• Please Remember: Members are only permitted to share their own experiences. Members are not qualified to give medical advice. Additionally, everyone manages their health differently. Please be respectful of other people's opinions about their own diabetes management.
  • We seem to be having technical difficulties with new user accounts. If you are trying to register please check your Spam or Junk folder for your confirmation email. If you still haven't received a confirmation email, please reach out to our support inbox: support.forum@diabetes.org.uk

gliclazide

Status
This thread is now closed. Please contact Anna DUK, Ieva DUK or everydayupsanddowns if you would like it re-opened.
D

Doddy

Well-Known Member
Relationship to Diabetes
Type 1.5 LADA
So my GP started me on 80mg of this yesterday, telling me it starts to work straight away. So why hasn't it made a difference yet? Maybe a higher dose is needed or is this drug not going to work for me?
 
Doddy said:
So my GP started me on 80mg of this yesterday, telling me it starts to work straight away. So why hasn't it made a difference yet? Maybe a higher dose is needed or is this drug not going to work for me?
Click to expand...

At the risk of being boring, I think you've got to give it a little longer. Having said that, when I was put on it on diagnosis I kept saying to the hospital staff "when's it going to start working ?" and they had to up the dose quite a bit before it did anything. Then I started getting hypos ! 😱
 
They had me on it for a while and it took a fews days to kick in, then I started getting hypos. I hope you have been given a meter and test strips as well?
 
Not been given an meter, but have one anyway...will ask her about strips for it when I phone the Gp later in the week.
Will give it longer...I guess I am impatient! I was hoping it would show quicker results!
 
Status
This thread is now closed. Please contact Anna DUK, Ieva DUK or everydayupsanddowns if you would like it re-opened.
Back
Top