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hello everyone. I was diagnosed approx 3 years ago with type 2. To be honest i didn't take it all that seriously despite my mother and sister being type 2 and now having to inject. The conflicting advice from health care professionals has simply been astounding.. some advise not to bother checking my blood glucose levels whilst others advise to monitor my blood 3-4 times,daily. I have been getting a morning(fast)reading of 9.9(on average) but this can rocket,of course, depending on what i eat/drink. I am not on any tablets at the moment as last time i had blood checked(2 years ago) i was told i can maintain my levels by diet and fitness, but recently have felt constantly thirsty, peeing a lot and just generally out of sorts.. Has anyone got any honest,realistic,consistant, advice for me,please. I am 53 years old?
 
Hi Geezerman, welcome to the forum 🙂 Very sorry to hear that you are getting poor information and what appears to be indifferent care. You should at the minimum get your blood checked annually with an HbA1c test - if this hasn't been done for two years you are well overdue and it may be that you do now need support of some medication. Also, if your fasting levels are at 9.9 on average this does need to be investigated for ways to help you bring it down. Make an appointment to see the doctor as soon as you can so you can get the help you need and begin feeling much better again.

It would be a good idea also to keep a food diary of everything you eat and drink, recording in particular the carb amount consumed. Using a meter to determine your tolerance of different meals is essential if you are to make the correct modifications to your diet, those who say different are merely trying to save money by not prescribing strips. Once you are familiar with how you react you will be able to reduce the amount of testing you do.

Finally, I would recommend reading Jennifer's Advice and Maggie Davey's letter, and getting a copy of Type 2 Diabetes: The First Year by Gretchen Becker so that you have a clearer understanding of your diabetes. 🙂

Please ask as many questions as you need to, there will allways be someone here to help you out! 🙂
 
I can only reiterate what northerner has just said i was I had all the same symtoms as your self at the same age please go and see your docter and kick some a@#e to get your self sorted if needed.
good luck🙂
 
I agree with what's been said but would add, if you drive and you are on insulin and aren't testing regularly - you are in fact breaking the law.

So whoever told you NOT to test is an ignoramus on many sides.

If you start testing properly in a structured way - that will enable you to see what's causing the increases and it's just normally down to what we eat.
 
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I agree with what's been said but would add, if you drive and you are on insulin and aren't testing regularly - you are in fact breaking the law.

So whoever told you NOT to test is an ignoramus on many sides.

If you start testing properly in a structured way - that will enable you to see what's causing the increases and it's just normally down to what we eat.
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I don't think there was any mention of not testing and injecting! D&E only, mother and sister are injecting is how I read the message.
 
Oh I do apologise, I did read that wrong obviously!

I was thinking Insulin PLUS diet and exercise. Which was why I was so irate with your GP.

Mind you, MINE told me recently that many people who've had D as long as I have really don't need to test every day - just occasionally once or twice A WEEK - because they've learned from what's happened previously, inferring I hadn't ......

I dealt with that LOL
 
trophywench said:
Mind you, MINE told me recently that many people who've had D as long as I have really don't need to test every day - just occasionally once or twice A WEEK - because they've learned from what's happened previously, inferring I hadn't ......
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When I started with insulin and testing 6 months ago, my DSN suggested that whilst I'd have to test a lot initially I'd soon be able to cut down to a couple of times a week!!

I need to test 3 times a day just to get behind the wheel of my car, let alone eating! I've already had raised eyebrows for using 100 test strips every 3 weeks (not from my DSN though, will see what she has to say when I see her in a couple of weeks when I ask her to up my repeat to 200 to save 3 weekly trips to the pharmacy!)
 
Starting off with 9's in the morning and then rocketing upwards after eating isn't a sign that you are sufficiently controlled by diet and exercise only.

Get to your GP and ensure you have a regular 6-12 monthly HbA1c check as well as making sure that you are getting the medication that you need (if that proves necessary .... maybe you are just eating the wrong things?).

You should also be getting a regular 12 month eye check (retinopathy scan).

By the way, your health is your own, so make sure that you have these checks done and chase the medical guys up when they don't happen!!

Andy 🙂

p.s. I only test once a week now because the results are normally as expected. Consequently, more frequent testing would be a waste of test strips. But I'm a diet and exercise controlled type 2 and so that makes sense (I'm gobsmacked that some GP's think that type 1's don't need to test frequently!!)
 
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I can't believe i only posted that message (help!) just yesterday, to receive all this sound,constructive advice so quickly is very heartening and positive. thank you-esp northerner whom was first to respond, and everyone who commented. Yes, It's my mother and sister who are on insulin,not myself.
I am also troubled to think i may have been denied testing strips for purely economic reasons,how sad.I am, after posting this, making an appointment with my doc to get blood tested properly and to prescribe the test strips(even if he sheds tears at the cost)
I will update this post after i have had the tests,etc, but for now i would like to give another heart-felt thank you to you all
geezerman46
 
geezerman46 said:
I can't believe i only posted that message (help!) just yesterday, to receive all this sound,constructive advice so quickly is very heartening and positive. thank you-esp northerner whom was first to respond, and everyone who commented. Yes, It's my mother and sister who are on insulin,not myself.
I am also troubled to think i may have been denied testing strips for purely economic reasons,how sad.I am, after posting this, making an appointment with my doc to get blood tested properly and to prescribe the test strips(even if he sheds tears at the cost)
I will update this post after i have had the tests,etc, but for now i would like to give another heart-felt thank you to you all
geezerman46
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You're very welcome 🙂 I would suggest reading Diabetes UK's position statement on self-monitoring and their Advocacy pack to prepare yourself for requesting the strips! 🙂
 
Geezerman hi and a warm welcome to the forum
 
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