Gliclazide. Hypos

[sandysan]

Hi
I have been put on gliclazide 40mg after breakfast. And 40 after dinner tea time
This morning when woke my blood was 4.6.. before breakfast ........my blood was 5.6 before evening meal . Should I take the evening meal gliclazide or not? As I'm worried I might go hypo if I do

Thanks

 

[Lamont D]

Gliczide is a blood glucose reduction drug.
It does seem that your BG levels have become lower, well done.
And it is a concern, and you must speak to your GP/dsn.
To either reduce the dosage of come off the drug.
But I would imagine that you may have to have further hba1c test to confirm.
Take your readings with you to your appointment.
Best wishes.

 

[mfactor]

I was put on gliclazide 3 months ago after having a bit of a diabetic burnout and running in the high teens, which brought my BS down , all was ok for a while.

Then I had a 4.1 reading and felt rough (I am never low but struggle with highs), but shrugged it off...

A week later got up from the couch and nearly passed out , checked my blood and 1.9 quickly chugged down some orange juice then some toast, felt better immediately ...

Came off gliclazide straight away until I could contact the diabetic nurse, as running high is not a short term problem but running at 1.9 is..

Talked to her a few days later and told her what I had done, she said spot on, exactly what she would have told me to do.

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