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<blockquote data-quote="Mazzer" data-source="post: 885825" data-attributes="member: 98181"><p>Hi Chilijo and welcome to the Forum, great advice from And Breath. I am also surprised that your doc didn't put you on Metformin, I am very small framed and my weight dropped to 7st last year due to a stressful period, but I started to eat more fat and now weigh a healthy 7st 13lbs. At first I was terrified to eat fat as my cholestrol was on the high side, but my last three tests have shown my numbers are great and have improved since being on a LC/HF diet.</p><p></p><p>Your insurance company probably don't realise that Gliclazide (being a tablet) lowers the BS in a similar way as insulin,so low BS is a risk which is why you definitely need to test your BS before driving. Meformin on the other hand helps to prevent the liver from releasing too much glucose into your system, so hypos are very rare.</p><p></p><p>If you are on Gliclazide your doctor should give you a meter and strips on prescription, so I should get yourself back to the docs and ask for some.</p><p></p><p>Have a good look round the Forums, there is a wealth if information and lots of very knowledgeable people on hand to guide you while you get your head round what the best way forward is for you.</p><p></p><p>Good luck, keep posting.</p><p></p><p>Marilyn x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mazzer, post: 885825, member: 98181"] Hi Chilijo and welcome to the Forum, great advice from And Breath. I am also surprised that your doc didn't put you on Metformin, I am very small framed and my weight dropped to 7st last year due to a stressful period, but I started to eat more fat and now weigh a healthy 7st 13lbs. At first I was terrified to eat fat as my cholestrol was on the high side, but my last three tests have shown my numbers are great and have improved since being on a LC/HF diet. Your insurance company probably don't realise that Gliclazide (being a tablet) lowers the BS in a similar way as insulin,so low BS is a risk which is why you definitely need to test your BS before driving. Meformin on the other hand helps to prevent the liver from releasing too much glucose into your system, so hypos are very rare. If you are on Gliclazide your doctor should give you a meter and strips on prescription, so I should get yourself back to the docs and ask for some. Have a good look round the Forums, there is a wealth if information and lots of very knowledgeable people on hand to guide you while you get your head round what the best way forward is for you. Good luck, keep posting. Marilyn x [/QUOTE]
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