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Latest update with HB1AC result

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Mrs Mad Ronin

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So as you know i have been struggling with all of my health issues and not just the diabetes. Seen as i haven't updated i will do it now.

I am under the pain clinic to try new things which may or may not help with any/all of my pains from my disability injuries and the Fibromyalgia/ME. So far no matter what pain relief they give me, when i am in the severe pain, nothing works. So i literally just have to suffer. But they do work on the mild to moderate pain, so that's better than nothing.

My anxiety is doing better, still deal with it for many things but in some areas it is getting better.

Diabetes, well my latest HB1AC was 73 up from 57. However we are not surprised because with the above health issues and others which i won't go into they are impact each other and my "official" gp is trying to treat just one and not look at the bigger picture. However the last gp i saw actually understand there is more than one thing going on here, wasn't worried about the hb1ac result and that we need to look at everything. Before she made changes i took 90% of my diabetes meds (Metformin, Gliclazide and Alogliptin) in the am and only Metformin on an evening. It just seemed odd.

So now the change is we have taken my Metformin 2 in a morning and 2 at night away, and gone on the slow release Metformin 2 in the afternoon. So all my 2000mg of Metformin then. I take my Alogliptin and 1 Gliclazide in then am. The new Metformin on an afternoon and 1 Gliclazide in the evening. We shall see how that goes for a few months as i have a few pills i need to wean off for the Fibromyalgia and new ones to try out. So we are giving it 6 months for all the changes and see what happens.

So that's the "short" update in general. I know i have been away from the forums a lot over recent months but with everything going on i have just been trying to get a handle on everything, learn to listen to my body and take a whole new approach to the life changes. But i'm hoping to get back into the forum and catch up with everyone in the coming weeks 🙂
 
I hope the changes work well for you. When you have more than one thing going on, they often don't play nicely together, it seems to me the last doc you saw is the one to stick to if you can.
 
I hope the changes work well for you. When you have more than one thing going on, they often don't play nicely together, it seems to me the last doc you saw is the one to stick to if you can.
Absolutely, i will always now try and get an appointment with her because she is listening, looking at everything going on and actually trying to work with me. Even to the point she asks my thoughts and opinions as well. It really was a 2 way conversation 🙂
 
Absolutely, i will always now try and get an appointment with her because she is listening, looking at everything going on and actually trying to work with me. Even to the point she asks my thoughts and opinions as well. It really was a 2 way conversation 🙂
Definitely a GP to keep, Michelle. Hope the new regime beds in well.
 
Sorry tho hear that you are having such a rough time. You are doing well to cope with all of it. I hope that your new approach bears fruit and do hang on to that doctor, the listeners are all too rare. Hope things improve for you very soon 🙂
 
Brilliant news, a good listening GP is as good if not better than a good talking one 🙂
 
Nice to see you again Mrs M, hope the new regime helps, it's definitely nice to have a GP who listens and you connect with 🙂
 
Definitely a keeper, that GP. It always helps when a treatment option is reached by mutual agreement, everybody rowing in the right direction. 🙂
 
Hope all goes well for you. It must be horrible being in pain all the time. I worked with a lady who had fibromyalgia and, before I retired from the NHS, I worked for a spinal specialist and a specialist in Pain Management. There are so many people who suffer horribly with these types of conditions. It must be so difficult to even try to keep positive.
 
Sorry to hear you are in so much pain. I hope the new regime gives you an improvement.
 
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