Blood sugar dip before lunch.

steveyp · May 23, 2017

Hi all hope you can help. My blood sugar is mostly under control now and within normal limits but lots of times at lunch it has dropped to around 4.1 and I become jittery and shaky so I have to have 3 jelly babies and then lunch to bring it up a little. I take 500mg Metformin and 20mg Gliclazide with breakfast and then 500mg Metformin and 80mg Gliclazide with dinner.
Does this drop mean that I can lower the dose of the morning meds and if so which one?

Alison Campbell · May 23, 2017

Please speak to your doctor or nurse about reducing medication. Make an appointment tomorrow or ask for a telephone consultation.

steveyp · Jun 9, 2017

Hi Alison
I know this has been a while. Sorry. I spoke to the nurse who said I could stop the gliclazide and take just Metformin for a while and if it keeps happening stop both. I'm now off both but still take them at dinner. I've since had my HBA1C done again and it's 49! I'm pleased about this, just need to see if it goes up again.

Tracey x

Alison Campbell · Jun 9, 2017

So pleased to hear that you are ok.

If you can keep doing what you have done to bring it down, there is no reason why your next HBA1C can't be another winner.

Keep us posted

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Blood sugar dip before lunch.

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