Blythespirit
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
Hello everyone and I hope you are all well and continuing to kick the Diabetes Fairy's butt. 🙂
Sorry I've not been around much of late although I do keep a check on here via my mobile phone. Such a pain posting on there though so I thought I'd give you a quick update whilst I've borrowed my daughters' laptop. Should be able to get my own mended now all the bills have been paid though.
I had my bloods taken last week and an appointment with my Consultant on Monday. Been feeling a bit down recently for one reason or another. As a result I'd got the idea into my head that it was going to be a bad appointment and that I was going to be taken off the Byetta and started on insulin. I think partly because nothing ever seems to work for me for long, plus the Consultant himself told me Byetta's only a stopgap and that most people move on to insulin within a year anyway. Silly really because my readings have been good, but I still had a sense of impending doom. It's the possible weight gain that worries me. I know it's not a certainty but I struggle enough as it is.
Anyway, the appointment was a really good one with results as follows.....
HbA1c..... 6.5. A slight rise from 6.3 but I've cut one of my Gliclazide and I'm not having as many hypos.
Cholesterol.....3.8. a slight reduction although I'm still to take my Statin.
Blood Pressure....124/69. I'm to carry on with my meds there too.
Kidney Function Ratio...8.2 which is fine and a slight improvement.
Proteinuria levels....53 which is the best it's been for 7 years! ( The highest reading I've had in the past is 934!) So no action needed
Liver function fine.
No change in my weight, but I knew that. Going to up my exercise levels and try to improve that before my next appointment in August.
All in all my Consultant was very pleased with my efforts and I'm pretty pleased too. 🙂 XXXXX
Sorry I've not been around much of late although I do keep a check on here via my mobile phone. Such a pain posting on there though so I thought I'd give you a quick update whilst I've borrowed my daughters' laptop. Should be able to get my own mended now all the bills have been paid though.
I had my bloods taken last week and an appointment with my Consultant on Monday. Been feeling a bit down recently for one reason or another. As a result I'd got the idea into my head that it was going to be a bad appointment and that I was going to be taken off the Byetta and started on insulin. I think partly because nothing ever seems to work for me for long, plus the Consultant himself told me Byetta's only a stopgap and that most people move on to insulin within a year anyway. Silly really because my readings have been good, but I still had a sense of impending doom. It's the possible weight gain that worries me. I know it's not a certainty but I struggle enough as it is.
Anyway, the appointment was a really good one with results as follows.....
HbA1c..... 6.5. A slight rise from 6.3 but I've cut one of my Gliclazide and I'm not having as many hypos.
Cholesterol.....3.8. a slight reduction although I'm still to take my Statin.
Blood Pressure....124/69. I'm to carry on with my meds there too.
Kidney Function Ratio...8.2 which is fine and a slight improvement.
Proteinuria levels....53 which is the best it's been for 7 years! ( The highest reading I've had in the past is 934!) So no action needed
Liver function fine.
No change in my weight, but I knew that. Going to up my exercise levels and try to improve that before my next appointment in August.
All in all my Consultant was very pleased with my efforts and I'm pretty pleased too. 🙂 XXXXX
