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<blockquote data-quote="Capt-Slog" data-source="post: 2066154" data-attributes="member: 500850"><p>Hi,</p><p>I went down the same route as you, Metformin, Gliclazide then onto Insulin.</p><p>I attended a recent presentation from a Consultant from my local Hospital who pointed out that some GP's and "Surgery Nurses" quite often forget, or don't know about, GLP1 or Flozins drugs.</p><p>GLP1 treatment makes your body use its natural insulin better and Flozins make you "Pee out Sugar" (her words not mine!).</p><p>These may not be suitable for you, but i wish someone had told me about them before i was put onto Insulin.</p><p>It may not have stopped me going onto insulin (eventually) but it would probably have slowed the process down.</p><p>Maybe you have already reached the point where these drugs may not have the desired effect, <u>but it can't hurt to ask</u> your DN.</p><p>She should knows all about GLP1 and Flozin medication, and she can explain them to you.</p><p></p><p>On another note:</p><p>When you say DN (Diabetes Nurse) is this a Surgery Nurse, or a DSN (Diabetes Specialist Nurse)?</p><p>The reason that i ask, is that I found out that the "Diabetes Nurse" in my GP's practice, (who is a lovely lady who i have a lot of time for), was not actually Diabetes trained at all. Upon meeting up with a DSN and a Consultant Endocrinologist at the Diabetes Clinic of my local hospital, things changed very rapidly for me (for the better).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Capt-Slog, post: 2066154, member: 500850"] Hi, I went down the same route as you, Metformin, Gliclazide then onto Insulin. I attended a recent presentation from a Consultant from my local Hospital who pointed out that some GP's and "Surgery Nurses" quite often forget, or don't know about, GLP1 or Flozins drugs. GLP1 treatment makes your body use its natural insulin better and Flozins make you "Pee out Sugar" (her words not mine!). These may not be suitable for you, but i wish someone had told me about them before i was put onto Insulin. It may not have stopped me going onto insulin (eventually) but it would probably have slowed the process down. Maybe you have already reached the point where these drugs may not have the desired effect, [U]but it can't hurt to ask[/U][B] [/B]your DN. She should knows all about GLP1 and Flozin medication, and she can explain them to you. On another note: When you say DN (Diabetes Nurse) is this a Surgery Nurse, or a DSN (Diabetes Specialist Nurse)? The reason that i ask, is that I found out that the "Diabetes Nurse" in my GP's practice, (who is a lovely lady who i have a lot of time for), was not actually Diabetes trained at all. Upon meeting up with a DSN and a Consultant Endocrinologist at the Diabetes Clinic of my local hospital, things changed very rapidly for me (for the better). [/QUOTE]
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