Hello all, I think this is my first post even though I read on here regularly. I was diagnosed type 2 diabetic about 18 months or so ago my blood count is sitting around 50-54 , I try to eat well but I have depression and turn to food , I can be good but can be bad, anyway I started following slimming world again after having success a few years ago, I tweak my carbs as my diabetes nurse says it’s fine to follow but be mindful of my carbs portions which to be fair with SW a lot of carbs are unlimited , I got a referral for a 12 week countdown and with one week to go I’m sitting at having lost one and a half stone which I’m thrilled with, last week I had my diabetes review and my blood count was 50 , I have had metformin in the past but it didn’t suit me so for a while now I’ve been taking linaglipain, my nurse rang and suggested I start with jardiance, she mentioned the jab that’s hard to get at the minute so said she’d prescribe these instead, we talked at length about them , what to expect etc etc and I said I’d try them….so far so good day five today , I’m not experiencing any of the common side effects but I am urinating a lot, but I drink a lot of water anyway , coffee I like strong and black but switched to decaf a long time ago.
anyway I’m looking really for others experiences with jardiance and wanting to know how it’s helped with your blood count and weight loss, I know it’s not specifically prescribed for weight loss but it can help with that? I have high blood pressure but last week that had come down by 10 on my last reading a few months ago , I take meds for that and also a statin at night, heart issues in my family with both my parents , my dad died at a similar age to I am now and my mum also had a heart attack 20 years ago, that was when she found out she had diabetes….she manages hers now with insulin.
Thankyou for reading and over to you x
anyway I’m looking really for others experiences with jardiance and wanting to know how it’s helped with your blood count and weight loss, I know it’s not specifically prescribed for weight loss but it can help with that? I have high blood pressure but last week that had come down by 10 on my last reading a few months ago , I take meds for that and also a statin at night, heart issues in my family with both my parents , my dad died at a similar age to I am now and my mum also had a heart attack 20 years ago, that was when she found out she had diabetes….she manages hers now with insulin.
Thankyou for reading and over to you x