Hi just wanted to add some (hopefully) helpful information as I have used glicazide in the past. I was prescribed it with metformin as my sugars were high (as I ate everything in sight when giving up smoking).
Once I got myself together after this, I realised the glicazide was making things worse as I was suffering hypos on an almost daily basis and hypos make me eat sugar to counteract them. I came off them without telling my doc after researching them re the weight gain they cause and immediately lost half a stone! I also continued to lose weight as I wasn't having to eat up to my medication.
Obviously I wouldn't recommend your hubby coming off his meds without the GP knowing as it is his only diabetes medication. But, as stated above, he should be prescribed testing strips if they want him to stay on this medication.
Have you considered asking for him to be managed by the hospital if you are unhappy with your GP's attitude/skills/approach?
I think its great that you have continued to fight for him and yourself. I know I wouldn't be doing so well without the support of my mom who is also diabetic and unwilling to just accept what the doctor says!
Good luck
PS: Q10 is definitely necessary with statins. You could try adding vitamin D and chromium
Dear Danielt,
It is fantastic that you are so supportive of your husband and are doing all that you can to help him, however the key to controlling Diabetes T2 is taking ownership of your condition and only your husband can do this. Unfortunately he is now diabetic and the diabetes is happening to him! Whilst your doctor is prescribing various drugs, In conjunction with food your husband needs to understand what those drugs do to his blood sugar levels, your doctor is just plain wrong! your husband needs to test to get the feedback he needs in order to change what he does and eats etc. Simply taking a tablet or a few tablets doesn't make the condition go away!
I am T2 now with complete control (2yrs in), however my story is similar certainly for the first few months I didn't know where to turn or what to do and had some very conflicting advice from the medical community. I learnt more from this forum and website from fellow sufferers than I could hope to get from my doctor.
When diagnosed my BG was around 24 and I was immediately put on Glicklazide and Metformin and following some research I went and got a meter. I then started testing morning on waking and then before and then two hours after meals. At the same time I reduced carbs and cut out bread/wheat completely for a while and over a three month period my blood sugar came down to almost normal but it took time and commitment.
He should start testing and keeping a note of Blood Sugar keeping a food diary at the same time, a low GI diet has been good for me. At this early stage don't let the sugar levels worry you just look for patterns and make decisions on foods that have a negative effect and you should see a gradual improvement don't expect it to happen overnight. Also try and change one thing at a time so that you don't confuse the results but definitely don't eat white bread its the food of the devil!
I guess it seems too much to take in at the moment, but keep fighting I know you will get there like a lot of us have.
Keep up the good work
