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Feeling ridiculously nervous

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Doddy

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I finally get the see my GP today and at long last get the results of my scan I had yonks ago!!

I am feeling ridiuclously nervous tho!
I have printed off charts from the insulinx, showing the difference carb counting on MDI has made to me....I am just scared she is going to say I shouldn't be doing it! I have no clue why i feel like this!!!
 
Fear of authority is common, so it's not surprising that you feel on edge after taking things into your own hands. However, you should be confident that you have succeeded in finding out what works for you - this is something no doctor can do for you and your experiences and successes far outweigh any advice he/she could give you about how to control your levels. Be proud! 🙂

I hope that the results of the scan provide a route for treatment, if needed, and that you can start feeling much better very soon 🙂 Good luck with the appointment - imagine I am sitting by your side if it helps give you a bit of confidence (but not if it doesn't! 😉)
 
Northerner said:
Fear of authority is common, so it's not surprising that you feel on edge after taking things into your own hands. However, you should be confident that you have succeeded in finding out what works for you - this is something no doctor can do for you and your experiences and successes far outweigh any advice he/she could give you about how to control your levels. Be proud! 🙂

I hope that the results of the scan provide a route for treatment, if needed, and that you can start feeling much better very soon 🙂 Good luck with the appointment - imagine I am sitting by your side if it helps give you a bit of confidence (but not if it doesn't! 😉)
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Aww bless you northie. You have been such a huge help in giving me the confidence to change how i was doing things, so I think it's only right I take you with me!!!
 
Doddy said:
I finally get the see my GP today and at long last get the results of my scan I had yonks ago!!

I am feeling ridiuclously nervous tho!
I have printed off charts from the insulinx, showing the difference carb counting on MDI has made to me....I am just scared she is going to say I shouldn't be doing it! I have no clue why i feel like this!!!
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Hi Doddy,
you will be fine, you have taken control of your diabetes so be proud, if your GP is not positive about this then find a new one as she obviously hasn't got your best intrests at heart.

Scan, the result will be fine as well if it wasn't then you would have had a phone call to say come in we need to talk.
 
Agree with others - if GP isn't positive about the way you're managing your condition, you need to consider changing your GP (if there are others in practice), or changing practices is there are no more suitable GPs in the practice.

Also, agree with Sue - if there were adverse findings from scan, you'd almost certainly have been called in earlier.

So, hope you feel more at ease by end of day, with an agreed method of moving forward.
 
Updated!

OMG she collared me and gave me the flu jab!!!!!!!! I was hoping I would get away with it!!!!!

I love my GP...I don't know why I was so nervous!!! Firstly, the scan results were inconclusive :( So she is sending me for a CT scan - long story, but I am hoping and praying it's not related to another problem I have.

She was very impressed with my BG levels 🙂 Couldnt' believe I had done all the groundwork myself and got them to where they are...said i was an "inspiration to other diabetics"!!!
Only area of concern was the apparent lack of hypo awareness. She asked me if I could tell when I was in the 4's and 3's - I wasn't aware, and the other day, i was 3.2 and felt perfectly fine. She is stopping my atenolol as this could be having an affect on my awareness. I am just a little concerned where i stand regarding my driving licence if I have no awareness, or awareness at a late stage.
She is also stopping the Glimipiride...

She is referring me to the hospital diabetic clinic...she was talking about putting me on a drug that only a consultant can put me on...not sure what she was on about there.
My BP was fine, and I am having a blood test tomorrow for the Hba1c.

So, apart from the sneaky flu jab, a very pleasing appointment. So relieved!!!! Thankyou all so much for help advice and support...without you, I wouldn't have had the bottle to do what I have done, taken the bull by the horns and worked things out for myself.
 
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Great news Doddy, and I'm very pleased to hear that she was impressed by your efforts and achievements - and rightly so! 🙂 I wonder if they are thinking about Byetta or Victoza, given that they are stopping the glimipiride? Regarding hypo awareness - I frequently have hypos in the 3s where my levels have fallen slowly so have not had the pronounced symptoms of a fast-falling one. As long as you are testing before driving you should be fine. 🙂

Fingers crossed for the CT scan when it happens 🙂
 
This is scary! Atenolol comes from a group of drugs known as beta blockers. They are known to seriously reduce symptoms of hypo awareness and were a no-no for Type I over twenty years ago. She is doing the right thing ? maybe lisinopril could be used for BP control if you are not already on it.
 
StephenM said:
This is scary! Atenolol comes from a group of drugs known as beta blockers. They are known to seriously reduce symptoms of hypo awareness and were a no-no for Type I over twenty years ago. She is doing the right thing ? maybe lisinopril could be used for BP control if you are not already on it.
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Indeed - I was on a similar drug, Bisoprolol, after diagnosis because they thought I'd had a heart attack (I hadn't, as it turned out). It suppresses the adrenaline response and since adrenaline is one of the hormones that is instrumental in producing hypo symptoms, not a good idea for someone injecting insulin! It also stopped me from running as it limits your heartbeat to around 100 beats per minute, and my normal heartrate for aerobic running is around 140-150 bpm.
 
Glad to hear you're being refered to hospital diabetes clinic, Doddy - a good way forward for your control, even if you don't need the medication that can only be started by specialists, not GPs.

If one scan doesn't show all needed, then a different scan is a good way forward, too - it still might not be anything, and scans only show what can be seen ie anatomical features, so don't always explain biochemical / physiological issues.

Good that GP is taking hypo awareness seriously, as it is a serious issue - hope the change of blood pressure medication will sort things out for you.

If you really hadn't wanted the flu jab, you only had to keep your sleeve rolled down - rolling up sleeve is considered giving consent.
 
Having the flu jab is a very good thing - I have mine booked for 13th October, never miss it! 🙂
 
I wasn't on the atenolol for blood pressure! I was originally put on it by a neurologist who thought my epileptic seizures were stress induced! So therefore by reducing anxiety, should lessen the seizures I had! It never worked, but continued to take the atenolol...

We did discuss the flu jab, and decided it might be a good decision to have it...I was very ill in January this year, and although not dx with diabetes at that point, i do wonder if I was having problems...i was laid up in bed for a month. it was horrendous, and I never ever ever want to be that ill again!

Regarding the hypos etc..is it jsut literally a case of making sure i test before driving? I should have asked the GP, but i was so scared she might suggest I stop driving for now....

I wonder if it was Byetta she was on about...she mentioned it ages ago to me, but then we went the insulin route as no oral meds were having any effect whatsoever.

Wonder how long I will have to wait for the CT.......LOL!
 
Doddy said:
I wasn't on the atenolol for blood pressure! I was originally put on it by a neurologist who thought my epileptic seizures were stress induced! So therefore by reducing anxiety, should lessen the seizures I had! It never worked, but continued to take the atenolol...

We did discuss the flu jab, and decided it might be a good decision to have it...I was very ill in January this year, and although not dx with diabetes at that point, i do wonder if I was having problems...i was laid up in bed for a month. it was horrendous, and I never ever ever want to be that ill again!

Regarding the hypos etc..is it jsut literally a case of making sure i test before driving? I should have asked the GP, but i was so scared she might suggest I stop driving for now....

I wonder if it was Byetta she was on about...she mentioned it ages ago to me, but then we went the insulin route as no oral meds were having any effect whatsoever.

Wonder how long I will have to wait for the CT.......LOL!
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Doddy, your GP is a keeper - well done you on figuring out carb counting etc for yourself.

As far as driving is concerned it's now law that you test before driving and at 2 hours on a long journey or a series of short journeys, you shouldn't drive if under 5. The problem with lack of hypo awareness may come when you next apply for your 3 year licence, because the DVLA will write to your GP or Specialist asking if you have hypo awareness. Hopefully you will have by then if you are off the atelenol - of course often people get it back by running a little higher for a while.

I wonder why they want you on another diabetes drug if you are really T1.5 - insulin should do the trick on it's own.
 
Pattidevans said:
Doddy, your GP is a keeper - well done you on figuring out carb counting etc for yourself.

As far as driving is concerned it's now law that you test before driving and at 2 hours on a long journey or a series of short journeys, you shouldn't drive if under 5. The problem with lack of hypo awareness may come when you next apply for your 3 year licence, because the DVLA will write to your GP or Specialist asking if you have hypo awareness. Hopefully you will have by then if you are off the atelenol - of course often people get it back by running a little higher for a while.

I wonder why they want you on another diabetes drug if you are really T1.5 - insulin should do the trick on it's own.
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Thankyou 🙂 My fingers are tightly crossed that the hypo awareness improves over the next coming years...
I do check before i drive, and every two hours there after.

The GP is now of the opinion I might actually be T1 rather than T1.5...and I think the other drug is purely for the aid of weightloss. I could be understanding it wrong, but that's the impression I got from her.

And she definately is a keeper...I woul rather wait a month to get to see her, than see anyone else. She even said to save me keep asking, she will increase my strips to 200 per script if i wanted!!
 
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