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[ssison]

Hello. First of all, i want to thank you for welcoming me. My name is Santiago Sison, 71 years old, living in Philippines. I joined your group in behalf of my wife, 72 years old with type 2 diabetes for almost 10 yrars now. I hope i can lear more about managing type 2 diabetes for my wife.

Thank you so much.

 

[Ian68]

Welcome Santiago, glad you found the forum there are lots of Type 2’s here that can give you great advice.

You can also find a lot of useful info in the learning zone

Landing Page | Diabetes UK Learning Zone

learningzone.diabetes.org.uk

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @ssison

Glad you have joined us.

Does your wife take any medication to help her manage her diabetes? How have things been going over the past 10 years? Are there any specific things that you find difficult?

 

[ssison]

Yes. She is taking zoliget and metformin. Aside from these, she is also taking lozartan, these serves as maintenance medicines for the last 10 years now. She has a feeling of pain in her legs, numbness in her finger.

Her medical practicioner is an internist and cardiologist.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

I don’t think we get Zoliget in the UK. It seems to be a dual-agent mix of pioglitazone and glimepiride.

Does your wife check her glucose levels at home? What sorts of results does she generally see?

Is she speaking to her Dr about the changes in sensation in her legs and fingers? These may be related to nerve damage connected to her diabetes, but it’s important for the cause to be correctly identified as it could be other things too

Diabetic neuropathy (nerve damage)

What is diabetic neuropathy? Diabetic neuropathy is when diabetes causes damage to your nerves. It can affect different types of nerves in your body, including in your feet, organs and muscles. Nerves carry messages between the brain and every part of our bodies so that we can see, hear, feel...

www.diabetes.org.uk

 

[ssison]

She has a regular checkup with her doctor every 3 months. Can her doctor diagnose whether its nerve pain ( due to nerve damage) or can i take her to a Neurologist ?

 

[Leadinglights]

She has a regular checkup with her doctor every 3 months. Can her doctor diagnose whether its nerve pain ( due to nerve damage) or can i take her to a Neurologist ?

I think the system in the UK is rather different in that usually any referrals to specialists have to be through your G P unless you are admitted to hospital as an emergency.
If her blood glucose levels are consistently high then it could be nerve issues but you need to get a proper diagnosis before jumping to any conclusions.