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Hello to you all. I have a question I have diabetes type 2. I take Metformin 2000 a day and they have introduced Gliclazide 40. My bloods are nearly always below 10. But never below 7. So I'm worried if this is alright. Any help appreciated Enid
 
Enid said:
Hello to you all. I have a question I have diabetes type 2. I take Metformin 2000 a day and they have introduced Gliclazide 40. My bloods are nearly always below 10. But never below 7. So I'm worried if this is alright. Any help appreciated Enid
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Hi Enid, welcome to the forum 🙂 How long have you been diagnosed, and how long have you been on the gliclizide? Gliclizide works by stimulating your pancreas to produce more insulin, and therefore hopefully helps to reduce your levels. How do your levels compare with what they wore prior to starting the gliclizide?
 
Hi been on Gliclazide a month now yes bloods are down to under 10. They ran high teens and Hb1 was 7.9. Gone up from 7. Should I expect my bloods to be lower.?
 
Enid said:
Hi been on Gliclazide a month now yes bloods are down to under 10. They ran high teens and Hb1 was 7.9. Gone up from 7. Should I expect my bloods to be lower.?
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Sounds like you are making good progress then 🙂 It's possible that things will improve further, or your doctor may decide to increase the dose a little. It's better to give these things time to settle in and see how you react for a while, as lowering your levels too quickly, and potentially making them too low, is not a good idea 🙂 I'd say give it a little while 🙂
 
Welcome.
I agree with Northerner that it is better to have small changes initially. For me Gliclizide could cause my blood sugar drop quite quickly at times even on the slow realease version. I no longer take it as I managed to get my HBA1C down and I was having hypos on it too.
 
Welcome to Enid.
 
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