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<blockquote data-quote="Oldvatr" data-source="post: 1471746" data-attributes="member: 196898"><p>LoL. I find the Swanson brand is fairly consistent, and I use Amazon for sourcing both. I think the BM is slightly more effective than the GS, and the GS i am using currently also has cinnamon and mulberry in it, so is a hybrid mix.</p><p></p><p>I was not aware until recently that Gliclazide is also available in 40 mg tabs so I am about to ask my GP to split my one tab a day into onex40mg am and one pm so I cover breakfast and my main meal in the evening. I find an 80mg tab can drop my bgl by 6 mmol/l after a LC meal, so I have been splitting the 80 mg in half (it is scored to do that), and I use the half in the morning. I have had low bgl but no hypo's since I started doing this.</p><p></p><p>My Gp wants me to drop the Glic completely, but then I will lose my excuse for self monitoring support. I also would have to drop my carb intake more severely, and then become totally anal about it. I prefer to be able to take things in a more relaxed manner as befits my age.</p><p></p><p>Going by what is being said in another thread we are active on, I musr warn you that both BM and GS have alternate treatment status as a mild laxative, so be prepared in case it bites you in the proverbial. I have the occasional sessions, but it is a one off session then life goes on. No worse than Metformin, and no cramps. I think I may have a perfect storm going on here, Metformin 2000 mg, concurrent with dropping diuretic med, adding BM, and iron tabs all meeting in the same place where the sun don't shine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldvatr, post: 1471746, member: 196898"] LoL. I find the Swanson brand is fairly consistent, and I use Amazon for sourcing both. I think the BM is slightly more effective than the GS, and the GS i am using currently also has cinnamon and mulberry in it, so is a hybrid mix. I was not aware until recently that Gliclazide is also available in 40 mg tabs so I am about to ask my GP to split my one tab a day into onex40mg am and one pm so I cover breakfast and my main meal in the evening. I find an 80mg tab can drop my bgl by 6 mmol/l after a LC meal, so I have been splitting the 80 mg in half (it is scored to do that), and I use the half in the morning. I have had low bgl but no hypo's since I started doing this. My Gp wants me to drop the Glic completely, but then I will lose my excuse for self monitoring support. I also would have to drop my carb intake more severely, and then become totally anal about it. I prefer to be able to take things in a more relaxed manner as befits my age. Going by what is being said in another thread we are active on, I musr warn you that both BM and GS have alternate treatment status as a mild laxative, so be prepared in case it bites you in the proverbial. I have the occasional sessions, but it is a one off session then life goes on. No worse than Metformin, and no cramps. I think I may have a perfect storm going on here, Metformin 2000 mg, concurrent with dropping diuretic med, adding BM, and iron tabs all meeting in the same place where the sun don't shine. [/QUOTE]
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