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C-Peptide testing. Should I stop meds B4 test?

Bluetit1802 said:
I see from your sig that your dose has been halved. How have your blood sugars been since then?
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Rather more variable although I have mostly been able to keep them between 4 and 7.8 ( 83% of the time according to when Ive used Libra) and when I do get highs ( up to 13/14) they are higher than the highest (10/11) that I was getting on the previous dose.
The highs have been pretty much all related to a) a period of high stress when my mums care package was falling apart and b) illness - Ive had a rotton chest infection for the past week or so.
The highs seem pretty unaffected by what / if I eat
My next review is in January so Ill be looking to see what my hba1c comes out as
 
Boo1979 said:
Rather more variable although I have mostly been able to keep them between 4 and 7.8 ( 83% of the time according to Libra) and when I do get highs ( up to 13/14) they are higher than the highest (10/11) that I was getting on the previous dose.
The highs have been pretty much all related to a) a period of high stress when my mums care package was falling apart and b) illness - Ive had a rotton chest infection for the past week or so.
The highs seem pretty unaffected by what / if I eat
My next review is in January so Ill be looking to see what my hba1c comes out as
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I was just wondering how you might go on with an even more reduced dose. It's good in a way that the highs seem unrelated to what you eat. Not a lot anyone can do when stress and illness get in the way. Good luck for January.
 
Bluetit1802 said:
I was just wondering how you might go on with an even more reduced dose. It's good in a way that the highs seem unrelated to what you eat. Not a lot anyone can do when stress and illness get in the way. Good luck for January.
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Cheers
Im Already on v Minmum carbs and the minimum Gliclazide dose - no meds have been tried, but that leads to higher sugars - glic working so long at such a low dose is one reason mody has been questioned
 
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Circuspony said:
I can only talk from a T1 perspective but I have to fast for 12 hours prior to the rest, but take any fast acting and hold off taking the slow release too.

Have they done blood tests for antibodies?
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I'm getting HbA1c (usual 3 month test) plus GAD and C-Peptide in a couple of weeks time - three for the jab of one!

I have to thank ALL who have have taken the time to respond to my initial post, your comments have been very informative. Going by what I've gleaned I think I'll ditch the glic' three days before the test and eat nothing after dinner the day before. It won't do me any significant harm and should result in a more accurate assessment of my pancreatic function. Or lack of function !

Dave
 
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