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Type 2 meds advice gliclazide

I have been on Gliclazide for about 6 months, after a hba1c of 111. It is prescribed 2 twice a day with food. I often take it it 30 minutes to an hour before my breakfast, but I make sure I have breakfast, and I have been fine with my glucose levels (no sudden drops). On a couple of occasions I have forgotton to take it by about 4 hours and my glucose has spiked. My fasting glucose has, until recently, been around 7 - 7.5, recently it is around 5.5 I have now got my hba1c down to <48, which is remission level if I can keep below that for 6 months. Through regular testing (roughly 2 hourly), and healthy diet (I recommend slimming world because carbs aren't a problem to keep in the diet plan) I have been able to manage my glucose closely. a daily average of 7.7 over 3 months could get you into remission levels, it has for me. A well managed diet of slow burning carbs should help because if you drive you need to keep your glucose above 5, I have lots of fruit on hand for natural sugars (jelly babys for emergencies) and eat potatoes, pasta and rice regularly in healthy proportions. I wouldn't recommend taking them a number of hours before food when your up and about, because you're burning energy, as a hypo is a risk.
 
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