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<blockquote data-quote="davd" data-source="post: 2360214" data-attributes="member: 523478"><p>Hi and welcome </p><p>When I was diagnosed 9 months ago with an HbA1c of 90 I was prescribed Glimepiride which is similar to glyclazide .</p><p>Even at the lowest dose which was 1mg , with me low carbing it dropped my BG level very quickly.</p><p>This drug makes your pancreas increase insulin production whilst metformin helps your sensitivity to insulin.</p><p>When taking Glimepiride my levels dropped below 4 a few times so after 1st month I got my doctor to change my medication to metformin Sr extended release and since then I have reduced my metformin dosage from 1000 mg to 500 .</p><p>The extended release is a bit easier on your stomach.</p><p>If you take the glyclazide make sure you test regularly especially just before you drive, and keep glucose tablets or some jelly babies with you just in case you need to get sugar level up quickly.</p><p>Because I was initially prescribed Glimepiride I got a meter and testing strips on prescription and even now I am not taking it I still get the strips on prescription. So ask doctor to prescribe strips for you.</p><p>The glyclazide will definitely get your sugar level down.</p><p>After been diagnosed 4 months later HbA1c down to 40 and it’s stopped at that up to date</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davd, post: 2360214, member: 523478"] Hi and welcome When I was diagnosed 9 months ago with an HbA1c of 90 I was prescribed Glimepiride which is similar to glyclazide . Even at the lowest dose which was 1mg , with me low carbing it dropped my BG level very quickly. This drug makes your pancreas increase insulin production whilst metformin helps your sensitivity to insulin. When taking Glimepiride my levels dropped below 4 a few times so after 1st month I got my doctor to change my medication to metformin Sr extended release and since then I have reduced my metformin dosage from 1000 mg to 500 . The extended release is a bit easier on your stomach. If you take the glyclazide make sure you test regularly especially just before you drive, and keep glucose tablets or some jelly babies with you just in case you need to get sugar level up quickly. Because I was initially prescribed Glimepiride I got a meter and testing strips on prescription and even now I am not taking it I still get the strips on prescription. So ask doctor to prescribe strips for you. The glyclazide will definitely get your sugar level down. After been diagnosed 4 months later HbA1c down to 40 and it’s stopped at that up to date [/QUOTE]
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