Perscribed Linagliptin

[Pilgrim22]

I have been reading these forums for a while now, but this is my first post, so hello to one and all.

I was diagonsed with diabetes last June after being admitted to hospital with a heart attack, my bg level at that time was 33.

To cut a long story short, since then I have been on the usual post heart attack drugs, and for diabetes, gliclazide for a few months, then on metformin, changed to metformin sr (4x500)after a couple of months and now also put on linagliptin.

As I use a wheelchair, and inactive, I am used to looking at what I eat, so have had no problem sticking to a low gi /carb/cal diet.

My tested bg levels since diagnosed have never dropped into single figures (mmol/L)
and last two HbA1c levels have been 9.2 and 9.4.

Anyway, enough of my rambling, time to ask what I posted for.
Has anyone been on linagliptin for any time? and does it do what it says on the tin?

I am asking, because I have been told if this doesn't lower my levels, I most likely have to go on insulin.

 

[Osidge]

Hi Pilgrim22

Welcome to the Forum and congratulations on getting your HbA1c into single figures. Hopefully not will not be too long in falling to 7 and below

Unfortunately, I am not on linagliptin but just a thought. If you have an issue with weight, byetta or bydureon might be better choices (both are exenatide) as long as you have no kidney problems. In less than a year on exenatide, I have lost about 10Kg. I have also managed to almost halve my daily consumption of metformin.

Keep well

Doug

 

[Pilgrim22]

Hi Osidge

Thank you for replying, but weight is one of the few problems I dont have :lol:
My newly weighed and calculated BMI (today) is 20.45.

I was put on linagliptin, not because of weight, but because of my ongoing cardiac problems and
also mainly confined to a wheelchair (not connected), I cannot exrecise.
Have only been taking linagliptin for a week and so far, it is too early to tell as bg levels just the same.