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Having a issue with my type 2

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owensy10

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
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Tablets (oral)
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being ill
Hi, I was on 2000mg of slow release Metformin and also one tablet of Glicklazide (memory has gone and I cant remember what dosage it was). After my bloods came back the Glick was doubled, but after the next blood test there was no change. I was then told that I was to be put on some new medication but this would need to be approved by the doctor. A few days later I was told there was a prescription for me, so I went and got the meds (Sitagliptin) but after a week, my bloods were increasing and I could not concentrate and became very tired. I have been away from work for three weeks as I could not concentrate and was so tired, I have developed thrush and also by calfs have dry skin, so I went back to the Doctors and was asked to perform another HB1C and this had increased from 69 to 79 while on the Sitagliptin. I was then told that this was not the medication the nurse had suggested and she was to put another request through. I have now been given Empagliflzin 10mg ( I know this as the box is in front of me).
Has anyone had any issue with this medication? I really need to get back to work but feel it may be another 1-2 weeks

Many thanks,

Paul
 
A few posters on it.

My only advice is if trush gets worse stop it immediately as it can increase the risk of thrush. You need to constantly drink water over the recommended 2lr per day. New research have deemed it safe for those with no kidney disease.
There is a risk of dka on good bgs readings so dont trust your meter and buy strips for urine testing for dka. If getting thrush and meter saying 5s then blood isn't showing true sugar content in your body..
Low carb eating works better than this drug or its family of drugs. For many.
 
owensy10 said:
My diet hasn't been great,but I have made adjustments since this all started.
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If your diet has not been great neither will BG regardless of what pills you pop. Unfortunately, it doesn't come back down instantly either.

Drugs like metformin work on controlling liver glucose production. It can't do much about what goes in your guts.
A bit of info on metformin > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metformin

Glenn
 
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