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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aliceclaresmith" data-source="post: 2387960" data-attributes="member: 541445">Hi everyone! Just to briefly introduce myself.. I'm 27 and was diagnosed with MODY (Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young) when I was 18.. that's a story for another time! My mum also has MODY and my brother carries the gene (specifically HNF4A for us). At diagnosis, I was told I was type 1 and was treated with insulin for a year until it was discovered that we actually had MODY in our family (my mum was on insulin for 25 years) again.. a story for another time. I've been on Gliclazide ever since and I take a really tiny dosage of 20mg in the morning which equates to half a tablet. I live a really active lifestyle and try to eat healthily (but I'm also a lover of sweet treats every now and then). My lifestyle over the past 5 years has included many multi-day hiking trips, daily gym sessions and I'm a keen runner. I have always thought of myself as ''not a real diabetic'' despite my diagnosis. I have previously felt like a bit of a cheat.. feeling like I can live my life without worry and rarely checking my blood sugars. I've also been known to downplay my condition to my friends and family - saying that it's fine, it's no big deal, it never affects me, I'm lucky!That is until.. the last month or so. I have to admit, that's what has brought me to the Diabetes UK community - over the last few weeks, it seems that even though I haven't changed my dosage of gliclazide in years and I honestly have continued to eat the same breakfast for years (I know, what a bore), I have suddenly become more sensitive to my medication. In particular, during lunchtime walks I've had a few hypo episodes - this is my first true experience of them and I'm shocked at how suddenly they occur. My heart starts racing and I know I need some sugar ASAP - it almost feels like a panic attack and it freaks me out. I feel like I've also had some times following these where I convince myself I have a low blood sugar and I panic again... it's a bit of a vicious cycle. Anyway, no sympathy needed but I wanted to reach out - any other fellow MODYs out there? What's your story? If anyone knows anything about suddenly becoming sensitive to your gliclazide dosage I'd be really curious to know. Or if anyone else suffers panic attack type situations where they convince themselves something is happening..keen to know your stories. Speak soon! Alice xx</blockquote>

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