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Just to update, I did come off Gliclazide and this resulted in my readings going to 19, I was concerned about this and put myself back on Gliclazide, this resulted in an almost immediate fall in my readings to below 10. Today it was 7.9, the nurse who made the change is happy with what I did and...

Although this is an old post I thought it might be useful to share this. Even after I came off Metformin I still experienced constant problems with wind, diarrhoea including urgency. This has gone on for years. A few months ago I visited a local Health Shop and after discussion decided to try...

My practice nurse removed Glicrazide because of the this. I am going for a recheck of my bloods in January. Hopefully Glicrazide will be replaced with a more suitable drug.

I define ‘fine’ as around 5

Thanks for that

Thank you, I have had my HBA1C done and as you thought it was fine. I will keep an eye on it for a couple of days and hopefully it will drop down to an acceptable level

Thanks for your reply, I haven’t had any lows, I will check this out early next week.

Thank you for your helpful reply, my plan is to check my bloods over the next couple of days and then make an appointment

I am over 75 so this compounds the issue, I was with Leisure Guard and they were very reasonable. The price went following my 75th Birthday. I now use FlexPlus from Nationwide Building Society. They charge £13 per month but this gives Worldwide cover for my Wife and myself and also covers Car...

Hi Went to see the Sister at my Surgery for my Diabetic review. She was pleased with my control but asked me to stop taking Glicrazide because she was concerned about potential side affects. This left me with Sitigliptin to take with my evening meal. I went along with this and the result was...

I think the only way is for the GP to remove Metformin and not treat the symptoms although thats for them to decide. Removing Metformin and going to Glicrazide and Sitigliptin was such an amazing positive change. I did mention the bug I caught on holiday but hopefully that is what it was and it...

I also had a problem with Metformin constantly having the runs and urgency. I went to Glicrazide and Sitagliptin which immediately changed things for the better. Imodium etc would not control things when I was suffering and I ended up taking Codiene, perscription I only,. This was a few years...

Thanks for the useful information, obviously the NHS does not realise that by self testing we are able to closely monitor our blood sugars and when we see a change reflect on what may be the cause. Could be our short term diet lack of exercise etc. Armed with the information we can make...

Hi I am type 2 controlled by Glicrazide and Sitagliptin. I went through a spell where my glucose readings where around 12 each morning. I made some adjustment to my diet, mainly stopping eating bread as a comfort food and keeping an eye on things by checking my levels a couple of times a week...