Question for your Doctor

The metformin doesn't whack down your numbers like that - it simply regulates how much sugar is released by your liver - mostly while you are sleeping - so that is NOT the problem

The Glycomin 5 is a Sulfonylurea called Glyburide in most of the rest of the world

It is a powerful SU class drug that is "known" to cause low blood sugar in about 30% of those that use it

It is NOT a take it and forget it drug and the prescribing doctor "should have" impressed upon you that you MUST follow your dosing schedule exactly (30 minutes before a meal or whatever) and that you can Never skip meals, best if you stop and eat at the same time every day no matter what you are doing

This drug can kill you (low blood sugar coma and death) if you are not fully engaged in using it. It is for that reason that in most countries now it is not prescribed unless cost of meds is an issue - most of all the other alternate drugs are not as inherently dangerous - have safeguards built in - this drug is "old" - been around since 1966

Works great but not for those not fully engaged in their treatment

Talk to your Doctor "really soon" and get it adjusted or switch to something less finicky. Glimepiride (tweaked formula that hit the market in 1995) is effectively the same drug and the risk of "low" drops to about 3% compared to Glycomin 5 which causes lows in about 1 in 3 users

Thanks @A DiabetesTeam Member.
Great explanation.

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I'm sure you have a doctor that prescribed these meds to you and that is where you will find your answer. They will need a paper trail, keep copious notes.