Hello keep on the diet aspect for as long as you can, been on this medication for 7 months and have now decided that it does not work for me and the sooner i can get off it the better, never been so ill and i have lost any desire to do much, i plod along and get through each day at work but my va va voom has totally gone. I would not concern yourself about hypos too much because if you educate yourself they can be avoided. Good luck and speak to your diabetic team.