midge2

[midge2]

morning just a quick hello to every one ive had type2 now for four years and just just found this forum. I take one saxagliptin in the morning, in the evening my sugar levels are around 6-7 but in the morning my levels are 8-9 should I take the tablet in the evening instead regards.

 

[Kaylz]

Hi there and welcome to the forum 🙂

Is morning when you've been advised to take it? What does the patient information leaflet say?

Some find their morning readings are higher and they come down through the day so I wouldn't worry to much if I were you
xx

 

[grovesy]

I agree with @Kaylz, when were advised to take it ?

 

[midge2]

thanks I was advised once a day time of my choice. it only bothered me as my eye screening has come up with some bleed areas during covid I let my diet slip on the carbs and was away from the gym for four months but my optician who a diabetes eye screening specialist said if I get back on track the bleeding should go after a couple of months.

 

[Kaylz]

May I just point out that eye problems aren't all down to bad control/high BG, I myself have suffered 2 different eye related conditions and it was due to lowering my hba1c too quickly so your eye issues may be nothing to do with slightly raised levels especially when they aren't even that high xx

 

[midge2]

Thanks Kaylz you just confirmed something I read somewhere else this morning

 

[ianf0ster]

Hi midge2, Please bear in mind that dietary changes have a bigger than either medication or additional exercise.
Being a Type 2 means that you are intolerant to the amount of carbohydrates in your diet. Thus reducing the amount of carbs you eat will make the biggest difference.

I found that using a Blood Glucose meter (in my case a Tee2+ but a Gluco Navii is just as good) was invaluable in learning which foods were bad for my body and thus should be avoided.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

It might be worth chatting to your GP or a qualified pharmacist about the action of saxagliptin. It may be that it works by gradually building up in the body whatever dosage level you are on, rather than having a specific onset-peak-fade activity profile.

If that’s the case it may make little difference when you take the tablet, and your raised waking levels may be more to to with Dawn Phenomenon and glucose released by the liver.

Good luck with it 🙂