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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2250756" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>They have to give you a monitor when they put you on Glic, simply because it can cause hypo's. You'd have to test before driving to see if you're okay to drive. (I think it's 5 to drive, but as I don't have a license myself I'm not 100% on that). If you're lower you have to eat to get your numbers up, or risk being uninsured when you get an accident. That's basically the impact Glic can have on your life: always having to be careful not to hypo. I responded badly to metformin and was switched to glic, but also had started on a low carb way of eating. My own endo didn't know that gliclazide causes hypo's when you're low carbing! She kept telling me it wasn't possible, while I was hitting below 3,5 mmol's regularly. (I self-funded the strips, I still do). Hence the warning. It's in the leaflet, but hypo's really are no fun at all. In the end I got rid of the glic with my GP's backing, haven't been on medication since, with non-diabetic blood sugars.</p><p></p><p>As for testing: Put the pen against the <em>side of your finger</em>, not on the pad. There's a lot of nerves in there and if you test often, which is advisable especially when you're starting out, you don't want your finger to hurt. Set it to 2 or something, because you don't want it to go too deep. Just start there and see whether that'll get you the required drop. If you're going low carb, test before a meal and 2 hours after the first bite. If your values go up more than 2.0 mmol/l, then there were more carbs in the meal than you could handle. I know, if you only have 25 strips, that's not going to last you very long. Sorry. A lot of people here self-fund a meter, and it's the strips that are the expense, so if it comes down to that, get a meter that's got less dear strips, like the Tee2.</p><p></p><p>There was no Corona when I was diagnosed, but everyone was on holiday, so it took months for me to see everyone I was supposed to see. It's a scary time, being diagnosed, and if you're left to your own devices it's, well... Traumatic. It's bad enough getting a life changing diagnosis, but being left on your own with it, whatever the reason, is HARD. For me, what helped, was reading Dr. Jason Fung's the Diabetes Code. I learned everything I could about diabetes and how to treat it with food, what the terms, goals and expectations were... It helps if you know what's going on. This is an entirely manageable condition that doesn't have to lead to painful, possibly deadly complications, contrary to what the general public, and some GP's, think. You do have a say in this.</p><p></p><p>Good luck,</p><p>Jo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2250756, member: 401801"] They have to give you a monitor when they put you on Glic, simply because it can cause hypo's. You'd have to test before driving to see if you're okay to drive. (I think it's 5 to drive, but as I don't have a license myself I'm not 100% on that). If you're lower you have to eat to get your numbers up, or risk being uninsured when you get an accident. That's basically the impact Glic can have on your life: always having to be careful not to hypo. I responded badly to metformin and was switched to glic, but also had started on a low carb way of eating. My own endo didn't know that gliclazide causes hypo's when you're low carbing! She kept telling me it wasn't possible, while I was hitting below 3,5 mmol's regularly. (I self-funded the strips, I still do). Hence the warning. It's in the leaflet, but hypo's really are no fun at all. In the end I got rid of the glic with my GP's backing, haven't been on medication since, with non-diabetic blood sugars. As for testing: Put the pen against the [I]side of your finger[/I], not on the pad. There's a lot of nerves in there and if you test often, which is advisable especially when you're starting out, you don't want your finger to hurt. Set it to 2 or something, because you don't want it to go too deep. Just start there and see whether that'll get you the required drop. If you're going low carb, test before a meal and 2 hours after the first bite. If your values go up more than 2.0 mmol/l, then there were more carbs in the meal than you could handle. I know, if you only have 25 strips, that's not going to last you very long. Sorry. A lot of people here self-fund a meter, and it's the strips that are the expense, so if it comes down to that, get a meter that's got less dear strips, like the Tee2. There was no Corona when I was diagnosed, but everyone was on holiday, so it took months for me to see everyone I was supposed to see. It's a scary time, being diagnosed, and if you're left to your own devices it's, well... Traumatic. It's bad enough getting a life changing diagnosis, but being left on your own with it, whatever the reason, is HARD. For me, what helped, was reading Dr. Jason Fung's the Diabetes Code. I learned everything I could about diabetes and how to treat it with food, what the terms, goals and expectations were... It helps if you know what's going on. This is an entirely manageable condition that doesn't have to lead to painful, possibly deadly complications, contrary to what the general public, and some GP's, think. You do have a say in this. Good luck, Jo [/QUOTE]
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