- Messages
- 2,288
- Location
- Southampton
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Pump
- Dislikes
- Diabetes, not having Jaffa Cake
My GP is saying I'm heading for trouble with my bloodpressure which is averaging 150/95
over the last couple of years i have tried lots of meds, i was on candesartan, amlodipine, indapamide and doxisozan and all these together still didn't bring me down to a level that the GP was happy with.. but in the end i refused them due to the long list of side effects.
last month they tried perindopril, which i took for 3 weeks before feeling so ill i had to stop.
One of the big problems is that all these meds give me the feeling of being hypo, and DVLA is already pushing me to be 100% hypo aware... if i feel hypo all the time how can i say I'm 100% hypo aware??
The GP's response was get another job so i don't need to drive, and take the meds, then it doesn't matter if i feel like **** all the time.
Im active throughout the day, I've already cut as much salt etc from my diet as possible,
I'm open to suggestions of what todo next
over the last couple of years i have tried lots of meds, i was on candesartan, amlodipine, indapamide and doxisozan and all these together still didn't bring me down to a level that the GP was happy with.. but in the end i refused them due to the long list of side effects.
last month they tried perindopril, which i took for 3 weeks before feeling so ill i had to stop.
One of the big problems is that all these meds give me the feeling of being hypo, and DVLA is already pushing me to be 100% hypo aware... if i feel hypo all the time how can i say I'm 100% hypo aware??
The GP's response was get another job so i don't need to drive, and take the meds, then it doesn't matter if i feel like **** all the time.
Im active throughout the day, I've already cut as much salt etc from my diet as possible,
I'm open to suggestions of what todo next