I can’t go to low carb as I’m on a tablet called jardiance and it has my blood sugar levels so low even after eating bread they can be 4.2 then drop to 3.8 the whole grain cracker breads are much better than bread and I try to stick to those rather than bread as they have less carbs in them. That was just an example of one day. It’s the quitting smoking I’m having the problem with. Bother my 13 yr old self for thinking it’s coolWell done on your weight loss so far and explaining how you are achieving this. I’m just wondering how your blood sugars are still eating bread and crackers? I can’t tolerate that amount of carbs without spiking. I lost a shed load of weight and achieved non diabetic levels, following diagnosis by just carb counting, I haven’t a clue how many calories I was eating!
I can’t go to low carb as I’m on a tablet called jardiance and it has my blood sugar levels so low even after eating bread they can be 4.2 then drop to 3.8 the whole grain cracker breads are much better than bread and I try to stick to those rather than bread as they have less carbs in them. That was just an example of one day. It’s the quitting smoking I’m having the problem with. Bother my 13 yr old self for thinking it’s cool
I was originally on gliclazide one in a morning and 2 metformin, then 1 gliclazide at night and 2 metformin, my hba1c was coming down from 81 to 74 to 64 to 61 then my diabetes nurse upped my gliclazide to 2 in a morning and 2 and night and my hba1c went up to 76 on my next test.i tried eating low carb and still my blood sugar levels would not come down. Since this tablet they are much more under control, I’m hoping my next test it will have improved significantly and hope I can manage to just get to a diet control eventually so I can come off tablets all together so I’m sure by then I will likely take the lower carb into my life. It’s all about adjusting till we get it right..one step at a time and we will all get where we need to beOh ok, a case of eating carbs to counter the effect of meds. Have you ever considered eating lower carbs to enable reducing meds instead? Just a thought
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Congrats on getting a handle on your diabetes! Just be aware that wringing the last drop of insulin out of your pancreas by way of sulfonylureas like gliclazide may not do your struggling beta cells any favours, especially since alternatives that give your pancreas some relief instead of clubbing it with a hammer are readily available.I was originally on gliclazide one in a morning and 2 metformin, then 1 gliclazide at night and 2 metformin, my hba1c was coming down from 81 to 74 to 64 to 61 then my diabetes nurse upped my gliclazide to 2 in a morning and 2 and night and my hba1c went up to 76 on my next test.i tried eating low carb and still my blood sugar levels would not come down. Since this tablet they are much more under control, I’m hoping my next test it will have improved significantly and hope I can manage to just get to a diet control eventually so I can come off tablets all together so I’m sure by then I will likely take the lower carb into my life. It’s all about adjusting till we get it right..one step at a time and we will all get where we need to be
I’m on a tablet called jardiance and it has my blood sugar levels so low even after eating bread they can be 4.2 then drop to 3.8
Oh ok, a case of eating carbs to counter the effect of meds. Have you ever considered eating lower carbs to enable reducing meds instead? Just a thought
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P.S. It is nice to see that even @Rachox gets so frustrated by this that she uses language not allowed in here!
Good for you Rachox !
Hi. It may be that your dose of Jardiance is too high - do discuss with the GP.I can’t go to low carb as I’m on a tablet called jardiance and it has my blood sugar levels so low even after eating bread they can be 4.2 then drop to 3.8 the whole grain cracker breads are much better than bread and I try to stick to those rather than bread as they have less carbs in them. That was just an example of one day. It’s the quitting smoking I’m having the problem with. Bother my 13 yr old self for thinking it’s cool
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Worth saying that I was on max dose (320mg) Gliclazide for several years and was refused insulin until my pancreas was killed to the extent I was then offered insulin. I agree that meds should always be kept to a useful minimum with diet being key and in this case lowering the carbs (not calories)Congrats on getting a handle on your diabetes! Just be aware that wringing the last drop of insulin out of your pancreas by way of sulfonylureas like gliclazide may not do your struggling beta cells any favours, especially since alternatives that give your pancreas some relief instead of clubbing it with a hammer are readily available.
I think your history clearly points out how great sulfonylureas really work, in the end they might have knocked your pancreas out for good and no matter how many you take will have an effect any longer while low-dose insulin would have given your pancreas a break. IMHO I consider it criminal to put people on sulfonylureas just because they're pennies a piece and they don't have to take on the medical responsibility that comes with prescribing insulin. When the time comes and the last beta cell has been clubbed to death they get away with calling it a "natural progression". You couldn't make this up.
Jardiance can be a great tool but as has been said before, you don't need to pee out sugar if you can avoid putting it into your system in the first place.
Please note that I'm not a medical professional, but maybe that is something you could bring up during your next appointment.
I am on the lowest dose, 10mg..it can be upped to around 30mg I think.which is something I definitely don’t need ha! I am going to ask to be taken off gliclazide on my next visit in November once I have my hba1c results back.Hi. It may be that your dose of Jardiance is too high - do discuss with the GP.
staying under my calories and exercise is more important for me at the moment and to lose the weight first..while maintaining lower blood sugar..i do not eat constant high carb foods”,I am trying to do one thing at a time.i don’t want to become overwhelmed and sink back into depression.my main goal is to get the weight off first the way I’m doing it to hopefully get this fat around me reduced, Which is working, the app shows me my carb intake, cholesterol intake, sodium intake.and much more. I will then move to reducing my meds and finding a balance that is right for me. We all do things differently, I tried low carb and my blood sugars still escalated so it is not the only answer at the start for some.which is why I needed the meds..then I needed to lose weight. people need to find what is right for them to make a start and stick with it while still maintaining low blood sugar.I have lost a lot of weight this past year and I’ve a 118 days to go till my goal.once I have got to that I will take the next step. For overweight people I don’t think telling them to eat low carb or 30mg of carbs straight away is any good at all.I'm sure there is many who see this advice And think I CANT do that..yes it will be more beneficial I don’t doubt that, I think the starting point is exercise, starting to move around more, eating less, 3 meals a day, checking levels after eating, cutting out certain foods, and slowly decrease your carbs so you aren’t binging for the ones you usually have is much more sound advice. And likely to help people who see no end at the tunnel like i did.its all a learning curve.and the struggle is real..It’s like feeding a dog meat n biscuits then suddenly shoving lettuce in its bowl, it will be miserable and look to eating anything it see’s. safely and efficiently and seeing what is working for you and not working is the best start.getting to your goal and making changes as you go. Hope I don’t sound rude, I just think people going on about 30g of carbs is not going to get an overweight person to make a start. It didn’t help me..It’s much more than just low blood sugar, its losing weight, feeling better, knowing you can help yourself and others. now I feel as if I am doing something wrong because I’m on meds.not everyone can do that at the start and not always works for some, as I well know.i don’t want to be on medication, nobody does...I hope we all get into remission and kick diabetes ass. I’m doing my best with the best that I have.You are rather young - I really do advise trying to get off the medication and using low carb rather than hammering your pancreas to get lower levels - you could have many decades ahead of you, and achieving normality would be such a good idea.
now I feel as if I am doing something wrong because I’m on meds.not everyone can do that at the start and not always works for some, as I well know.i don’t want to be on medication, nobody does...I hope we all get into remission and kick diabetes ass. I’m doing my best with the best that I have.
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