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Diabetes patient summary

An overweight patient with Type 2 diabetes. Diet and exercise have not worked. She has commenced gliclazide

Watch Kirstie explain the potential side effects of gliclazide usage, particularly the most concerning side effect of low blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia) in the body.

Living with type 2 diabetes

Go to See also for a link to the healthtalk.org website featuring interviews with people living with type 2 diabetes. Exploring this link is optional.

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