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since february, i noticed changes in my body
i was losing weight and couldnt explain why i was very much irritable and depressed. I attributed it to my dad's death but I did a blood sugar test and my BM was 29.
i still don't know what is happening to me.
I have seen a diabetic nurse and doctor, tried tablets, which didn't work. I am now on insulin Tresiba and novorapid.
This is new to me and I want to understand what is happening.
 
Welcome to the forum which none of us wanted to join but has been incredibly helpful.

Weight loss and high BG are symptoms of Type 1 diabetes.
Have you had any tests to confirm the type?
This is important in the UK as it will give you access to more technology such as a CGM for monitoring your BG and a dedicated diabetes clinic rather than a GP and nurse at your local surgery who knows a little more about diabetes than other nurses (although mostly rather than type 2 than Type 1).
The Learning Zone (the orange tab at the top of the page) is useful to understand more about diabetes.

You mention that you don't know what is happening to you. What questions do you have? Most of us have been where you are at some point in our diabetes journey and can help to answer.
 
Welcome from me also. This may be a shade premature, but a book I found very helpful very early on was "Think Like a Pancreas", by a US author called Gary Scheiner. He is himself T1, diagnosed in his late teens early 20s and now a Therapist in the US 1earning a living treating and helping people with diabetes; mainly T1s, but everything he says about using insulin is relevant to anyone on insulin, regardless of whether they are T1 or not. I purchase an e- copy at a very tolerable price and I still refer to it periodically. You might find it great in increasing your understanding about some of the apparent contradictions in dealing with Diabetes.

Don't hesitate to ask questions; as @helli says this forum has a wealth of knowledge within its members.
 
Its scarey and confusing at first, but it does get easier
 
Goodness @fizzible - what a whirlwind experience you’ve been having!

Sorry to hear about your rapidly developing symptoms, and then the uncertainty over your precise diagnosis.

Rapid onset, unintended weight loss, and the lack of response to oral medications / swift move to insulin might all be clues that point to a form of diabetes other than T2. If it is a GP and your surgery practice nurse you are seeing they may be less familiar with the fact that autoimmune forms of diabetes like T1 can develop at any age, not just in childhood.

There are additional checks you can have done that give extra clues, but sometimes these are best interpreted by specialists such as a hospital clinic.

Hope you get some clarity over your precise diagnosis soon, and feel a little more able to start finding your way forward with it.
 
thank you all for your concern and support.
I am more worried because I have not been told if i have diabetes or what type i have.
my 111 call and my visit to the GP came back as having the symptoms of diabetes. But their fear was that my BG was very high.
so far, my insulin has helped dropped my BG to 10.0 on average from 28.5

Fingers crossed, i am hoping to hear better results from my next appointment
 
Hi and welcome from me too.

It is good that you are on insulin and seeing a significant improvement in your levels.

When is your next appointment and who with?

I find it really helpful to have a list of questions ready in advance of that appointment and tick them off as I get answers to them because when you go in, you can easily forget some things or the conversation will perhaps go off at a tangent and end up with you not getting a clear answer to a particular question.

I think there is little doubt you are diabetic, since you are needing insulin, but do ask for confirmation and which type they think you are and why they think that. And ask for your HbA1c result..... this is the blood test which diagnoses and monitors your diabetes management.

As you can see, many of us here suspect you are Type 1 and it is important to get clarification and if they are unsure, then push for tests (C-peptide and antibody testes) These are not routine tests run by GPs and best authorized and the results interpreted by a consultant. Therefore if you are Type 1 or you are suspected to be Type 1, you should be under the care of a specialist diabetes clinic where a consultant can review your diagnosis and monitor your progress at least initially, so do ask for a referral.

Are you just finger pricking to get your BG readings or do you have a sensor which attaches to your body to give you continuous readings? If you don't have a sensor, ask for one and in the meantime you can apply online for a free 14 days trial of the Freestyle Libre 2. ie One sensor. If you want to know more info about that then please ask.
 
Hi rebrascora,
The appointment is with a diabetic nurse and I am using the needle prick to get results.
Thank you for your observation and suggestions.
I have a check list and will include all you have noted.

Thank you
 
I assume the diabetic nurse is a practice nurse at your GP surgery who has been given some training to help manage the diabetic patients within the practice? If so, she likely has very little understanding of Type 1 diabetes and you should ask about a referral to the hospital diabetes clinic for more specialised support.

When is the appointment?
 
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