So my self control has not been great during lockdown and i recently had my first check up with the diabetic clinic in about two years (owing to my previous practice closing and of course covid) aand its fair to say my hba1c was not great (i dont recall the number) but its fair to say it was much higher than it has ever been.
Initially i committed to making lifestyle changes, which i didnt do immediately, then i start suffering from what i can only describe as heart palpitations. In the folow up from my Diabetes check up the doctor discussed putting me on Jardiance, but we agreed that i would hold off and see what benefits the lifestyle changes brought, but then the heart palpitations started.
Once day last week, i had weetbix for breakfast (about 10:30) with sweetner and semi-skimmed milk and through a number of circumstances didnt have anything else to eat. About 15:30 i was feeling really unwell and decided to use my last good test strip to chekc my blood sugars as i was going to the toilet like seabiscuit and it was at 10.5. I realise the matra is little and often when it comes to meals and snacking but this was my normal daily routine.
I had another check-up wiht my doc over my blood pressure on Monday there and i suggested i might be better going onto Jardiance rather than waiting, she agreed and issued the prescription.
Sorry for the long preamble, but this brings me upto this morning when i took my first pill, 10mg about 30 mins before breakfast. i made myself a low carb breakfast of scrambled eggs with cucumber, tomato, sping onion, spinach and some crushed chillies but before i could start to eat, i started to feel very warm and shaky much like i have done in the past when my blood sugars have crashed. I ate my breakfast and still felt unwell so rather than reaching for the sugar i had a banana as well and felt better after another hour or so.
for lunch i had a single baked potato with beans and a little cheese about 13:00 but about 20mins ago i started to feel the same way again so had a handful of pistachios which seem to be keeping things at bay.
So my question is, is this a common reaction to taking something like Jardiance? should i be altering my routing in order to include snacks to stop these crashes? presumably i would be better taking the jardiance after breakfast rather than before?
I am currently on Metformin modified realease 2000mg, i also take losartan, Amlodapine, Omeprazole.
Lastly i should add that my blood pressure todays has been close to perfect i.e 112/84 the only thing bothering me today is tyhese feelings of blood sugar crashing, but i dont have any more test strips in order to check this (i have some on order)
Initially i committed to making lifestyle changes, which i didnt do immediately, then i start suffering from what i can only describe as heart palpitations. In the folow up from my Diabetes check up the doctor discussed putting me on Jardiance, but we agreed that i would hold off and see what benefits the lifestyle changes brought, but then the heart palpitations started.
Once day last week, i had weetbix for breakfast (about 10:30) with sweetner and semi-skimmed milk and through a number of circumstances didnt have anything else to eat. About 15:30 i was feeling really unwell and decided to use my last good test strip to chekc my blood sugars as i was going to the toilet like seabiscuit and it was at 10.5. I realise the matra is little and often when it comes to meals and snacking but this was my normal daily routine.
I had another check-up wiht my doc over my blood pressure on Monday there and i suggested i might be better going onto Jardiance rather than waiting, she agreed and issued the prescription.
Sorry for the long preamble, but this brings me upto this morning when i took my first pill, 10mg about 30 mins before breakfast. i made myself a low carb breakfast of scrambled eggs with cucumber, tomato, sping onion, spinach and some crushed chillies but before i could start to eat, i started to feel very warm and shaky much like i have done in the past when my blood sugars have crashed. I ate my breakfast and still felt unwell so rather than reaching for the sugar i had a banana as well and felt better after another hour or so.
for lunch i had a single baked potato with beans and a little cheese about 13:00 but about 20mins ago i started to feel the same way again so had a handful of pistachios which seem to be keeping things at bay.
So my question is, is this a common reaction to taking something like Jardiance? should i be altering my routing in order to include snacks to stop these crashes? presumably i would be better taking the jardiance after breakfast rather than before?
I am currently on Metformin modified realease 2000mg, i also take losartan, Amlodapine, Omeprazole.
Lastly i should add that my blood pressure todays has been close to perfect i.e 112/84 the only thing bothering me today is tyhese feelings of blood sugar crashing, but i dont have any more test strips in order to check this (i have some on order)