Blood sugars won't go down after taking Metformin

evelygtc said:

My weight is 50 kilos and female.
Blood sugar will not go down after taking metformin.
Doctor prescribed: Metta SR 500 after dinner, Trajenta (linagliptin) after breakfast and Gliclazide half an hour before lunch.

Morning Fasting blook sugar is on the high side - Never below 6 and never above 7.

Can anyone advise me?

Do I need to go back to see my Endocrinologist?

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Hi. that's an interesting little concoction of meds. I'm just wondering when you were diagnosed and what your level was then, and what it is through the day - your average...maybe your HbA1c. The morning levels may be a little high, but still below the HbA1c average to be defined as strictly diabetic. I'm guessing your average is higher? My morning levels these days aren't really going under 6 very often and they are only above 7 once in a bluish moon...and so long as I stick to a low carb diet, that's pretty much my average...and I am not on meds. More detail would help.

evelygtc said:

Thanks for your reply.
I was diagnosed in Sep 15
Highest Hba1c is 7.9
Lowest is 6.9.
My average is 8.
After sticking to LCHF diet it has come down.
Fbg - 5 - 6
Before lunch 5
After lunch 8.
Seldom above 8.
It went up to 9 once when I took glutinous rice.
Thanks to this Forum.
I learned a lot through all your sharing.

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These are a set of results to be congratulated and proud of


Diagnosed 13/4/16: T2, no meds, HbA1c 53, FBG 12.6, Trigs 3.6, HDL .75, LDL 4.0, BP 169/95, 13st 8lbs, waist 34" (2012 - 17st 7lbs, w 42").

6/6/16: FBG AV 4.6, Trigs 1.5, HDL 2.0, LDL 3.0, BP 112/68, BPM 66, 11st 11lbs, waist 30". Lifelong migraines and hay fever gone.

Regime: 20g LCHF, run 1 mile daily, weekly fasting.