Diagnosed with type 2 two weeks ago .Was on metformin with terrible diahorra changed now to slow release metformin Hope it is better!! Ive lost 2 stone in weight and can’t aford to lose more as under lowest BMI but dr hasn’t weighed me or seen me every thing being done by phone .I’m a bit concerned?? Eye sight has gone funny have been short sighted for years ans suddenly can see in distance and don’t need glasses. Anyone else experienced this ??
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Have you reported the weight loss and eyesight changes to your doctor?
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Welcome to the forum @Paco
Sorry to hear about your diagnosis, which you are managing alongside other autoimmune conditions. With your rapid weight loss and onset of blurry vision, I am wondering whether you are T1, rather than T2. Many GPS assume that it must be T2 in Adults, but there are many onhere who have been diagnosed with T1 later in life. I was 53. If this is the case your glucose levels will continue to rise. Are you able to get a blood glucose test kit so that you can monitor your levels at home. If your levels are high it would also be good to check for ketones.
Contact the GP again. Can you weigh yourself so that he has that information as well as the blurry eyes. The Practices are still able to do blood tests where needed.
Let us know how you get on.
Sorry to hear about your diagnosis, which you are managing alongside other autoimmune conditions. With your rapid weight loss and onset of blurry vision, I am wondering whether you are T1, rather than T2. Many GPS assume that it must be T2 in Adults, but there are many onhere who have been diagnosed with T1 later in life. I was 53. If this is the case your glucose levels will continue to rise. Are you able to get a blood glucose test kit so that you can monitor your levels at home. If your levels are high it would also be good to check for ketones.
Contact the GP again. Can you weigh yourself so that he has that information as well as the blurry eyes. The Practices are still able to do blood tests where needed.
Let us know how you get on.
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Welcome to the forum @Paco
2 stone in weight is a lot to lose if you didn’t have much ‘spare’ to begin with. And it is a LOT to lose if you weren’t really working at it with a strict diet.
It does sound like further investigations into your diabetes type would be very wise.
You can buy urine ketone strips from high street pharmacies for approx £5 for a pot of 50, which while not as immediate and accurate as blood strips, would certainly show if you were producing ketones, which might build up into diabetic ketoacidosis, a potentially very serious condition.
If you get a ‘pear drop’ smell on your breath or abdominal pains/vomiting please take urgent action and go to A&E.
I don't want to alarm you, and this may all be nothing, but undiagnosed T1 can be a pretty nasty business, so it’s just good to take precautions.
2 stone in weight is a lot to lose if you didn’t have much ‘spare’ to begin with. And it is a LOT to lose if you weren’t really working at it with a strict diet.
It does sound like further investigations into your diabetes type would be very wise.
You can buy urine ketone strips from high street pharmacies for approx £5 for a pot of 50, which while not as immediate and accurate as blood strips, would certainly show if you were producing ketones, which might build up into diabetic ketoacidosis, a potentially very serious condition.
If you get a ‘pear drop’ smell on your breath or abdominal pains/vomiting please take urgent action and go to A&E.
I don't want to alarm you, and this may all be nothing, but undiagnosed T1 can be a pretty nasty business, so it’s just good to take precautions.
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