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Im scared I wasn't expecting this .........Gliclazide 40mg

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Medication appears to be working. Down to 10.8 🙂 lowest i have been for a few months. Only taking 1 40mg tablet a day since Friday so hopefully will continue to improve.

It says on my box to introduce a 2nd tablet after a week if readings continue to stay high. Got appointment with nurse tomorrow to discuss medication in more detail.

Only problem is i feel strange as the levels are lowering as my body has got use to the levels being 18 - 19
 
I'm really glad that the new medication is working for you. I hope that your body adjusts very sooner to the lower levels
 
Sheilagh1958 said:
Medication appears to be working. Down to 10.8 🙂 lowest i have been for a few months. Only taking 1 40mg tablet a day since Friday so hopefully will continue to improve.

It says on my box to introduce a 2nd tablet after a week if readings continue to stay high. Got appointment with nurse tomorrow to discuss medication in more detail.

Only problem is i feel strange as the levels are lowering as my body has got use to the levels being 18 - 19
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You'll soon get used to those lower levels Sheilagh - so pleased to hear that the medication is already having such a good effect! 🙂
 
Glad the medication has having an effect. When I came down from my high level quickly to more normal levels I had the symptoms of hypos, a strange feeling when you have never experienced them before.
 
Gliclazide

i have been on Gliclazide for a couple of years. i take 160mg in the morning and 80 at lunch time. i was initially put on metformin but i had acute side affects so was taken of it.

i was put on victosa injections a couple of weeks ago but last week read that it is causing thousands of cases of pancreatic cancer and the drug companies who sell this drug are covering up these stats. Having had a close family member die of this cancer i was quite worried, actually i was very worried. so my doctor took me of victosa and has now prescribed the insulin.

even on victosa as well as gliclazide my sugar levels were still erratic. though i one day last week i did get a 7.1 reading..... just one and the previous day i got an 18.9 reading and the following day 15.6. so it just didnt make sense to me.

there is no rhyme or reason to my sugar levels... regardless of what i eat or how much i excercise they are just not stable and can be anything between 10 and 22.

today i am starting on slow release insulin and my doctor has made a referral to the hospital diabetic clinic

my conclusion on my diabetic journey so far......... diabetes is complicated and just doesn't make sense 😡😡:
 
Anna Gambone said:
i have been on Gliclazide for a couple of years. i take 160mg in the morning and 80 at lunch time. i was initially put on metformin but i had acute side affects so was taken of it.

i was put on victosa injections a couple of weeks ago but last week read that it is causing thousands of cases of pancreatic cancer and the drug companies who sell this drug are covering up these stats. Having had a close family member die of this cancer i was quite worried, actually i was very worried. so my doctor took me of victosa and has now prescribed the insulin.

even on victosa as well as gliclazide my sugar levels were still erratic. though i one day last week i did get a 7.1 reading..... just one and the previous day i got an 18.9 reading and the following day 15.6. so it just didnt make sense to me.

there is no rhyme or reason to my sugar levels... regardless of what i eat or how much i excercise they are just not stable and can be anything between 10 and 22.

today i am starting on slow release insulin and my doctor has made a referral to the hospital diabetic clinic

my conclusion on my diabetic journey so far......... diabetes is complicated and just doesn't make sense 😡😡:
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Hope the slow release insulin gets you sorted.
 
Levels appear to be reducing hopefully get under the magic ten figures in the next few weeks.

Been for my appointment with the nurse this morning she has me an Bayer Contour XT so i can monitor my levels and explained how i must test before driving. I have to continue talking just the 1 40mg table on a morning for the first week. If my levels are still high after week i have to introduce a 2nd tablet. I was also given a little diary to record my results in and she wants to see me again on the 10th July 2013.
 
Sheilagh1958 said:
Levels appear to be reducing hopefully get under the magic ten figures in the next few weeks.

Been for my appointment with the nurse this morning she has me an Bayer Contour XT so i can monitor my levels and explained how i must test before driving. I have to continue talking just the 1 40mg table on a morning for the first week. If my levels are still high after week i have to introduce a 2nd tablet. I was also given a little diary to record my results in and she wants to see me again on the 10th July 2013.
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Sounds like a good plan Sheilagh 🙂
 
Just another little question.

The nurse mentioned that i may also be prescribed Metaformin later.

Why 2 different drugs ..............do they do 2 different things?
 
Sheilagh1958 said:
Just another little question.

The nurse mentioned that i may also be prescribed Metaformin later.

Why 2 different drugs ..............do they do 2 different things?
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Yes, they do - gliclazide stimulates the pancreas to produce more insulin and metformin helps reduce insulin resistance, slows release of glucose from the liver and slows conversion of carbs to glucose in the gut 🙂
 
Thank you Alan 🙂

Thank you everyone for your advice and support. Diabetes would be a lonely frightening place without you.
 
The meds do work in different ways, the metformin helps your body with the insulin resistance, while the gliclazide stimulates your pancreas to produce more insulin thus the potential for low BS.

With the gliclazide its worth stashing some sweats like jelly babies or fruit pastels etc, just in case you have a low, keep a supply to hand in the car as well if you drive.

If you register your meter on the Bayer web site you can order a data cable, alternative patterned case and meter stickers etc.

Their software is very good as well for producing various charts etc which comes in handy if you want to save your results or give them to your DN. You can also upload your results to the Bayer servers so you can view them any time any where there is a PC with internet access. The software can be downloaded once you register the meter.

If you wanted a second meter for carrying around with you, worth a call to Bayer as I found them to be very helpful and sent me the next usb and the XT for free. You can also merge the meters into one profile (using the full software) so any reports you do will show all the results of your meter/s.
 
Levels are continuing to lower even getting some readings in single figures be it 9 point something. My body had got use to running on the high figures as my levels are reducing I am getting really bad headaches it feels that I need to tap a hole in my head to reduce the pressure.
 
Sorry to hear about the headaches but great to hear that your levels are coming down🙂
 
Good news the numbers are coming down 🙂. Thankfully I did not get headaches when my BS came down, though got the shakes, sweats and confusion when my BS came into normal ranges.
 
Sheilagh1958 said:
Levels are continuing to lower even getting some readings in single figures be it 9 point something. My body had got use to running on the high figures as my levels are reducing I am getting really bad headaches it feels that I need to tap a hole in my head to reduce the pressure.
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Please do not tap any holes in your head plz 😉
Hope you feel better real soon.
 
jalapino said:
Please do not tap any holes in your head plz 😉
Hope you feel better real soon.
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That made me laugh Jalapino 🙂

I have been taking my tablets for a week tomorrow.

On the box its says to take 1 tablet each morning after a week if levels are still high take a 2nd tablet. My levels at lunchtime before food are still around 11 ish. (Better than high teens that it had been) It doesn't actually say when i should take the 2nd tablets.

Any ideas when I should take it or am i better waiting till my next appointment in 10 days time. The reason i don't know this information is that my prescription was left for me to collect. I saw a different nurse on Monday as the DSN was fully booked who just give me a meter, when i asked this question she didnt really give me an answer ( she was a but clueless)
 
I take both my gliclazide tablets in the morning totalling 160 mg which is the max in a single dose. As my late night bed time levels are in ok, I left it at that as did not want to risk over night hypos.
 
pav said:
I take both my gliclazide tablets in the morning totalling 160 mg which is the max in a single dose. As my late night bed time levels are in ok, I left it at that as did not want to risk over night hypos.
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Okay thanks for your advice 🙂
 
Sheilagh1958 said:
That made me laugh Jalapino 🙂

I have been taking my tablets for a week tomorrow.

On the box its says to take 1 tablet each morning after a week if levels are still high take a 2nd tablet. My levels at lunchtime before food are still around 11 ish. (Better than high teens that it had been) It doesn't actually say when i should take the 2nd tablets.

Any ideas when I should take it or am i better waiting till my next appointment in 10 days time. The reason i don't know this information is that my prescription was left for me to collect. I saw a different nurse on Monday as the DSN was fully booked who just give me a meter, when i asked this question she didnt really give me an answer ( she was a but clueless)
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I would wait till you see db or ring to talk to her, I have also just been put on this drug 80mg once a day so my advise would wait until your told to take more. 🙂
 
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