gliclazide

  1. WallisOnline

    cycling 300 miles in October for Diabetes UK. (diary/log)

    As suggested and also so I can keep a log throughout October I have decided to put my cycling diary into a new post so I have a record of what I have achieved. I hope to update this every Sunday or Monday with my previous weeks progress of cycling 300 miles during the month of October for UK...
  2. R

    High blood sugars not coming down

    Hi .My husbands blood sugar was good after his amputation in September until after Christmas .His blood sugar went to 9 in a morning gradually to 18 , increasing by. 1 every week. The Hba1c came back at 71 in March. He was on metformin and gliclazide 80 mg bd. He is now on gliclazide 120 mg bd...
  3. R

    Gliclazide

    I'm 41 and was diagnosed with type 2 almost 6 years ago. I've been on x3 metformin for the whole of that time. I was on Trulicity for about 2 years but had constant side effects that were forever changing until the last side effects it manifested were concerning and I took the decision to stop...
  4. tigerlily72

    Dapagliflozin v Gliclazide

    I'm struggling at the moment following my annual review and the results of my Hba1c. A little about me: Female, early 50's (Very) Overweight Multiple other health conditions inc Atrial Fibrillation, Fibromyalgia, CFS, Anxiety, High Blood Pressure Current Meds (diabetes and blood pressure)...
  5. S

    Gliclazide brands

    I have recently started gliclazide at 40mg once a day. It seemed to be giving me great control so I stopped monitoring as frequently. I was recently given a different brand - Zircon - and measured today and BMs very high as if I wasn't taking anything at all. I did not monitor frequently enough...
  6. A

    Newly diagnosed - Gliclazide

    Hi All, Feeling a little lost. I'll introduce myself. I'm Alex, 31 with two young children. I am very overweight - currently weighing 147kg but did weigh 160kg at the beginning of my diabetes journey. It was an unexpected diagnosis. I went for a blood test to check something else and my...
  7. S

    Linagliptin questions

    Bloods are still high and not changing. I've written a few posts in this. Doctor is putting me on one more tablet in addition to the gliclazide. Linagliptin.... But I have questions. First I read that it can increase amylase in your blood which is a sugar. How can a pill lower sugar but cause...
  8. S

    Blood Sugars Questions - Confused

    So I've been on Gliclazide for three weeks. Doctor made me up the dose to 80mg twice a day, this week because my sugars are still high. My morning bloods are 17-19 (give or take a decimal). I don't have carbs or sugars for breakfast anymore. My lunch is salads with occasional cheese for some...
  9. NCC1701

    T2 and Running with Metformin and Gliclazide.

    Hi. Just looking for any tips on control and fuelling when amateur running when on Metformin and Gliclazide please. I am 54 and training for a 5km and a half marathon. Obv need glucose drink in backpack bladder for the latter. If running the 5km in 25 mins (fastest I could hope to run!) any...
  10. aliceclaresmith

    MODY - anyone else out there?

    Hi everyone! Just to briefly introduce myself.. I'm 27 and was diagnosed with MODY (Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young) when I was 18.. that's a story for another time! My mum also has MODY and my brother carries the gene (specifically HNF4A for us). At diagnosis, I was told I was type 1 and...
  11. A

    Type 2 Newly diagnosed

    Hi Fellas, Based in Sydney, I have recently been diagnosed for type 2 and it has shattered my world completely. Everything that I am doing now revolves around my blood sugar :( My doctor has put me on Metformin 1000+Gliclazide. Since I have started the dosage, the fasting sugar is between 4.3...
  12. moragm

    Gliclazide

    I have had T2 for over 30 years (originally gestational) and my bloods have been well managed. However over the last year they have gradually risen and now sit at 66. I have taken metformin 500ml x 4 daily for years. My doctor has recently started me on glicazide due to the HbA1c rise. I have...
  13. leatrix

    Disappointed in advice - Newly DX

    Hi there, well, as the title of the post says I'm feeling pretty gutted today. I went for a 50 year old birthday check up at the GP's practice and it came back with Fatty Liver and Diabetes t2 112 and my finger-prick test was 12.8 today, I had eaten porridge at that point. I also have a long...
  14. W

    Gliclazide with vildagliptin

    i'm searching with my doctor to add-on therapy in combination with Gliclazide. i was on metformin for years but it causes persistent diarrhea. So now my doctor suggested vildagliptin(galvus) with Gliclazide(diamicron MR). when i'm searching on the internet i found the combination of...
  15. S

    Is this Gliclazide?

    Hi, I have been on 40mg Gliclazide once a day since 23rd March 2019 and have very few left to take. I ache as though I have flu but I know that I do not. Is this a side effect that will hopefully cease once course of medication has been completed. I'm T2, recently diagnosed 20th March, also on...
  16. C

    Upset stomach...I would welcome your help.

    Hi, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 10 years ago and was initially prescribed Metformin which caused me hellish gut problems. I came off this and had it replaced with Gliclazide 2 per day, and Sitagliptin 1 per day. My gut health hasn`t been the same since the Metformin nightmare and since...
  17. PMAJ

    Type 2 Stopped Gliclazide - result is high blood sugars

    I have recently stopped taking Gliclazide as guided by my GP. The result has been extremely high blood sugar readings, mornings tend to be 13 and during the day are 17 - 19. I'm Type II, I am taking Metformin morning and night, Simvistatin at night and my current insulin is Levemir 25 units at...
  18. cineman

    Type 2 War between painkillers and Gliclazide.

    Hi, sorry for confusing title. I have recently been put on 40mg Gliclazide daily. I see in the notes, that I cannot take aspirin or Ibuprofen while on them. This is awkward, as I have bad arthritic pain in my hips (as well as other places), that is threatening to stop me performing many daily...
  19. Ash-head

    Gliclazide 20mg only per day?

    Hi guys, apologies if this query has already been dealt with: My mum 80 4"11 good weight, has just started on Gliclazide 40mg (also on Gulcophage 500x4 tabs daily) Thing is she's had a couple of hypos mid morning lunchtime (even though I am structuring her meals/carb intake properly throughout...
  20. T

    Gliclazide side effects

    Hi I am type 2 after gestational diabetes and polycistic. I am on maximum metformin and my hb1ac was 14. After gliclazide I went down to 11. Dose has now been doubled for about 3 weeks but since doubling my stomach makes loads of noise and I have bad smelly flatulents - should I contact doctor?