Chimpchoker
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- Type of diabetes
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Hi folks,
I've been type 2 for about 6 years now and if I'm honest I never really done anything about it for 4 years. Treatment started with diet only then 1 x 500 metaformin then 2 then 4 metaformin then add a januvia 25 then up to januvia 100 and after fighting the weight loss my eyes started to need retinopathy 6 monthly checks.
I decided that was enough and started to lose weight losing 3 stone but no benefit. Eventually I was given 10mg Empagliflozin and with my nurses blessing a low carb 800 cal diet. after 3 months my Hb1Ca was down from 78 to 56.
I've lost another 4 stone and my sugar finger pricks are consistently 6.1 /6.2. I've still got 2 months to go to my 6 monthly Hb1Ca test but these last few days has seen my finger pricks down to 5.2 2 and 4 hours after a meal. this morning I felt the symptoms of a hypo so had some fresh orange juice and 2 hours later it was still only 5.1.
Nothing else has changed except I have now hit 19 stone, losing 7 stone since Jan the 1st this year.
Obviously if this continues I need to see my nurse but any ideas as to why this is suddenly happening? my weight loss has been consistent and nothing at all has changed tablet or food wise.
My profile says insulin dependent. I AM NOTON INSULIN.
TIA.
I've been type 2 for about 6 years now and if I'm honest I never really done anything about it for 4 years. Treatment started with diet only then 1 x 500 metaformin then 2 then 4 metaformin then add a januvia 25 then up to januvia 100 and after fighting the weight loss my eyes started to need retinopathy 6 monthly checks.
I decided that was enough and started to lose weight losing 3 stone but no benefit. Eventually I was given 10mg Empagliflozin and with my nurses blessing a low carb 800 cal diet. after 3 months my Hb1Ca was down from 78 to 56.
I've lost another 4 stone and my sugar finger pricks are consistently 6.1 /6.2. I've still got 2 months to go to my 6 monthly Hb1Ca test but these last few days has seen my finger pricks down to 5.2 2 and 4 hours after a meal. this morning I felt the symptoms of a hypo so had some fresh orange juice and 2 hours later it was still only 5.1.
Nothing else has changed except I have now hit 19 stone, losing 7 stone since Jan the 1st this year.
Obviously if this continues I need to see my nurse but any ideas as to why this is suddenly happening? my weight loss has been consistent and nothing at all has changed tablet or food wise.
My profile says insulin dependent. I AM NOTON INSULIN.
TIA.
