I have had Type 2 for about 14 years now. The doctors stopped me having test strips some years ago, and so I’ve just had HBAC tests every 3 to six months. In August I had constant thrush that Canestan wouldn’t get rid off, so went to GP. She gave me a load of thrush treatment, and told me to come back if no better after my holiday. No improvement, so rang on 17 Sept for an appointment, but couldn’t get one until 2 Oct with a different GP. By then I was feeling so ill and so exhausted that I could barely function, and still had unbearable thrush. He was very concerned, and said I had to have blood tests to see what was going on. He did actually ask about my BG levels, looked at my last results from June, and said that’s ok then. Meanwhile he sent me back to original Dr on 9 Oct to discuss thrush. She took swabs, and I explained to her too how tired and I’ll i felt. The surgery couldn’t fit me in for blood testing until Tues 10 Oct. had test in morning, 10pm the same night the out of hours service called me to say my blood sugar levels were 33 and I had to go straight to emergency dr 20 miles away. He checked me over, told me I was ok to go home, but I had to get emergency appt at my surgery the next morning. Fortunately I saw the DN at the end of her clinic, and she was brilliant - changed my medication, is seeing me every few days, and has prescribed test strips so I can keep monitoring. My results sick then are not good, between 18.5 and 29, but I’m hoping they’ll drop soon.
My question is surely the GPs should have thought immediately to check my blood sugars? I now know I was presenting with classic high sugar symptoms, but sadly had absolute faith in the doctors so didn’t say anything. I feel so let down, I’m so very poorly now and it could all have been put right in August. Just to add insult to injury I’ve just collected my sick note, and all it gives as reason for being off work is “tired all the time”! My DN said she’d get the Dr to sign me off for a week so I can get better, and that’s what the GP wrote!
My question is surely the GPs should have thought immediately to check my blood sugars? I now know I was presenting with classic high sugar symptoms, but sadly had absolute faith in the doctors so didn’t say anything. I feel so let down, I’m so very poorly now and it could all have been put right in August. Just to add insult to injury I’ve just collected my sick note, and all it gives as reason for being off work is “tired all the time”! My DN said she’d get the Dr to sign me off for a week so I can get better, and that’s what the GP wrote!
