Hi, another newbie to diabetes and this site

hi caroline
welcom to the forum

sami
just found out
HbA1c 7.7

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<br /> Seen Diabetes nurse yesterday and spent over an hour with her, she was great and I have been prescribed Gliclazide 80mg once a day for the next month to try and pick me up a little as have had extreme tiredness and very low immune system (I have caught everything in the last 6 weeks and the bugs have lingered so so long) they will review my meds at my next appointment which is at the beginning of March. Not sure what to expect but am looking at my diet and am hoping to have some energy back soon to start an exercise routine. Have also been trying for a baby for over 2 years with no success so not too pleased to be on meds which mean I have to avoid pregnancy, but hoping I will be swapped to something which won't interfere with this next month and we can carry on with our efforts

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Caroline,

Gliclazide isn't a "pick me up", it's a sulfonurea which will stimulate your pancreas to produce more insulin to allow your body to use the glucose which is currently not being used for energy because your body can't convert it.... for the reason that either a. you aren't producing enough insulin to do the conversion, or b. you are severely insulin resistant.

The extreme tiredness is due to the high blood sugars you've been suffering (as is the low immune resistance). Your body has literally been starving.

Diet and exercise will indeed help you to use the glucose your body is producing as will weight loss if you are overweight. You haven't said you are and you may well not be. I'm not going to get too far into the technicalities of it all, but you do need to know them to combat this condition. Baby steps is the way to learn.

For starters, for a very basic overview of diabetes, I suggest you check out http://www.diabetes-support.org.uk/explanation.html

Me again above... when will I ever remember I need to LOG IN!

Patti
On Levemir/Novorapid. Last hba1c 5.3

Before I was diagnosed and started treatment, I was so knackered all the time. I'd be falling asleep at 7pm every evening after work.

You should start feeling better fairly soon anyway

Welcome to the forum

Ash

HBa1C 6.3 T2

Welcome to the forum, I found it very usefull, taking flaxseed oil capsules as a result of advice given on this forum!

Hank
T2 HBa1c 7.8

Hi Caroline,
Im sure you will find this place a treasure, it is for me and i am learning so much now from really nice people here.
Take care
stephen

hi and welcome !

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<br />Thanks for the welcome both

Luckally I had quite a bit of knowledge about diabetes before being diagnosed, I am one in a succession of family members to get it and also I work in a hospital so know quite a bit about treatments, the drugs used and about the facts of it all from working with patients with diabetes... although to be honest its not til you are diagnosed that you realise everything and I'm sure I still have alot to learn and loads of questions to ask.

'Patti' sorry to use the term 'pick me up' just the way I personally describe what the nurse said to me about it, her description about putting on this med were not 'pick me up' but to accelerate my treatment so that I got immediate results and therefore have some energy to fight this viruses and of course get back into exercise which I havn't been able to do much of with feeling so tired and ill from all the viruses that have been lingering, and I even had the flu jab last autumn as I work at a hospital. To me that description means I will hopefully stop feeling so tired and knackered lol, and although I know the drug is not a 'stimulant' I just feel the term for feeling better to me is definately a ''pick me up' lol

Anyway hope you all have a great Friday ... roll on the weekend, its suppose to be a sunny one 8)

Caroline
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Caroline, if you are severely insulin resistant then Gliclazide, whilst wearing out your pancreas will do little to help you. Ask about Metformin which works in a completely different way to make you more sensitive to the insulin you do produce. There are othe aspects to Metformin but for the time being just understand that it will help. All aspects are positive for T2s


Patti
On Levemir/Novorapid. Last hba1c 5.3

HI, ive been type 2 for 17 years, im 35 and have a beautiful girl whose nearly 5.i tried for her for 3 years before getting pregnant and was extremely careful during my pregnancy and apart from an 8.10lb baby born at 36 weeks we sailed through it.Hope that gives you abit more hope, where you from?

When your BS comes down you will feel better. There is no rush to get optimum control. Lots of people will try different oral drugs in type 2 under supervision.

Marty B