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beeman said:
Quick update
Been and seen the practice specialist today
and have been told not to worry about anything as yet todays BM 30.3
carry on eating as normal and taking the pills 3 per day
having a new batch of bloods done friday
as hes not sure if its T1 or T2
and i have lost 2 stones from my normal check up last month
so leaning towards T1 but he may be wrong who knows
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I must admit I'm astonished that they aren't taking any further action if your readings are over 30 😱 It would be worth recording your daily carb intake to see just what level you are consuming, because if you are restricting them then it's even worse. Losing two stones in a month should be ringing some very loud alarm bells too. Do you know if he checked for ketones?
 
No update as yet still waiting for the results of the last round of blood test
good thin is my BM this morning is down to 19.3
being very carful to what i eat just got to wait now
 
beeman said:
No update as yet still waiting for the results of the last round of blood test
good thin is my BM this morning is down to 19.3
being very carful to what i eat just got to wait now
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I continue to be amazed at the lack of haste in giving you a proper diagnosis when your symptoms are so prevalent and your blood sugar so high continuously. Have you lost any more weight? Are you just seeing a GP or have you seen an endocrinologist/diabetes consultant? Have you tested for ketones? A waking blood sugar of nearly 20 is not good, although I can see how it may appear to be an improvement to you. When will you get the test results?

Sorry for all the questions, you must be feeling terrible :(
 
I am gobsmacked too, I thought my initial care was bad but your case trumps anything I have experienced or read yet.
 
hi
the only ketone test was the first time at the docs 2+
have lost another 1.5kilos
i saw the doc last week when they booked me in for the last round of blood tests i had on monday
 
beeman said:
hi
the only ketone test was the first time at the docs 2+
have lost another 1.5kilos
i saw the doc last week when they booked me in for the last round of blood tests i had on monday
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If I had blood sugar levels like yours and ketones at that level I would be injecting extra insulin to bring them down, yet your GP seems to have taken no action. Is there another doctor you can see? Whatever type you are (and it looks very much like Type 1 from your description of how things are) I would have thought that some insulin would be given in the interim to return you to normal blood sugar levels and get rid of those ketones. The problem is that if you call NHS Direct or any helpline they will just tell you to see your doctor :(

Do you feel sick at all? If my levels persisted as yours have done, with the weight loss and ketones I would be highly tempted to report to A&E.
 
Northerner said:
Do you feel sick at all? If my levels persisted as yours have done, with the weight loss and ketones I would be highly tempted to report to A&E.
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I couldn't agree more. The worst they'll do is tell you you're OK. But not acting is possibly putting your health at risk.

Either that or go see your GP and ask why he is so relaxed about things. I'd be interested to hear his reply.
 
Well still not been able to see the Doc until next week
but things seem a little better this weekend BM early morning down to 13
so the metformin seems to be working. If i could just get rid of the feeling sick all the time that would make things better.
One of the strange things is my eyes everything at a distance is a blurred I have chepo specs for reading and when i use them its fine.
 
Well as Northie said - I reckon you should go to A&E.

After about 2 months of drinking anything drinkable, I went on for about a fortnight feeling like that - in the last week I was losing serious amounts of weight - and I turned out to be T1.
 
beeman said:
Well still not been able to see the Doc until next week
but things seem a little better this weekend BM early morning down to 13
so the metformin seems to be working. If i could just get rid of the feeling sick all the time that would make things better.
One of the strange things is my eyes everything at a distance is a blurred I have chepo specs for reading and when i use them its fine.
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You will experience some visual distortions as your BGs improve (which they seem to be doing fortunately, although 13 is still too high really).

What ever you do, don't go and buy any new glasses until your eyes have settled down again. This will take a few weeks possibly, but the GP and/or optician should be able to advise.

Andy 🙂
 
Well had my appointment at the diabetic clinic today
not what i expected the did the blood pressure
and then i saw the consultant lasted a full 4 minutes he said everything seemed ok my BM avarage was 12.9 gave me a script for Pioglitazone 30g once aday and said see you in 3 to 6 months to see how your getting on.
 
beeman said:
Well had my appointment at the diabetic clinic today
not what i expected the did the blood pressure
and then i saw the consultant lasted a full 4 minutes he said everything seemed ok my BM avarage was 12.9 gave me a script for Pioglitazone 30g once aday and said see you in 3 to 6 months to see how your getting on.
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That sounds like a totally inadequate and unsatisfying appointment :( How do you feel about it? More important - how do you FEEL? Are you still losing weight? Do you feel unwell at all? Was it actually a consultant you saw, or a GP with 'specialist training' in diabetes? What worries me is that, whilst there are probably lots of people that have been diagnosed for a long time that have an average blood sugar of 12.x, you are recently diagnosed and displaying some other quite alarming symptoms. Were you offered no other help? Did you get the opportunity to ask any questions? I presume that you weren't offered a place on a diabetes education course.

If it was me, then I would go back to my GP and explain about the appointment you have just had and ask if there is another consultant you can be referred to.

I'm once again shocked at what appears to be a very inadequate level of care, particularly given that you are newly diagnosed :(
 
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