I have been on 4 x 500 mg Metformin and 2 x 40mg of Gliclazide for quite some time for my type 2 control.
Recently a visiting Clinical Pharmacist (with my doctor’s approval) stopped the Gliclazide and replaced it with 10mg of Empagliflozin (Jardiance).
This I notice has a 1:10 side effect of causing UTIs.
Do any members have experience of taking Jardiance and its side effects?
I had been on both Metformin and Gliclazide for over 10 years and added Jardiance after heart surgery 2 years ago and been on low levels of insulin for about 6 years. I have had no side effects from the Jardiance but I did get an interesting result when I stopped Gliclazide. I had been weaning myself off it for over a year (1/2 doses), and with the support of my GP stopped it. That was about 4 months ago. The effect was my uncontrollable cravings for sugar stopped immediately and my lack of impulse control on buying and eating junk food (despite knowing it was causing major problems) completely turned around. I have been eating well. dropped 7 kg and my HBA1c has dropped from 7.1 to 6.6 in 3 months. I have not come across anyone else who has had the same reaction so I am not suggesting others will have the same outcome, but that is what happened to me. In any case, I never felt comfortable with it. If I can sustain the impulse control and not revert to old bad habits for a more extended period, I may be able to get off the insulin as well. However, my experience with diabetes is to make any big changes (that is, reducing medication) slowly so that the body/mind/emotions work together rather than pulling in different directions.
The other comment about drinking enough water if on Jardiance was very useful and it has reminded me to drink more water.
Thank you. this is my first post. I am in Australia and I find the UK forums very interesting and useful.