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[Nee's husband]

Thank you for allowing me to join this group, my name is Jeff and as you can see by my username I am Nee's husband.
My wife was diagnosed with type two diabetes around two years, for the first year we regularly checked blood levels, and blood pressure. During this period blood were up and down, but working with the NHS they become stable, we continued to check blood levels for a further nine months, but less frequent, twice a fortnight, still consistently between 5.4 and occasionally an 8. To be honest we have not maintained the consistency of checks for the past three months, until today. First test at 09:55 before food was 22.8, blood pressure normal, 10 minutes later blood count was 21.2, this is the second time it has been so high since October 3rd 2023.
Any advice please, she feels tired, but no sickness, blurred vision, or associated symptoms, thank you in advance for any comments.

 

[JITR]

Have a look at diet. Here is Dr David Unwin's diet sheet and his 2023 conference presentation. Top advice.

 

[Martin.A]

First test at 09:55 before food was 22.8, blood pressure normal, 10 minutes later blood count was 21.2, this is the second time it has been so high since October 3rd 2023.
Any advice please, she feels tired, but no sickness, blurred vision, or associated symptoms, thank you in advance for any comments.

If she continues to see numbers that high I would ask for an HbA1c test.

 

[snowball12]

Has she taken any new medication for something else?

 

[rebrascora]

How have you been managing her diabetes until now?
What if any dietary changes or medication does she use?
Has she been more sedentary recently or could she be ill?
Has she obviously lost or gained weight recently without trying?

Those levels are obviously concerningly high levels. Drinking plenty of plain water and perhaps going for a walk if she is able should help to bring them down a bit, but keeping her carbohydrate consumption low will be important and I think it would be advisable to keep testing over the weekend and take her to A&E if she hits 30. If you can, it would be wise to get some Ketostix to dip in her urine and test for ketones. You should be able to buy them over the counter for about £5 for a pot of 50 strips but not all pharmacies will stock them so perhaps ring round to locate some before travelling.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Sorry to hear you wife’s diabetes seems to have changed somewhat in recent months.

This can happen periodically for some people over the years, where treatment options may need to be revised and altered. Or in some cases, because the underlying cause of the diabetes may not have been correctly identified in the first instance (eg a person may ge thought to have T2 because of their age, but may have a different form of diabetes that needs different treatment as it develops)

Those high levels will be causing fatigue, and may give rise to blurry vision, increased thirst and need to urinate. It does sound like she needs to go back to her Dr for some more check-ups.

Let us know how things go.