Hello all.
This is my first post ever on a forum.
I've just been diagnosed with type 2 ( I think). It all started after a blood test at Rheumatology Clinic on Thursday showed a high blood glucose level of 35 mmol/L. I have Fibromyalgia, ME and suffer from chronic back pain and have been getting worse for a couple of years but very drastically over the last 6 months. My symptoms are severe exhaustion, muscle and joint pain, fluctuations in my vision, dizziness and vertigo, weakness, difficulty with concentration and an extremely dry mouth with difficulty in swallowing. I also have become noise sensitive. All these symptoms could be explained by the Fibromyalgia/ME and the dry mouth by a medication side effect so I didn't even think of diabetes.
I have suffered with seborrheic dermatitis for years but this has also got worse over the last 9 months and also spread from my scalp to my face (especially my eyebrows), chest, arms and groin. My hair has also been falling out badly.
Anyway, a hospital doctor called a few hours after the test and asked me to come into hospital the next day so they could investigate further. I did go in and was told I probably have type 2 but they needed to check my kidney and liver functions. They were going to refer me to the dietitian. I also was tested for ketones and my reading was 1.4. I had fasted but they didn't want to check blood sugar levels so I ate a chicken wholemeal sandwich. Fifteen minutes later they then decided they did want to check my blood sugar levels and I had a reading of 16.something mmol/L.
I was sat waiting for hours and my back was in agony. I needed to lie down with a couple of hot water bottles slapped on my back. So my husband chased them up and then I was told to take 500 Mg of Metformin twice a day for 1 week and then see doctor so they could prescribe 1000mg twice a day after that. I wasn't thinking straight because of the pain so didn't question if it was type 2 or if my kidneys and liver were ok. I came away with no information about diabetes or if I had to test my blood sugar levels. I will be speaking to my doctor on Monday but would love to hear any thoughts or advice.
I am now left wondering how much my symptoms were caused by undiagnosed diabetes or the Fibromyalgia/ME.
This is my first post ever on a forum.
I've just been diagnosed with type 2 ( I think). It all started after a blood test at Rheumatology Clinic on Thursday showed a high blood glucose level of 35 mmol/L. I have Fibromyalgia, ME and suffer from chronic back pain and have been getting worse for a couple of years but very drastically over the last 6 months. My symptoms are severe exhaustion, muscle and joint pain, fluctuations in my vision, dizziness and vertigo, weakness, difficulty with concentration and an extremely dry mouth with difficulty in swallowing. I also have become noise sensitive. All these symptoms could be explained by the Fibromyalgia/ME and the dry mouth by a medication side effect so I didn't even think of diabetes.
I have suffered with seborrheic dermatitis for years but this has also got worse over the last 9 months and also spread from my scalp to my face (especially my eyebrows), chest, arms and groin. My hair has also been falling out badly.
Anyway, a hospital doctor called a few hours after the test and asked me to come into hospital the next day so they could investigate further. I did go in and was told I probably have type 2 but they needed to check my kidney and liver functions. They were going to refer me to the dietitian. I also was tested for ketones and my reading was 1.4. I had fasted but they didn't want to check blood sugar levels so I ate a chicken wholemeal sandwich. Fifteen minutes later they then decided they did want to check my blood sugar levels and I had a reading of 16.something mmol/L.
I was sat waiting for hours and my back was in agony. I needed to lie down with a couple of hot water bottles slapped on my back. So my husband chased them up and then I was told to take 500 Mg of Metformin twice a day for 1 week and then see doctor so they could prescribe 1000mg twice a day after that. I wasn't thinking straight because of the pain so didn't question if it was type 2 or if my kidneys and liver were ok. I came away with no information about diabetes or if I had to test my blood sugar levels. I will be speaking to my doctor on Monday but would love to hear any thoughts or advice.
I am now left wondering how much my symptoms were caused by undiagnosed diabetes or the Fibromyalgia/ME.
