Hi,
I was diagnosed in June with an hba1c of 11% and started taking 2 x 80mg glicazide per day. My bmi was 26.7.
The pills worked for a few weeks but average readings were back in the 10's. Over the coming weeks my doses went up, readings stabalised for a couple of weeks, and started going up again. I now take 1g metformin and 240 mg of gliclazide per day.
My hba1c went from 11% to 7.3% in september, but my last reading was 8.3 (new reading is 66). My BMI rose to 29, but im starting to lose weight again which is good.
I eat well, i dont eat between meals, and my only vice is alcohol. Even then i drink 2 or 3 pints of lager, then a glass of wine on a night out to counter balance my bs
Im not at the stage of calling the dsn again as my averages for december so far is 11.5 mmol.
What i would like to know is when would insulin need to be considered? Would it be when im on the maximum doses of both? as the metformin makes me feel rather ******.
I was diagnosed in June with an hba1c of 11% and started taking 2 x 80mg glicazide per day. My bmi was 26.7.
The pills worked for a few weeks but average readings were back in the 10's. Over the coming weeks my doses went up, readings stabalised for a couple of weeks, and started going up again. I now take 1g metformin and 240 mg of gliclazide per day.
My hba1c went from 11% to 7.3% in september, but my last reading was 8.3 (new reading is 66). My BMI rose to 29, but im starting to lose weight again which is good.
I eat well, i dont eat between meals, and my only vice is alcohol. Even then i drink 2 or 3 pints of lager, then a glass of wine on a night out to counter balance my bs
Im not at the stage of calling the dsn again as my averages for december so far is 11.5 mmol.
What i would like to know is when would insulin need to be considered? Would it be when im on the maximum doses of both? as the metformin makes me feel rather ******.
