Evening all,
Just wanted to say hi and introduce myself to the community.
I was diagnosed with type 2 a couple of years ago and it has been a bumpy ride (especially at the moment) trying to keep on top of my blood sugar levels.
I was initially started on metformin but it wasn't doing anything and I was put on Glimeperide. That worked well and along with more exercise and losing weight (and stopping smoking) I managed to half the dose. All good until the sugars started to rise again, so back to the original dose. Then towards end of last year my sugars started to be high again. With all the usual delays it took a while to see a GP and then get blood tests, he put me on Metformin on top of the Glimeperide. Nothing changed, so he doubled the dose, this all took several weeks as you will understand. I had a bad reaction to the Metformin. Stomach cramps, lethargy tired etc. The Metformin was stopped and I've now been prescribed Sitagliptin.
My blood sugars remain high.
My questions are: Is it common for people to have to try several medications before the right one is found?
I stopped smoking, stopped drinking alcohol, exercise more and lost a couple of stone and things seems to be getting worse. Who said life was fair eh?
Sorry for the moan and I look forward to spending some time learning on this forum. Thanks for having me.
Just wanted to say hi and introduce myself to the community.
I was diagnosed with type 2 a couple of years ago and it has been a bumpy ride (especially at the moment) trying to keep on top of my blood sugar levels.
I was initially started on metformin but it wasn't doing anything and I was put on Glimeperide. That worked well and along with more exercise and losing weight (and stopping smoking) I managed to half the dose. All good until the sugars started to rise again, so back to the original dose. Then towards end of last year my sugars started to be high again. With all the usual delays it took a while to see a GP and then get blood tests, he put me on Metformin on top of the Glimeperide. Nothing changed, so he doubled the dose, this all took several weeks as you will understand. I had a bad reaction to the Metformin. Stomach cramps, lethargy tired etc. The Metformin was stopped and I've now been prescribed Sitagliptin.
My blood sugars remain high.
My questions are: Is it common for people to have to try several medications before the right one is found?
I stopped smoking, stopped drinking alcohol, exercise more and lost a couple of stone and things seems to be getting worse. Who said life was fair eh?
Sorry for the moan and I look forward to spending some time learning on this forum. Thanks for having me.