Martin.A
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- In remission from Type 2
So here we are. On this day last year I got a call from my GP to say that the results of my blood tests for unexplained weight loss were in and everything was normal except my HbA1c (114) so her diagnosis was Diabetes. In a way it was a relief because I was also waiting on the results of my bowel cancer screening, which fortunately also came through as normal a day or two later.
The following week I had my Diabetes Nurse appointment. She told me I was presenting as Type 1 but because of my age (70), weight and body shape she thought it was more likely Type 2, so I left with a prescription for 1 x 500mg Metformin to be taken with breakfast, given some basic advice about low carb, and was told to pick up a testing kit from Reception to see if I could get my BG into single figures. Managed it after 10 days, so continued with the Metformin.
Was also sent for a CT scan to check my pancreas (does that always happen?) and that looked normal. As an added bonus a lot of my other internal organs appeared on the scan and they all looked normal too. Just the Diabetes, then. Foot check and eye screening were also OK, although BP just over the border into the zone known as High Normal (it still is mostly).
Six weeks later, after having several bouts of severe abdominal pain, I went back to my DN. I took my BG diary along and when she saw my numbers she said I could stop taken the Metformin to see how I got on, but to come back if my BG went back above 8. It climbed slowly for a few days then started going down again. Abdominal pain disappeared, too. So, on diet & exercise alone for 10 months now.
After reading about the possibility of remission I was determined to give it a go by recording the carb, calories, fat, protein & fibre content of everything I ate and keeping a food diary alongside my post-prandial readings. In February I achieved my goal and I can't thank forum members enough for all the good advice I picked up from reading all your posts. That really helped, even more than books and websites did. Thank you all.
The wicked DF decided to give me a fright yesterday with a fasting 7.6, just to make sure I didn't get complacent, but it's back to where I normally am this morning.
Thanks again.
Martin
The following week I had my Diabetes Nurse appointment. She told me I was presenting as Type 1 but because of my age (70), weight and body shape she thought it was more likely Type 2, so I left with a prescription for 1 x 500mg Metformin to be taken with breakfast, given some basic advice about low carb, and was told to pick up a testing kit from Reception to see if I could get my BG into single figures. Managed it after 10 days, so continued with the Metformin.
Was also sent for a CT scan to check my pancreas (does that always happen?) and that looked normal. As an added bonus a lot of my other internal organs appeared on the scan and they all looked normal too. Just the Diabetes, then. Foot check and eye screening were also OK, although BP just over the border into the zone known as High Normal (it still is mostly).
Six weeks later, after having several bouts of severe abdominal pain, I went back to my DN. I took my BG diary along and when she saw my numbers she said I could stop taken the Metformin to see how I got on, but to come back if my BG went back above 8. It climbed slowly for a few days then started going down again. Abdominal pain disappeared, too. So, on diet & exercise alone for 10 months now.
After reading about the possibility of remission I was determined to give it a go by recording the carb, calories, fat, protein & fibre content of everything I ate and keeping a food diary alongside my post-prandial readings. In February I achieved my goal and I can't thank forum members enough for all the good advice I picked up from reading all your posts. That really helped, even more than books and websites did. Thank you all.
The wicked DF decided to give me a fright yesterday with a fasting 7.6, just to make sure I didn't get complacent, but it's back to where I normally am this morning.
Thanks again.
Martin
