medication not working how do i cope

[Busymum]

Hi, i'm new at this. i had gestational 3 times but it always went away. about 1 year ago diagnosed as T2. have been on metformin for all this time. it isn't working. now just been started on janovia. bed time sugars are ok but fasting in double figures, doc thinks i'm hypo in the night but when i've checked i'm not. they don't seem to know what to do with me. have gained 2 stone since starting on metformin, despite eating better and less and exercising more. has anyone any advise about what is happening and why. i'm really down about this now it is ruining my life and i don't know where to turn?

sorry that sounded really moany...i'm not normally this bad....i promise

S

 

[Andy HB]

Welcome to the forum!

So much for metformin acting as an appetite suppressant! That's what I was told when I was put on to it initially (but currently I'm off it again).

Have you tried recording religiously everything that you eat over a period of time? I find that helps me greatly when working out how good (or bad) I really have been.

After a couple of months of going nowhere with my weight loss, I have completely revamped my spreadsheet to record all my meals and their nutritional content. Since doing that, I have lost over 5lbs and am now back on track (so far).

Andy 🙂

 

[Northerner]

Hi Busymum, welcome to the forum 🙂 Not moany at all, it must be very frustrating! Sounds like possibly you are suffering from 'Dawn Phenomenon' where the liver gives a boost of glucose as you wake and start the new day. This is very common, and can be made worse by the fact that many people are more insulin resistant in the morning. Have a look at this link: http://www.diabetes-support.org.uk/joomla/dawn-phenomenon

Try not to let things get on top of you, we are always here to lend a helping hand and friendly ear 🙂

 

[Busymum]

such a relief

Thanks for that, it's such a relief to realise i'm not mad and what i'm experiencing is real. i'm quite annoyed with the nurse i've been seeing that she either doesn't know about it or doesn't agree with it and i've been struggling with this for a year unnecessarily. S

 

[Northerner]

Thanks for that, it's such a relief to realise i'm not mad and what i'm experiencing is real. i'm quite annoyed with the nurse i've been seeing that she either doesn't know about it or doesn't agree with it and i've been struggling with this for a year unnecessarily. S

Some health professionals are better than others - you are ultimately the expert on your diabetes, so carry this confidence into any encounter and don't be bullied into believing 'they know best' 🙂

 

[Copepod]

Hi Busymum
As you have unsolved diabetes problems, it's well worth you asking, probably several times, for referral to someone with more experience of your complex situation - perhaps a GP with special interest in diabetes, perhaps a specialist diabetes clinic (sometimes in hospitals, sometimes hospital teams come out & set up in health clinics, GP surgeries etc). The big advantage of a clinic team is that it includes some or all of doctors, nurses, dieticians, exercise specialists, podiatrists etc.
Fair enough to be annoyed by the nurse you've been seeing, but they're not all the same. When I was first diagnosed (as a 30 year old adult), I was so annoyed by the lack of useful advice (explaining gentle rambling when asked about fell walking) and plenty of advice I didn't need (they were obsessed with pregancy, and with no partner, this wasn't my main interest!), that I didn't go back to a hospital clinic for over 5 years (partly because of moving between 4 cities in that time), which was probably not a good idea, although I did informally meet a diabetes consultant in Belfast who said my approach to exercise, diet, adjusting insulin doses etc was OK.
What I'm trying to say is, keep looking for the support that's right for you.

 

[PhilT]

Hi Busymum, welcome to the forum.