Diabetes meds. What can you tolerate?

I'm a skinny type 2 diabetic. Diagnosed 1997 but could have had it well before then.

ME since 2011.

Prior to ME I successfully controlled my diabetes with diet and exercise. With ME I was put on drugs. I had problems with Metformin - gut and energy - so I have been trying to manage without it with my endocrinologist's agreement.

My gut and energy problems have improved (particularly the gut) but my BGLs are going up even on a low carb diet. I can't exercise and am fairly inactive due to ME.

I suspect my endocrinologist is going to want me back on meds. I don't want to go on Metformin again.

Just wondering what diabetes meds ME sufferers are tolerating (other than metformin)?

I also have MCS so any drugs are tricky for me. I want to be able to research the side effects of a few options before my next appointment which is on 19 February.

Thanks Andy

 

Victoza works pretty well for me. I had about a week of constipation when starting it, but magnesium got things started up again I don't think I had side effects from gliclazide, it just left me too high at night and too low in the middle of the day.

 

Thanks @Valentijn

@alex3619 are you taking any diabetes meds other than metformin?

 

I am taking nothing and have out of control diabetes. All this started five years ago when I was in hospital, a whole stack of blood results went nuts in the next year. This is an unfolding story and I will be slowly moving toward doing this, as and when I am able. I did move to a high protein diet but its not proving very successful. Even on very low carbs my blood sugar is nuts. For decades I had been able to control it well with careful eating. After breaking my ankle and leg surgery, plus a stack of drugs, things got out of control. This is also when my ferritin went skyrocketing.

This week my focus is on a vascular specialist.

There are drugs that limit how much glucose the liver can produce. I forget the names right now, I have a list somewhere. Those drugs may be my first choice in testing. Some of the drugs double down on ME pathology, I want to avoid those. The whole class Metformin is in are included in that.

 

Thanks @alex3619

Sorry you are struggling with your diabetes.

I hope the vascular specialist helps you.

I will post about the outcome of my next appointment with the endocrinologist, including any drugs she recommends.