When to contact your healthcare professional : Seek medical advice if you experience significantly elevated blood glucose readings (consistently above 15 mmol/L) or symptoms of hyperglycaemia (excessive thirst, frequent urination, fatigue) Seek urgent medical attention for severe, persistent abdominal pain (with or without vomiting) which could indicate pancreatitis, or symptoms of gallbladder disease (right upper abdominal pain, fever, jaundice) Contact your GP if you are considering stopping your medication Never discontinue prescribed diabetes treatment without medical supervision
Nobody questions whether a person with high blood pressure should take their medication all year
In a few specialised situations a diabetes specialist may consider adding them to insulin in carefully selected people, but this is off-label and needs close monitoring
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