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Hello @bluebird Can you explain what sort of help you are seeking, are you looking for an app, or having issues raising your blood glucose levels, and are you on medication ?
 
Juicyj said:
Hello @bluebird Can you explain what sort of help you are seeking, are you looking for an app, or having issues raising your blood glucose levels, and are you on medication ?
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I don't understand what's happening with my blood sugar levels. Until I had the heart attack my readings were always in the 7s.
I had the heart attack in January and a stroke 2 weeks ago. I was taking 40mg gliclazide a day. It has been increased and now I am taking 160mg morning and 120mg evening. It seems out of control and I am worried. I wondered if anyone has had a similar experience and if they have any advice
 
Juicyj said:
Hello @bluebird Have you seen your GP about this ? Also when you say out of control what sort of readings are you getting ?
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I am participating in research for diabetes and heart related problems so I am having regular contact with a diabetic nurse. I am having visits from stroke nurse and will be having an ecg 72 hour monitor fitted next week. So I am being looked after. However I am still worried that my blood sugar levels are increasing even though the nurse has increased my meds. The readings are mid to high 10s.
I have a family history of diabetes and my sister had to have toes amputated.
I am quite worried.
 
I would check the levels you have been prescribed. I’m also on gliclazide and was recently told by my gp I am at the max levels which is 80mg in the morning and evening.
 
Tng1971 said:
I would check the levels you have been prescribed. I’m also on gliclazide and was recently told by my gp I am at the max levels which is 80mg in the morning and evening.
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I have been told by diabetic nurse that the maximum is 160 am and 160 PM.. It doesn't seem to be working for me. I will be seeing the nurse Thursday and we will be discussing alternatives. I was wondering whether to try slow release metformin again. It might not give me diarrhoea this time.
 
bluebird said:
I have been told by diabetic nurse that the maximum is 160 am and 160 PM.. It doesn't seem to be working for me. I will be seeing the nurse Thursday and we will be discussing alternatives. I was wondering whether to try slow release metformin again. It might not give me diarrhoea this time.
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I’m due to be referred as gliclazide not working for me. They want to put me on insulin but based on what you have said there could be an alternative
 
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