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Confused and feeling meh!

So sorry to hear about your experience @Charmaine86 but 100% you did the right thing - they were out of order IMO but I'm not a medical professional - how are your numbers now? Any better?
 
Thank you, I know it’s so disappointing although I do feel I have done the best I can and I can also state that when I’m back at outpatients as my health is important to me and they have disregarded my concerns in my opinion. The last reading prior to me leaving was 18.6.
 
Charmaine86 said:
Update on insurance- I called the insurance company this morning to advise of them and they have said that because the diagnosis (if you can call it that) was after the date I booked the trip- I will be covered and should update them prior to any new trips I book.
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that is very good news for you. As a non medical person you have so many pointers to type 1 thats what it may eventually be but hopefully you are on an even keel and knowing you are fully insured can enjoy the holiday. Of course I hope you dont need the insurance.
 
saffron15 said:
that is very good news for you. As a non medical person you have so many pointers to type 1 thats what it may eventually be but hopefully you are on an even keel and knowing you are fully insured can enjoy the holiday. Of course I hope you dont need the insurance.
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Thank you, I am glad I can go knowing that I’m insured and that I’ve tried with the hospital to get things sorted before going but that’s seeming unlikely as I leave on Thursday and can’t really see anything happening in that time.

Thank you all for your advice and support, it’s much appreciated and I will keep you all posted when I know more
 
Charmaine86 said:
no I missed the fat jacket potato washed down with a couple of mars bars as I figure the bloods sugars were a disaster without further input.

I don’t have a lot of faith in what they are saying either- the doctor even said that I’ve to re-introduce metformin in a few weeks again as it’s possible I have a bug/ infection that’s causing all the numbers and symptoms to be as they are- honestly you couldn’t write it- looks would show infection and if I had a bug m, stopping metformin wouldn’t stop the symptoms!

hello, I did ask about my holiday and was told outright it wouldn’t be a problem and why I think it would be and also that my blood sugar levels are not uncontrolled so have nothing to worry about- is it just me or are they for real here!!
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I do find this astounding compared to how I was treated by my surgery when they found out how high my blood sugar was (with high ketones) Next day appointment with specialist Diabetes Nurse who immediately put me on insulin, hospital appt within a week for abdominal scan (found out later to check for pancreatic cancer) Full blood tests. I was treated like an urgent case with blood sugars similar to yours. Anyway, have a great holiday
 
louisew said:
I do find this astounding compared to how I was treated by my surgery when they found out how high my blood sugar was (with high ketones) Next day appointment with specialist Diabetes Nurse who immediately put me on insulin, hospital appt within a week for abdominal scan (found out later to check for pancreatic cancer) Full blood tests. I was treated like an urgent case with blood sugars similar to yours. Anyway, have a great holiday
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It really is astounding and hopefully most people get the treatment so promptly as you did. For me, I guess it’s a waiting game. I feel a bit better now that I have a contact number for the Diabetes Specialist Nurses as I can call them if need be. Thank you, hopefully the Glicazide has a better effect than the metformin.
 
Charmaine86 said:
It really is astounding and hopefully most people get the treatment so promptly as you did. For me, I guess it’s a waiting game. I feel a bit better now that I have a contact number for the Diabetes Specialist Nurses as I can call them if need be. Thank you, hopefully the Glicazide has a better effect than the metformin.
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My HbA1c was very high at diagnosis and I went onto gliclazide a few months later as it hasn't come down much on Metformin but they seemed to think I was type 2 rather than type 1. A year further on I am still diagnosed as type 2. I do find the gliclazide together with reducing carbs, and regular exercise has dropped my HbA1c to just in diabetes range. I am however considerably older than you.
I hope that your diagnosis is properly confirmed when you get back from holiday and you get the appropriate treatment to manage your diabetes.
 
Thanks for sharing, I don’t really know if I am type 1 or type 2 if I’m honest as when I got the HbA1c of 90 I really had no symptoms at all and really only felt unwell in the last few weeks with extreme tiredness, nausea and just know I’m not right and somehow my body is not doing what it should be. Still no thirst or excessive weeing. This morning around 10:30 I had 1 slice of wholemeal toast with cheese melted and approximately 250ml of fresh orange and I have just checked my blood glucose and it’s 21.1 despite having nothing else to eat and only water to drink

Just to add I don’t usually eat breakfast- only at the weekend- this is nothing new, have never been a breakfast type. I have 2 meals per day and don’t ever eat past 7pm as that’s when I usually have my dinner as partner finishes work at that time.

I tend to stick to a low carb diet most of the time, I’m not perfect and we do have treats now and then like the orange juice- we buy a bottle from M&S and have 2 glasses each, one on a Saturday and one on a Sunday. Don’t eat bread during the week and sometimes not even at the weekend so I am stumped as to what to do diet wise.

I do 20 minutes on the exercise bike Monday- Thursday and I have a dog who I walk usually 20-60 minutes at night. My partner does the morning walk as I start work earlier than him lol.

I laughed at the doctor at the hospital yesterday as she was asking about my diet and I told her the above and she said you really need to eat more fruit!!

I do eat fruit but I’m choosy and tend to stick to berries and melon as I enjoy them better. I hate to think what a bunch of grapes or a banana would do to my sugars lol!!
 
Charmaine86 said:
Thanks for sharing, I don’t really know if I am type 1 or type 2 if I’m honest as when I got the HbA1c of 90 I really had no symptoms at all and really only felt unwell in the last few weeks with extreme tiredness, nausea and just know I’m not right and somehow my body is not doing what it should be. Still no thirst or excessive weeing. This morning around 10:30 I had 1 slice of wholemeal toast with cheese melted and approximately 250ml of fresh orange and I have just checked my blood glucose and it’s 21.1 despite having nothing else to eat and only water to drink

Just to add I don’t usually eat breakfast- only at the weekend- this is nothing new, have never been a breakfast type. I have 2 meals per day and don’t ever eat past 7pm as that’s when I usually have my dinner as partner finishes work at that time.

I tend to stick to a low carb diet most of the time, I’m not perfect and we do have treats now and then like the orange juice- we buy a bottle from M&S and have 2 glasses each, one on a Saturday and one on a Sunday. Don’t eat bread during the week and sometimes not even at the weekend so I am stumped as to what to do diet wise.

I do eat fruit but I’m choosy and tend to stick to berries and melon as I enjoy them better. I hate to think what a bunch of grapes or a banana would do to my sugars lol!!
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Your weekend breakfast sounds nice. The carbs are probably about 35g which isn't that bad but fruit juice does make some people's blood glucose rocket.
What was your reading before breakfast? Pre and post meal readings( 2 hours after first bite) normally show how your body is responding to the carbs in your meals.
Maybe have a smaller glass of OJ and add some berries with full fat yoghurt. See how that affects your blood glucose.
I find a small portion of watermelon is ok but galia or honeydew melons send my BG high.
 
Many of us abandoned fruit juice at diagnosis. Even with insulin, it isn't worth the BG aggravation and isn't a particularly healthy choice anyway. All that fructose with most of the healthy fibre removed. In fact some people use it as a hypo treatment because it releases it's glucose so quickly.
 
silver minion said:
Your weekend breakfast sounds nice. The carbs are probably about 35g which isn't that bad but fruit juice does make some people's blood glucose rocket.
What was your reading before breakfast? Pre and post meal readings( 2 hours after first bite) normally show how your body is responding to the carbs in your meals.
Maybe have a smaller glass of OJ and add some berries with full fat yoghurt. See how that affects your blood glucose.
I find a small portion of watermelon is ok but galia or honeydew melons send my BG high.
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My reading before breakfast was 16.9, it was 21.1 roughly 5 hours after I had eaten.

Happy (willing) to ditch the Oj lol

0%greek full fat yoghurt is an easy go to lunch for me with a handful of berries such as strawberries, raspberries, blueberries or blackberries. On the odd occasion I will use a kiwi.

Watermelon is luckily my favourite, I do like the others bit find them hit and miss flavour wise!
 
rebrascora said:
Many of us abandoned fruit juice at diagnosis. Even with insulin, it isn't worth the BG aggravation and isn't a particularly healthy choice anyway. All that fructose with most of the healthy fibre removed. In fact some people use it as a hypo treatment because it releases its glucose so quickly.
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Thank you, I will ditch the fruit juice as not something I can’t live without. Happy with a cup of tea!
 
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