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hi all.
quick history , diagnosed dec 2014 hbac1 62 put on metformin and gliclazide , over next year metformin increased to 2000mg my lvls were steadily rising till feb 2016 hbac1 120. had to see specialist who took me off met and glic and put me on dapaglifozin 10mg and saxagliptin 5mg, this helped and brought my hbac1 down to about 80 but still not great even though i ate healthily and exercised regulary did the usual courses saw dietition etc etc but basically kept get told i am lying about what i eat and what exercise i was doing , also had a mini stroke feb 2017 ( aged 49) which didnt help matters

moved to new area about a month ago changed doctors he couldnt believe what was going on with me , made me buy dr cavan,s book and started making me take 2000mg metformin on top of my dap and sax thankfully my sugar lvls are coming back down to under 10 (was mid 20s consistently) . so the fingers crossed plan is better control bit more weight loss and a gradual reduction of pills. thankfully i am already feeling 100% better .

a lot of work to go but i will get there
 
Hi Sppokie Welcome.
 
Hi spookie
Welcome aboard, sorry you've had a rough time of it but really glad you've found a doctor who seems to be providing more practical help now. How are you coping with it in general? It can be a difficult time when you're first diagnosed, and one of the benefits of coming to a place like this is we all understand that because we've all been there in one way or another 🙂

Feel free to ask lots of questions, have a rant or a moan, it's all part of the process. We're a lovely bunch for the most part and we're very supportive of a good rant 🙂 Welcome aboard.
 
Hi Spookie.🙂 Welcome to our friendly little community. Glad to hear you've found a decent doc.😛
 
Hello Spookie and welcome to the forum. 🙂 You sound as though you're on top of this.
 
Hello to you Spookie.
 
Shows what a difference a switched on doctor can make. Some of these more clueless/less interested one reek havoc!

Onwards and downwards spookie! And I agree Dr. Cavan' book is brilliant! 🙂
 
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