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Hi I am new to this and have tried metformin and Jardiance but as I am lactose /dairy intolerant can’t take either as it seems all diabeties oral meds have this as a carrier in them . My consultant recommended an oral but the Gp surgery won’t allow it as it’s £28 a month. So I’ve been told that sukkarto does not have any lactose in it .
my issue was severe pain and vomiting with the trots .
I know metformin can cause this but with the lactose intolerance I stood no chance .
can anyone confirm there’s no lactose GP practice has given me no info leaflet and also a box of strips and lancets and a yellow waste box with no discussion about use at all .
 
Welcome @Jo.davis 🙂

These are the ingredients I found online:


What Sukkarto SR contains
The active substance is metformin hydrochloride. Each prolonged release tablet contains 500 mg of metformin hydrochloride.
The other ingredients are stearic acid; shellac (refined bleached); povidone K-30; silica, colloidal anhydrous; magnesium stearate; hypromellose; hydroxy propyl cellulose; titanium dioxide; propylene glycol; macrogol 6000 and talc.

I’m Type 1 not Type 2, but I do know many people find they have stomach issues with Metformin.

Your strips and lancets are for your blood glucose meter - what meter do you have?
 
Jo.davis said:
Hi I am new to this and have tried metformin and Jardiance but as I am lactose /dairy intolerant can’t take either as it seems all diabeties oral meds have this as a carrier in them . My consultant recommended an oral but the Gp surgery won’t allow it as it’s £28 a month. So I’ve been told that sukkarto does not have any lactose in it .
my issue was severe pain and vomiting with the trots .
I know metformin can cause this but with the lactose intolerance I stood no chance .
can anyone confirm there’s no lactose GP practice has given me no info leaflet and also a box of strips and lancets and a yellow waste box with no discussion about use at all .
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It looks as if the sukkaro is lactose free but depending on what your HbA1C is you may be able to bring your levels down by some dietary changes and increasing exercise if the new med doesn't suit you.
Your strips and lancets are for use with the blood glucose monitor which I assume you must also have been given. This will enable you to have a testing regime to see the effect your meals and food have on your blood glucose levels. Testing before you eat and after 2 hours you would hope for no more than 2-3mmol/l increase and not more than 8.5mmol/l.
If it is then your meal was too carb heavy and you should cut out or reduce the portion of high carb foods.
The book Carbs and Cals is a good guide to the carb value of a whole range of meals and foods.
Testing will allow you to make better food choices.
 
Jo.davis said:
Hi I am new to this and have tried metformin and Jardiance but as I am lactose /dairy intolerant can’t take either as it seems all diabeties oral meds have this as a carrier in them . My consultant recommended an oral but the Gp surgery won’t allow it as it’s £28 a month. So I’ve been told that sukkarto does not have any lactose in it .
my issue was severe pain and vomiting with the trots .
I know metformin can cause this but with the lactose intolerance I stood no chance .
can anyone confirm there’s no lactose GP practice has given me no info leaflet and also a box of strips and lancets and a yellow waste box with no discussion about use at all .
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Thank so very much for your reply . They gave me no meter and now I’ve chased for a chat with the practice diabeties nurse I am seeing her Friday morning .
 
Leadinglights said:
It looks as if the sukkaro is lactose free but depending on what your HbA1C is you may be able to bring your levels down by some dietary changes and increasing exercise if the new med doesn't suit you.
Your strips and lancets are for use with the blood glucose monitor which I assume you must also have been given. This will enable you to have a testing regime to see the effect your meals and food have on your blood glucose levels. Testing before you eat and after 2 hours you would hope for no more than 2-3mmol/l increase and not more than 8.5mmol/l.
If it is then your meal was too carb heavy and you should cut out or reduce the portion of high carb foods.
The book Carbs and Cals is a good guide to the carb value of a whole range of meals and foods.
Testing will allow you to make better food choices.
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Wow this is fantastic . Thank you so much. I’ve had nothing from my surgery at all other than prescribed meds left for me no info no advice but I’ve pestered for an appointment and finally have one Friday am with the diabeties nurse . Will update when I have seen her.
 
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Jo.davis said:
Thank so very much for your reply . They gave me no meter and now I’ve chased for a chat with the practice diabeties nurse I am seeing her Friday morning .
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Sounds like they forgot to give you the meter @Jo.davis Crossed wires somewhere, I expect. The good news is you’ve got an appointment with the nurse. Do ask her about the meter, and write down any questions you have for her too as they’re easy to forget when you’re actually talking to the nurse.
 
Jo.davis said:
Wow this is fantastic . Thank you so much. I’ve had nothing from my surgery at all other than prescribed meds left for me no info no advice but I’ve pestered for an appointment and finally have one Friday am with the diabeties nurse . Will update when I have seen her.
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As they have given you strips then they must surely give you the compatible monitor, as the strips and monitor are not interchangeable.
It would be a good plan if you have a list of questions for your nurse on Friday as it is easy to forget something you meant to ask. I hope it goes well.
 
Welcome to the forum @Jo.davis

I am glad that there is now a lactose free medication for you to use. These may still impact on your digestive system initially, but some find that this settles down.

As others have said the test strips need a test kit to go with them. It is not easy for those with T2 to get the strips on prescription, so it is great that they seem to be doing that for you. So ask the nurse about the Bg test kit to go with them. You can use a BG meter, taking a reading before and 2 hrs after eating to see how food is affecting you as an individual (everyone is different, and it’s important to understand your own tolerances and ‘safe choices’). The numbers themselves don matter so much at the beginning, it is the difference between them - the ‘meal rise‘ which you want to keep as near to 2-3mmol/L as you can. If you happen to identify any carbs that seem to be spiking BG, you can experimenting with reducing amounts or swapping types (sometimes just having things at a different time of day makes a difference).

If you are interested in this apporach you may find test-review-adjust by Alan S a helpful framework.

let us know how you get on and fire away with any questions that you have.
 
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