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Losing my mind

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AlisonM said:
Eunice, it might be worthwhile asking your doctor for a review of the medications you're on. The pain you have could be a reaction to one of them, or an interaction caused by any number of them. Some drugs really don't work well together. A look through the drug books might help rule that out.
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Hello and happy new year!

So, i had xray and some blood tests. Xray is ok, just some issues with my spine being compressed but the doctor said that could be as a result of the previous car crash in 2012.

Then came the shocker. Either my meter is broken or something weird is going on. That morning I went for blood tests(23.12.2015), i checked my sugar at home and it was 5.7. But when i got the results it shows 8.2! How is that even humanly possible! I ate and drank nothing! My HbA1c is 52 mmol/mol. The pain in my legs is getting worse! I am angry and confused and don't know what to do. I have been doing everything right including cutting out carbs except veggies. I am losing weight. Slowly but surely.

Now I got a new meter. When I got home I used the old one and new one. Old one 4.3, new one 6.0!

Now I am completely depressed. I have no choice but to go on medication. Next week they find out what type I am for sure. 1 or 2. How can I go from normal to such high levels in such a short time? I don't understand and it doesn't make any sense to me. It's taking all the energy I have not to collapse in a heap and never eat a single thing again. How could I let myself get to this point?!
 
Amigo said:
Eunice your problems could be spine related in terms of disc compression and it would need an MRI to establish that. I have this problem which was compounded by undiagnosed type 2 diabetes but it can cause terrible pains down the legs and burning feet. If surgery isn't indicated sometimes you can have an epidural injecttion into your spine (different to the ones in childbirth) and that can give ease.

Make sure you B12 levels are ok and I've found a magnesium supplement has helped. Piroxicam isn't usually given for headaches...it's an anti-inflammatory. My GP will no longer prescribe piroxicam due to reported cardiac implications. Naproxen can be a good alternative and may be needed if the pain is related to inflammation/disc issues. I'm wondering if the pregnancy left you with some sciatic problems? I'd recommend enquiring about an MRI.

Good luck and don't lose heart, these things can be resolved.
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B12 levels are ok. But now I am spiraling into depression.
 
Eunice, blood sugar levels can rise significantly when you don't eat. You liver dumps glucose to give you energy, if you don't provide fuel, your body may 'panic' and supply too much glucose in order to keep you going. It's one of the paradoxes diabetics live with, BGs may rise if you eat (depending on what you eat), they certainly will if you don't.
 
Thank you Alison. I didn't know this. And when I broke down in disbelief my GP just said "I don't know why". I feel like I am groping in the dark with no idea what is happening to me or what I am supposed to be doing. My GP and diabetes nurse are no help at all. None.
 
It may be time to arm yourself with a good book, if your GP and nurse can't help you. I started ( when I was misdiagnosed as type 2) with the book by Gretchen Becker, called 'type 2 Diabetes, the first year' or something similar, which goes through everything, from what all the blood tests mean, to what you should be aiming to learn or achieve month by month. I found it useful, down to earth, and a great reference book.
 
Thank you so much for this info! I will order the book right away. I am bewildered by some things that are happening to me
 
Eunice - my meter is accurate, I know. This morning at 9.10 am when I surfaced my BG was 4.4. I then sat on my backside on the laptop for a while then went into the kitchen, spent 2 minutes getting my breakfast, came back into the lounge, tested again at 10.32 am before eating it by which time it was 6.2. And I hadn't even had a wash or got dressed at this stage, let alone travelled anywhere etc, which you had.

It is entirely normal for it to do this, for any of us.
 
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