New to the forum, 35 years of T1

[Gsp girl]

Hello All
I was diagnosed type 2 last September, this came out of left field for me, I had lost 3 stone and had no symptoms, I had a blood test to check if I was entering the menopause. It was a shock when I got a call to say they had also done a Hba1c as part of a full suite and I was type 2 diabetic. My reading was 89, it was deemed my diet and exercise (I walk 10,000 steps a day and ride my Peleton bike) was in pretty good order and I was placed straight onto Metformin. I take 1000mg in the morning and again at teatime. My Hba1c reading in December was 66. Don't get me wrong I'm not perfect, I could do with losing a stone and a half as well.

I hate the Metformin including the slow release as this upsets my tummy on a very regular basis, I have been sticking with it as instructed to see where we get to.

No matter what I do my readings are not coming down any further, I do the finger prick test regularly as I am trying to build up a picture of what good days and bad days look like. It seems that the readings are always around the same between 9 and 11 whatever I do. This is now becoming very demoralising and I seem to be getting nowhere, this is also not helping to be motivated to lose more weight. I stopped the Metformin for a few days to give my tummy a break and my readings were still the same, I have no confidence the Metformin is doing anything other than creating other issues.

I have my next Hba01c in the next couple of weeks and my follow up appointment to try and get this sorted, I have been doing research regarding drugs available etc. I have just come back from Canada on holiday and on the TV adverts they are widely advertising a drug called Semaglutide, I have looked at this online and it appears to look a good option with a once a week pen injection.

Is anyone else using Semaglutide, if so what do you think.

Any other suggestions and ideas are more than welcome as I really want to get on top of this but I am struggling.
Many thanks in advance for your help

Thanks for your reply ,I hope things sort themselves out for you soon. I don't really know much about metformin as I am a type one and have been for 35 years I'm now 52 and struggling with high sugars which upset my hole body ,I may have to go back to drs and see if they can help

 

[rebrascora]

Thanks for your reply ,I hope things sort themselves out for you soon. I don't really know much about metformin as I am a type one and have been for 35 years I'm now 52 and struggling with high sugars which upset my hole body ,I may have to go back to drs and see if they can help

Which insulins are you using and have you done a basal test to see if your problems stem from and increase in basal needs?
Are you just under your GP for your diabetes management. If so, then ask to be referred back to a specialist hospital diabetes clinic. Most GPs have very limited knowledge of diabetes and almost no understanding of Type 1 diabetes management, so I would not even think of asking for assistance from my GP with my diabetes management.

Your hospital diabetes clinic should have a helpline that you can ring and leave a message if you are having problems and they should get back to you in a couple of days or so. Do you have Freestyle Libre sensors? That could really help you.
Also, if you have been diagnosed a long time, I wonder if you might have missed out on being offered an intensive education course like DAFNE (Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating) or whatever your local equivalent is. It is about so much more than just carb counting and teaches you how to recognize when your basal insulin dose needs changing and how to keep yourself safe and BG levels better managed in a whole range of situations. It really is an excellent course and as an extra benefit, you get to spend a week with other Type 1s and you learn so much from each other.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Hope you find a way to gently reduce those BGs @Gsp girl

What insulin(s) are you using?

Have you been on DAFNE or a similar structured education course?