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@Samseal6, what number were the ketones? If it they were above 2.0, I would go to A&E ASAP. If you do see a GP tomorrow and he/she shows no concern for your BG numbers, I would go to A&E anyway as you need to see a specialist in diabetes. It isn’t healthy to stay at that level for this length of time.

It sounds to me (although I must stress that you still need to see a specialist) that you are either type 1, in which case, you need to be diagnosed immediately, or you are type 2 and the medication isn’t close to being at the right level. The overnight reduction might be accounted for by the ‘dawn phenomenon’, which basically means you are in the ‘honeymoon period’ of type 1 and your pancreas woke up overnight and worked a bit before stopping working again.
 
Just another voice to say you really should go to A&E, without delay, and especially if you have any abdominal pain or vomiting (but do not wait for them!)

Type 1 can appear at any age, but is easily overlooked because T2 is so much more common. If you had gone to the same GP with the same clinical symptoms at age 16 or 20, I suspect you would have been admitted already!
 
Hi everyone
Bg 21.5 after 2 hours
Keto stix shows nil now , was 2nd pink one before dinner

i have been thinking , my fasting level on Wednesday was 20 , so my after meal thing would have been bonkers
I didnt get my monitor until Friday , so dont have a base measurement for before taking meds
I have got all the numbers to show GP in morning
I do feel better today , still not fab and I may aswell just sit on the loo drinking water
Am only on 1 tab a day 500mg , so maybe need more
Really hoping not type 1 ,
You have given me lots of helpful advice and I feel more confident about raising these issues tomorrow

Sam
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My concern for you now would be that, given the amount you say you are drinking, the keytone levels may be reduced through dilution. If you are drinking and peeing a lot, I think you should go to A&E immediately. When my daughter was diagnosed, she became a lot more ill overnight and it became very serious. I know it isn’t something you want to do, but it is the right thing to do under the circumstances.
 
Agree with above posters. Get to A&E asap. DKA is life threatening, don't delay.
 
Good job Sam I was just going to suggest at least call 111. Hope the BG soon under control.
 
I really hope you get some good advice - but the trouble with 111 is that you are likely to talk to a generalist rather than a diabetes specialist. My partner and I have both been given (dangerously) bad advice by GPs via the 111 service in the past, and we are both lucky to still be here, despite the incorrect things we were told (which in both cases absolutely horrified the relevant specialists, when we told them what advice we'd been given). You really need a diabetes specialist, not a GP, as general practitioners by definition don't tend to know much about specialisms like type 1 diabetes.
 
I hope that they gave you the correct advice.

We are told to go straight to A&E if we have ketones and are unable to control our BG, because it is an emergency.
 
Good to hear Sam

Hope our worries come to nothing, but that whatever happens you get good advice and speedy treatment!
 
Hi , am home

Spoke to a lovely Diabetes specialist and am feeling much happier
Blood taken and check what type ( about 2 weeks ) , but she is fairly sure it T2
She has upped my metformin to twice a day and put me on Gliclazide twice a day
She has asked me to do bloods before meals and bed and wants me to call her on Wednesday,to check ketones only if level goes to 20. She has also told me when to be concerned on ketone and advise about when it is an emergency

My Habc1 thing was 50 , so she said that was good , although defo diabetic
With bloods they are checking other bits and bobs to see if that is what is causing high bg

Am feeling much less anxious and was a conversation I needed to have

Thank you again
And hoping my further posts wont be so “ drama queen “

Sam
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Samseal6 said:
Hi , am home

Spoke to a lovely Diabetes specialist and am feeling much happier
Blood taken and check what type ( about 2 weeks ) , but she is fairly sure it T2
She has upped my metformin to twice a day and put me on Gliclazide twice a day
She has asked me to do bloods before meals and bed and wants me to call her on Wednesday,to check ketones only if level goes to 20. She has also told me when to be concerned on ketone and advise about when it is an emergency

My Habc1 thing was 50 , so she said that was good , although defo diabetic
With bloods they are checking other bits and bobs to see if that is what is causing high bg

Am feeling much less anxious and was a conversation I needed to have

Thank you again
And hoping my further posts wont be so “ drama queen “

Sam
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Thanks for the update Sam
Glad that you got checked out and that they are following this up with you during the week.
Keep in touch
 
That sounds really good, Sam - so glad you got some professional advice from someone who knows what she's talking about!
HbA1c of 50 is amazing, not at all what I'd expect with daytime readings around 20, so if it's type 2 you have a good chance of getting it back down to healthy levels really quickly (and if it's type 1, at least you've caught it early). I'm glad they've done more tests to try to work out why your readings are so high at the moment.
I don't think your earlier posts were at all drama queen - we were all worried about you having such high readings and ketones. Quite a few people on here have ended up in hospital with DKA, some with life-threatening levels, so it's much better safe than sorry.
 
TheClockworkDodo said:
That sounds really good, Sam - so glad you got some professional advice from someone who knows what she's talking about!
HbA1c of 50 is amazing, not at all what I'd expect with daytime readings around 20, so if it's type 2 you have a good chance of getting it back down to healthy levels really quickly (and if it's type 1, at least you've caught it early). I'm glad they've done more tests to try to work out why your readings are so high at the moment.
I don't think your earlier posts were at all drama queen - we were all worried about you having such high readings and ketones. Quite a few people on here have ended up in hospital with DKA, some with life-threatening levels, so it's much better safe than sorry.
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Thank you xx
 
Samseal6 said:
Hi , am home

Spoke to a lovely Diabetes specialist and am feeling much happier
Blood taken and check what type ( about 2 weeks ) , but she is fairly sure it T2
She has upped my metformin to twice a day and put me on Gliclazide twice a day
She has asked me to do bloods before meals and bed and wants me to call her on Wednesday,to check ketones only if level goes to 20. She has also told me when to be concerned on ketone and advise about when it is an emergency

My Habc1 thing was 50 , so she said that was good , although defo diabetic
With bloods they are checking other bits and bobs to see if that is what is causing high bg

Am feeling much less anxious and was a conversation I needed to have

Thank you again
And hoping my further posts wont be so “ drama queen “

Sam
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Good to hear Sam 🙂 Do be aware that gliclizide can cause low blood sugar levels - was this explained to you? My advice would be to keep something sugary to hand e.g. jelly babies or similar and test if you feel 'odd'. It's unlikely, given your recent high numbers, but better to be prepared 🙂
 
I hope you feel better soon. Nothing drama queen about seeking advice for high bgs and ketones.
 
Northerner said:
Good to hear Sam 🙂 Do be aware that gliclizide can cause low blood sugar levels - was this explained to you? My advice would be to keep something sugary to hand e.g. jelly babies or similar and test if you feel 'odd'. It's unlikely, given your recent high numbers, but better to be prepared 🙂
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Hi Northerner , yes all explained, will be carrying biscuits x
 
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