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<blockquote data-quote="Signs" data-source="post: 264644" data-attributes="member: 42574"><p>Oh boy. 2 hours after lunch yesterday I was at 5.1. Out for the afternoon, feeling ******, tested at 5pm and was at 3.5. Had some lucozade sweets and a couple of biscuits. At 6.30 I'm back at 5.9</p><p></p><p>Took my other half (40mg) gliclazide and dinner at 7pm. At 10pm I'm back down to 4.1.</p><p></p><p>Half a bottle of lucozade and a sandwich, 2 hours later at midnight it's 5.6.</p><p></p><p>Seems to my layman thinking that with gliclazide I'm now producing too much insulin?</p><p></p><p>Morning reading was 6.1 at 8am.</p><p></p><p>Late brekkie at 10am and midday BG was 7.5</p><p></p><p>I've decided not to take any gliclazide today, stick with low carb and see how it goes. Obviously if BG start creeping up I'll start again. Seeing DN on Thursday so only a few days.</p><p></p><p>Is it possible that the the low carb diet (between 60 and 80 grams a day) could result in much lower BGs and eliminate the need for gliclazide? If yes, I guess that increased carbs will mean need to take gliclazide again?</p><p></p><p>Also read somewhere (Can't find link) that the pancreas can "wake up" and start working more efficiently after a few weeks on meds? Sounds unlikely to me but I know nothing!</p><p></p><p>Cheers, John</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Signs, post: 264644, member: 42574"] Oh boy. 2 hours after lunch yesterday I was at 5.1. Out for the afternoon, feeling ******, tested at 5pm and was at 3.5. Had some lucozade sweets and a couple of biscuits. At 6.30 I'm back at 5.9 Took my other half (40mg) gliclazide and dinner at 7pm. At 10pm I'm back down to 4.1. Half a bottle of lucozade and a sandwich, 2 hours later at midnight it's 5.6. Seems to my layman thinking that with gliclazide I'm now producing too much insulin? Morning reading was 6.1 at 8am. Late brekkie at 10am and midday BG was 7.5 I've decided not to take any gliclazide today, stick with low carb and see how it goes. Obviously if BG start creeping up I'll start again. Seeing DN on Thursday so only a few days. Is it possible that the the low carb diet (between 60 and 80 grams a day) could result in much lower BGs and eliminate the need for gliclazide? If yes, I guess that increased carbs will mean need to take gliclazide again? Also read somewhere (Can't find link) that the pancreas can "wake up" and start working more efficiently after a few weeks on meds? Sounds unlikely to me but I know nothing! Cheers, John [/QUOTE]
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