providence62 I really do sympathise because I am really struggling with Metformin too. My problem is that I cannot change from one brand to another. I keep getting given different brands each time I need new tablets ! I could not tolerate Glucophage but am getting on a bit better with...

Sorry guys I didn't realise I had so many replies on here. Apologies for not replying. I am still battling on with the Metformin SR. tablets. My BS levels have come down a bit but are still not good. I am finding the tablets easier to tolerate now but I can't say I feel well on them. I have...

Hi Andy I too am struggling with my Blood Sugar levels and cannot work out why they remain so high. I do suspect it is STRESS! I recently posted that I was really worried about going away on holiday because my Blood sugar was so high. Ranging from 15 to 20+ Anyway the good news was that once...

Hi Mike I fear I must be eating all the wrong things! Seriously though I have cut back considerably but I find breakfast a difficult one. I am having porrige made mostly with water with nothing added. Lunch time I sometimes have cottage cheese or a Multigrain bread roll with a little piece of...

Its been high for weeks. The lowest it has been is 15. I am trying to cut out most carbs. I am eating quite sensibly but all the stress is making it higher I think. It also goes up in the heat. I am wondering whether tablets I am taking for hay fever might be pushing my BS up as well. I...

Thanks everyone. I feel a real failure today as I can't handle these tablets. I still feel really sick and I am trying to pack and get things ready while rushing back and fore to the loo. I didn't expect to have such a bad reaction. My decision is that I am going to have to wait until after...

I have only been taking it for two days but I feel absolutely awful ! It has upset my stomach so badly I have been up all night. My stomach is grumbling like a drain and I feel so sick. I always have difficulties taking tablets but have never had an upset like this before. Perhaps its partly...

I would urge people to buy a meter. I was Borderline for years. I didn't test after a while and wasn't aware that my readings had gone up considerably. When I had a recent blood test my levels were sky high. I wasn't even feeling too bad. I just had a very dry mouth and looking back I was...

Thanks again everyone. Its good to hear you have been on Metformin for 10 years without problems Daibell. I will check to see if Loperamide is compatible June_C. Jay I I seem to be having the same problems in the tummy area as you. I felt quite out of sorts last night.(wind) I woke up feeling...

Thank you both for replying. There is so much to learn ! Yes at the moment I am using a new lancet every time I test but I am not testing too often anymore as it makes me more anxious when my blood glucose goes up. I am findng night time the worst as to be honest I am a bit scared of going...

Thank you Randburg. I think I freaked out a bit when I read the information sheet with the tablets. I don't like taking tablets at all but appreciate that it is necessary for me to take these tablets. It is good to hear you haven't had any nasty reactions in 4 years. I expect it takes a few...

My blood glucose levels have been high and I have been given Metformin Hydrochloride Prolonged release tablets.500mg I have taken the first one today but after thoroughly reading the side effects leaflet I am feeling very anxious. I know these tablets can cause sickness and diarrhoea and this is...

Thanks Pip I feel relieved to have got the Doctor's visit over and done with. I hope to get the tablets tomorrow and will see how I get on.

Its all a bit of a shock isn't it, but I shall take one thing at a time and hope the tablets help a bit. I think I was getting myself in a bit of a state because I could see my Blood levels getting higher and higher. Once they started to come down I started to relax a bit. I have a lot of...

Hello And Breathe. Thank you for your reply. We are just going to the Med but the heat sometimes affects my numbers. I was indeed taking a lot of supplements. This is because I wasn't able to get a Doctors appointment and when I did my tablets took ages to come through as they had to be...

Thanks for your kind reply Boojewels I have just got back from the doctors We had a long chat and he has given me Metformin slow release tablets instead of Glicazide. I was just too worried about Hypo's. I did ask when they start to prescribe tablets usually and he said at around the level 8...

Just about to set off for an appointment with the Doctor. My blood sugar has been really high and although I have brought it down quite a bit I think I will be given tablets today. I just wondered when Doctors decide Tablets are necessary ? He was talking about putting me on Gliclazide but I...

Hello Mogzilian I bought the Green Doc blood sugar control tablets in a German Pharmacy. They seem very popular over here. I can't find any information on the box to say which type of Chromium it is but perhaps if you google it they will have more information. To be honest I have been...

I think I disclosed my results on my very first Post (And Breathe) My highest BS was 27. I am still waiting for my tablets to arrive so have been taking lots of supplements for the past two weeks. I am a huge fan of chopped almonds as they always bring my BS down. I also took some Milk...