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Jamesy

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Hi, I'm new on here . I was diagnosed in 2017 with type 2 diabetes , started off on two500 mg metformin per day then a few years later had dose put up to 4 500 mg per day plus 10 mg of jardiance then on next yearly review had that bumped up to 25 mg and also put on a statin , since then my weight has dropped by 10 kg . I was only 80 kg which is average for my height and bone structure , I'm now underweight and voiced my concerns with my diabetic nurse ,but getting no where , all my yearly results were spot on this year at my diabetic review , her only concern was that my Hba1c was 50 ? I think that is good . And asked why she had me on so many tablets . And also asked if they could be the cause of my weight loss was told no and basically left to get on with it .Has anybody had any weight loss related issues with the above tablets. I feel as if I'm being used as a Guinea pig .
 
Hello, and welcome, @Jamesy. So sorry you are having this difficulty.
I don’t have personal experience of jardiance, so can’t offer advice on that. If you are not getting the medication advice from the diabetic nurse perhaps ask for a medication review with pharmacist. HbA1c 50 is only just over the threshold from prediabetes level to diabetic. how does that level compare with the levels before you were prescribed jardiance?
 
Evening @Jamesy and welcome to the forum.

I'm a metformin user, but do not have personal experience of jardiance, which belongs to a class of drugs called gliflozins. Weight loss is a known side effect of this medication.
 
Welcome to the forum @Jamesy and welcome to the forum. A couple of things to add to the useful info from @Pipp and @LivingLightly . I just want to check you know that statins tend to raise blood sugar levels, so you may want to do your own research into that. Then also what sort of diet do you eat? Many of us here manage on low carb diet alone, or like me LC diet and one small dose of one med.
 
Hi , I eat mostly lean types of food , low fat mince skinless chicken , basmati rice low fat Greek yoghurt , salmon , wholemeal rolls , I drink around 2 cans of diet irn bru per day also eat a lot of salad , and a big black coffee drinker with stevia also eat sweet potato and a lot off omelettes .
 
Jamesy said:
Hi , I eat mostly lean types of food , low fat mince skinless chicken , basmati rice low fat Greek yoghurt , salmon , wholemeal rolls , I drink around 2 cans of diet irn bru per day also eat a lot of salad , and a big black coffee drinker with stevia also eat sweet potato and a lot off omelettes .
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Pipp said:
Hello, and welcome, @Jamesy. So sorry you are having this difficulty.
I don’t have personal experience of jardiance, so can’t offer advice on that. If you are not getting the medication advice from the diabetic nurse perhaps ask for a medication review with pharmacist. HbA1c 50 is only just over the threshold from prediabetes level to diabetic. how does that level compare with the levels before you were prescribed jardiance?
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Hi pip yes it was around 100 was originally on 2 metaformin then put on 4 then asked if I would be willing to try a new drug ( jardiance on top of that which I did at 10 mg then she put it up to 25 , then I started to have problems with my weight loss
 
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