Has your doctor suggested these? Changing drugs is a discussion with your doctors as if NHS, there is a whole pathway to be followed before being offeredHas anyone tried sglt2 inhibitors? I have reduced my hb1ca to 8.2 , previously 10 and 11 at its worst after a long period of denial. In the zone now but looking at alternative medication. Currently on sitagliptin and gliclazide.
Could I ask what side effects and potential risks you had?Has your doctor suggested these? Changing drugs is a discussion with your doctors as if NHS, there is a whole pathway to be followed before being offered
I have used daplaflaglozin but wasn’t happy with the side effects or potential risks so moved to changing my diet and exercise instead.
what are you looking to achieve? There could be other options rather than other drugs
Yes, I am on a low carb diet which has has improved my blood sugars a great deal.Hi and welcome.
Have you thought of changing what you eat instead?
Yes, my nurse has suggested these. I am on a low carb diet ( most of the time!) blood sugars are in a good range but I want to lose weight, difficult to exercise too much as I have a bad back.
They did being my levels down and I did lose weight. I took them as my hba1c was 78 and I was about to head to insulin, this was my last chance as far as nhs was concerned before I did the diet changes, goes to show...Could I ask what side effects and potential risks you had?
I don’t want to put anyone off, I'm the one who often defends Metformin for example. There are many options, but research and owning your own health is importantThank you, that’s really helpful.
but this has confirmed I am still producing insulin.
I am not sure, I will ask the nurse next time I speak to her.How much insulin? T2s typically overproduce, slow developing T1s produce some initially and then stop production.
Thank you, I have reduced the gliclazide to 40mg a day and hope to drop that one completely in the next few weeks. I was just interested to see if the side effects for the inhibitors had affected anyone significantly.Hi, the reason why you have been advised to take inhibitors is mainly because your insulin response is not good because of insulin resistance which is common in T2s.
The inhibitors will supplement the insulin required to offset the higher blood glucose levels.
I take sitagliptin 100mg. And so far no side effects.
You may in the future want to reduce the dosage or stop taking it if your Hba1c and fasting levels are near normal, this will happen if you get the balance right for you and reduce the carbs sufficiently. But please talk to your doctor, not the dsn.
Stay safe.
i tried experimenting with SGLT inhibitors(made no big difference since i am on a LCHF diet) ,some suggested they almost work like a LC diet cause most of the glucose you eat end up in the urine. But its bad for the kidneys and in some cases(few) caused kidney damage and almost always cause urinary tract infection depending on the amount of glucose you eat.Has anyone tried sglt2 inhibitors? I have reduced my hb1ca to 8.2 , previously 10 and 11 at its worst after a long period of denial. In the zone now but looking at alternative medication. Currently on sitagliptin and gliclazide.
I have only been on the low carb for a couple of months so I know my HBA1c will come down further, i use the carb manager app and thus is 18g diabetic carbs a day but I am usually between 12-15g. Yes, I have had the c-peptide test as there was some doubt on whether I was type 2 as both my mum and daughter are type 1, but this has confirmed I am still producing insulin.
i tried experimenting with SGLT inhibitors(made no big difference since i am on a LCHF diet) ,some suggested they almost work like a LC diet cause most of the glucose you eat end up in the urine. But its bad for the kidneys and in some cases(few) caused kidney damage and almost always cause urinary tract infection depending on the amount of glucose you eat.
My suggestion from experience is with a LC diet you wont even need SGLT inh drugs and avoid the risk that come with every drug or just drug dependency
all the best
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