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hello,
I should do this properly and post a proper question instead of hijacking other ppls posts which is a bit rude.
I am a 44 yr old male, and I am on Phenindione anticoagulants for life, owing to 5 pulmonary emboli
(blood clots in the lungs) and 24 DVT's (blood clots in the legs).
I have been diagnosed as diabetic type 2 for 2 years and I test my Blood sugars myself.
I have been limited to various medications over the years because of the risk of a bleed because my Blood clotting INR (international ratio) has been maintained at quite a high level ie theraputic range 4.25 to 4.75
this limits use of certain antibiotics and I also have to watch what I eat ie no brocolli & spinnach because of the high iron content which can thin the blood further, I also cannot have much alcohol.
I take Gliclazide 80mgs twice a day and my sugars have been between 13 and 17 for the last 3 months. I have lost weight over 5 stone in 2 years down to 17 from 23 stone.
I dont get much excersize because of the constant pain in my legs due to the damage and poor circulation caused by the blood clots I had.
I was recently prescribed metformin 500mg tablets to be taken alongside the Gliclazide 160mg a day
but after one pill I was vomiting after only four hours and diaorea followed for the next 6 hours.
when I contacted the GP she said thats your oral options all used up you'll now need to go onto insulin.
when I butted in on someone elses post on this site I was told that there are more oral pill options I have also been adviced to get a second opinion.
the Insulin using people seem to want to talk me into going onto insulin and the oral pill people seem to want to advise me not to go onto insulin, so I am confused a little now.
Is there anyone out there also on the same oral anticoagulants taking different pills to Gliclazide?
i apreciate that there may be lots of people on Warfarin, but phenindione acts quicker in the system and has to be taken twice a day opposed to a once a day dose of Warfarin.
it would be great if I had access to the BMF or BMI (whatever) book of drugs so that I could look up all these other pills myself and see the ones that dont mix with my anticoagulants.
i dont think my GP is being honest with me although my anticoagulants being more agressive than warfarin might be the big difference, it would be good to compare notes with someone else on phenindione or dindevan.
there you have it a breif history done properly without hijacking another post.
please accept my appolagies everyone that I butted in on I went bull at a gate when I saw something I could relate to.
best wishes.
Nigel. :wink:
I should do this properly and post a proper question instead of hijacking other ppls posts which is a bit rude.
I am a 44 yr old male, and I am on Phenindione anticoagulants for life, owing to 5 pulmonary emboli
(blood clots in the lungs) and 24 DVT's (blood clots in the legs).
I have been diagnosed as diabetic type 2 for 2 years and I test my Blood sugars myself.
I have been limited to various medications over the years because of the risk of a bleed because my Blood clotting INR (international ratio) has been maintained at quite a high level ie theraputic range 4.25 to 4.75
this limits use of certain antibiotics and I also have to watch what I eat ie no brocolli & spinnach because of the high iron content which can thin the blood further, I also cannot have much alcohol.
I take Gliclazide 80mgs twice a day and my sugars have been between 13 and 17 for the last 3 months. I have lost weight over 5 stone in 2 years down to 17 from 23 stone.
I dont get much excersize because of the constant pain in my legs due to the damage and poor circulation caused by the blood clots I had.
I was recently prescribed metformin 500mg tablets to be taken alongside the Gliclazide 160mg a day
but after one pill I was vomiting after only four hours and diaorea followed for the next 6 hours.
when I contacted the GP she said thats your oral options all used up you'll now need to go onto insulin.
when I butted in on someone elses post on this site I was told that there are more oral pill options I have also been adviced to get a second opinion.
the Insulin using people seem to want to talk me into going onto insulin and the oral pill people seem to want to advise me not to go onto insulin, so I am confused a little now.
Is there anyone out there also on the same oral anticoagulants taking different pills to Gliclazide?
i apreciate that there may be lots of people on Warfarin, but phenindione acts quicker in the system and has to be taken twice a day opposed to a once a day dose of Warfarin.
it would be great if I had access to the BMF or BMI (whatever) book of drugs so that I could look up all these other pills myself and see the ones that dont mix with my anticoagulants.
i dont think my GP is being honest with me although my anticoagulants being more agressive than warfarin might be the big difference, it would be good to compare notes with someone else on phenindione or dindevan.
there you have it a breif history done properly without hijacking another post.
please accept my appolagies everyone that I butted in on I went bull at a gate when I saw something I could relate to.
best wishes.
Nigel. :wink:
