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james44

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i've had type 2 for approx 2months now . i'm taking 160mg gliclazide and 850mg of metformin in the morning with food then repeating this at 6pm with food . problem is whenever i exercise or exert myself my BG is dropping to around 3 and i'm getting like a mini hypo . the pharmacist told me to stop taking the glilazide , any advice please
 
Hi James a warm welcome
If it were me id not stop taking any medication on the say so of a pharmacist just my doctor
I can't advise on the drop in levels that low as I don't experience that nor do I take gliclizide
 
problem being my GP or nurse can't give me any reason for the drop either , but they're telling me to exercise
 
I'm with the Pharmacist on this one. A lower dose, certainly. 3.0 would see me quite shaky, and chewing Dextro tabs. The reason for your drop is obvious- the exercise is bringing your BG down, and might well do that without the help of gliclizide, which at the moment is being a tad too effective. Back to the GP I think.
 
Hi james44. Welcome to forum
 
Welcome.
Gliclazide can cause the hypos as it stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin.
I stopped taking it a year ago but on my nurse and doctors instructions as I was getting to many hypos, and too low many lows to drive.
 
Hi James44
Welcome aboard 🙂. It definitely sounds like too much medication to me so a trip to the GP or nurse is a good idea. I take insulin, but the same thing happens to me if I take a bit too much basal insulin, any exertion and I'm hypo because the exertion increases sensitivity. It can be a very frustrating condition at times 🙄. In the meantime (keeping in mind for some of us it can take weeks to get an appointment) perhaps a telephone consultation will suffice, if not then I'd consider a small snack before any exercise to see if that helps to curb it. It isn't a long term solution of course but it might makes things a bit easier in the short term. Let us know how you go on 🙂
 
Hi James and welcome to our forum.
 
Hello to you James.
 
i did half hour on the cross trainer today , ate half a sandwich before then half afterwards and no hypo , will try this out for a week or so then go to my nurse with the outcome's . BG was 4.6 after exercise
 
james44 said:
i did half hour on the cross trainer today , ate half a sandwich before then half afterwards and no hypo , will try this out for a week or so then go to my nurse with the outcome's . BG was 4.6 after exercise
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Bananas are good for an exercise related snack too if you fancy a change, I often use a banana and peanut butter smoothie. High in potassium too so helps with the muscle activity too. I'm not a fan of banana hence the smoothie, but they don't cause a big spike for me mixed with protein and combat the sharp fall in blood sugar quite well. Bananas are a bit controversial though because for some they cause a sharp spike but they work well for me.
 
Hi folk new on here , here !
 
Hello James and Toby, welcome to the forum. 🙂
 
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