Can I ask have you applied for your medication exemption card? As the testing strips and needles to prick your finger would then be free. Always worth asking a diabetic nurse rather than the GP fir testing kits tbh . When I was on Metformin I still had to test as my T2 has so many highs and dropping sharply to a low .I used to get free strips when on met & Glic but when they stopped the Glic they stopped the free strips and said I didn’t need to test on Metformin. Still wanted to monitor so buy them myself - £15 a cassette after vat - expensive hobby!!
Drink lots of water to dilute the excess sugar you will be passing. This will reduce the risk of thrush. And yes, us men can get it too!Thank you... Today I've felt dizzy since 10am until now... Only been on them 10 days no thrush yet, fingers crossed, waiting for a call back from go before 6pm tomorrow. Maybe I'm not eating enough or too much. Just feel so lost with it all. Hopefully they will give me a monitor
Dapagliflozin should not be used with low carb or keto diets. The patient notes say any LC diet should be stopped while on this med.Hi. I’m on dapagliflozin and metformin and and I don’t have any side effects at all. It took a couple of days to get used to them but I’m fine now. I take mine in the morning and only have coffee with double cream in it, my first meal being lunch. As long as you eat low carb and drink plenty of water you shouldn’t have thrush as it’s too much sugar passing through your kidneys that will cause this.
You definitely need to get a metre and strips but unfortunately the nhs don’t provide them anymore so you’ll have to buy your own.
It’s working for me with no adverse effects and my BG is in the 6s so I think I’m quite safe. Most DNs advocate the Eatwell plate if you’re T2 and their guidelines say eat porridge, pasta and sandwiches, so I’ll take what they advise with a pinch of salt! But obviously this is personal to meDapagliflozin should not be used with low carb or keto diets. The patient notes say any LC diet should be stopped while on this med.
The study I saw into eUDKA did advise keeping bgl levles of 6 and above. I too went at risk by using low(ish) carb diet while on it, but I had an infection , and my ketones shot up to 8 mmol/l which while still safe, is well on the way to DKA. Normally my dietary ketones are below 1 mmol/l, but on dapa I was regularly reading 4 mmol/l. The med does increase ketones, so it is a risk especially if your kidneys get an infection.It’s working for me with no adverse effects and my BG is in the 6s so I think I’m quite safe. Most DNs advocate the Eatwell plate if you’re T2 and their guidelines say eat porridge, pasta and sandwiches, so I’ll take what they advise with a pinch of salt! But obviously this is personal to me
oh dear I hope you recovered quickly.The study I saw into eUDKA did advise keeping bgl levles of 6 and above. I too went at risk by using low(ish) carb diet while on it, but I had an infection , and my ketones shot up to 8 mmol/l which while still safe, is well on the way to DKA. Normally my dietary ketones are below 1 mmol/l, but on dapa I was regularly reading 4 mmol/l. The med does increase ketones, so it is a risk especially if your kidneys get an infection.
Thank you. Yes I did manage to deal with things ok by rehydrating myself and doing a lot of flushing out. I have virtually stopped taking the Dapa as I had too many nasty side effects for comfort. I have tweaked my diet instead but for me dapa did very little for my sugar levels anyway.oh dear I hope you recovered quickly.
I definitely want my levels to be in the 4s and 5s but that’s my preference
Hi Diane, im on dapagliflozin and am suffering dizziness that can last for days, im also getting fast heartbeat as well. My GP says it's normal even though I've been taking them for several months. Some days are fine, and others are awful, especially with the dizziness which feels like im walking on a mattress.Hi looking for advice, newly T2 been given dapagliflozin, I understand that one of the side effects is dizziness. Started taking it at night (was told this was OK) on waking I'm fine about 2 hrs after breakfast I'm so dizzy, heavy feet... Drinking loads of water, could it be I'm not eating enough carbs, I was told I don't need to check my own bloods just have blood test in 3 months. Keep having to leave work as feel so rough... Any ideas very welcome
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