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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 1797548" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>I totally agree with [USER=22428]@lovinglife[/USER] </p><p></p><p>Exceeding the maximum dose is potentially dangerous and may lead to additional health problems.</p><p></p><p>Far better to make an appointment immediately with your doctor or clinic as soon as possible, and discuss appropriate medication.</p><p></p><p>Many, probably most, type 2s find that adjusting their food to lower carb options (low carb bread instead of high carb, cutting their rice, pasta and potato portions and replacing them with extra vegetables and slightly more meat, fish, eggs and dairy) has a more powerful effect to lower blood glucose than tablets do.</p><p></p><p>However, if you are going to try this, and you continue to take your medication, then you need to reduce those carb foods very slowly, while testing your blood glucose regularly. Both the medications you are on can cause hypoglycaemic episodes (too low blood glucose) if you take them and drastically cut your carb intake. But if you slowly and carefully reduce your carbs you may find a happy balance of medication and diet which keeps your blood glucose where you want it.</p><p></p><p>I really encourage you to make that doc appointment today.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 1797548, member: 41816"] I totally agree with [USER=22428]@lovinglife[/USER] Exceeding the maximum dose is potentially dangerous and may lead to additional health problems. Far better to make an appointment immediately with your doctor or clinic as soon as possible, and discuss appropriate medication. Many, probably most, type 2s find that adjusting their food to lower carb options (low carb bread instead of high carb, cutting their rice, pasta and potato portions and replacing them with extra vegetables and slightly more meat, fish, eggs and dairy) has a more powerful effect to lower blood glucose than tablets do. However, if you are going to try this, and you continue to take your medication, then you need to reduce those carb foods very slowly, while testing your blood glucose regularly. Both the medications you are on can cause hypoglycaemic episodes (too low blood glucose) if you take them and drastically cut your carb intake. But if you slowly and carefully reduce your carbs you may find a happy balance of medication and diet which keeps your blood glucose where you want it. I really encourage you to make that doc appointment today. [/QUOTE]
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