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<blockquote data-quote="paragliderpete" data-source="post: 313708" data-attributes="member: 44451"><p>Hi. You don't give much information about diet. Whilst medication will help, you will still need to be strict with the types of food that you eat, as about 80% of control is by food , usually you will have to modify your carb intake to lower your bm's.</p><p>With regards to your meds, Metformin and gliclazide are used ot assist in two different problems. Metformin is used to lower insulin resistance,is normally the primary medication, and in the majority of cases is very effective after the early stomach upsets are overcome. Gliclazide works by stimulating insulin release, and is known to cause hypoglcemia, but is effective if your insulin levels are low.</p><p>You need to work with your doctor to establish what meds would be most appropriate for you, for example in the early stages of T2 diabetes you could actually be producing more insulin than a normal person, but insulin resistance makes it ineffective, to take a drug like gliclazide increasing insulin production further would only make matters worse.</p><p>How well do you control your diet, do you think it may be possible to control by diet only. Come back to the forum with details of a typical days diet, and there will be plenty of members to advise you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="paragliderpete, post: 313708, member: 44451"] Hi. You don't give much information about diet. Whilst medication will help, you will still need to be strict with the types of food that you eat, as about 80% of control is by food , usually you will have to modify your carb intake to lower your bm's. With regards to your meds, Metformin and gliclazide are used ot assist in two different problems. Metformin is used to lower insulin resistance,is normally the primary medication, and in the majority of cases is very effective after the early stomach upsets are overcome. Gliclazide works by stimulating insulin release, and is known to cause hypoglcemia, but is effective if your insulin levels are low. You need to work with your doctor to establish what meds would be most appropriate for you, for example in the early stages of T2 diabetes you could actually be producing more insulin than a normal person, but insulin resistance makes it ineffective, to take a drug like gliclazide increasing insulin production further would only make matters worse. How well do you control your diet, do you think it may be possible to control by diet only. Come back to the forum with details of a typical days diet, and there will be plenty of members to advise you. [/QUOTE]
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