Thanks.I dont take it but i was prescribed it last year.dn said it could cause me to pass out! Decided to try with diet( was already on metoormin and linagliptin.To cut a long story short,my hba1c is down and i am happy as i am .Dn wants to look at reducing meds.Appointment in a couple of weeks.Yes. I found it effective, even after I'd halved the daily dose to 40 mgs. Unlike metformin, the effects of which are cumulative, gliclazide works within hours. Over some 15 years of use, I was not aware of side effects, but some patients complain of weight gain.
Please be aware that gliclazide works chiefly by stimulating the amount of insulin produced by the pancreas. If insulin resistance rather than insulin deficiency is the principal concern, then gliclazide may make things worse in the long run. Back in 2003 when I was first prescribed gliclazide, this potential drawback was never mentioned. We now know most, if not all Type 2s, already have ample insulin circulating, so 'flogging' and 'dead horses' spring to mind. For this reason, I was advised to wean myself off the drug in December 2018.
That said, some patients have been prescribed gliclazide for more than 30 years without apparent effects to the pancreas.
Small wonder you weren't keen to add gliclazide therapy to your existing medication. Sounds as though your diabetic nurse was pointing to the risk of hypoglycaemia if over-corrected.Thanks.I dont take it but i was prescribed it last year.dn said it could cause me to pass out! Decided to try with diet( was already on metoormin and linagliptin.To cut a long story short,my hba1c is down and i am happy as i am .Dn wants to look at reducing meds.Appointment in a couple of weeks.
Well done.xResult from last weeks hba1c is 54mmol/l down from 62 in July. I’m ****-a-hoop!
Amazing result, and my friend and I played a fun game trying to find out what the asterisked bit was.Result from last weeks hba1c is 54mmol/l down from 62 in July. I’m ****-a-hoop!
I hadn’t even noticed when I posted that it was a row of ****Amazing result, and my friend and I played a fun game trying to find out what the asterisked bit was.
She won, and we both learnt a new word in English!
LoL It happens all the time. The people of Scunthorpe were peeved when their town was spelt S****horpe.Amazing result, and my friend and I played a fun game trying to find out what the asterisked bit was.
She won, and we both learnt a new word in English!
A hug for the lack of support from GP.Just been reading through this thread and looked up my records..
I’m frankly a bit disappointed with my GP surgery since I’ve been going for regular tests as invited and HbA1c hasn’t really been brought up until this year when I received an invitation to a retinopathy eye test unexpectedly.
Results are as follows:
Sep ‘16: 40
Jul ‘18 43
Aug ‘19 42
Feb ‘22 48
Mar ‘22 47
May ‘22 49
Jun ‘22 47
Mar ‘23 54
Apr ‘23 53
Jul ‘23 53
Next is end Oct, hoping for a better result now I finally (thanks to this forum) know what I’m dealing with.
90 down to 37!Finally got the results for 6 months since last test. Happy with results thanks to this forum. You lot should take over the doctors. Saying that my nurse did hand the reins to this website.
My first year of diabetes:
Oct 22-90.Nov 22-75.Jan 23-46.
April 23-40.Oct 23-37mmol/l
I completely agree!Result yesterday down to 43 from 53 when diagnosed in July.
I credit this forum for most of this improvement, plus the Libre 2 week free trial! Thank you lovely people.
I celebrated with some homemade low carb brownies and cream.
Diabetes nurse I have now is very supportive and encouraging.
Next test end January hoping to get it below 42.
Well done you!! It only works!Result yesterday down to 43 from 53 when diagnosed in July.
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