Hi
I have been recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes. At the end of February, I experienced blurred vision, alongside being constantly thirsty and having to get up several times a night to pee, so I contacted my GP to request a test for diabetes. My HbA1c came as 85, and I was given an appointment with the GP specialising in diabetes at the end of the month. In the meantime I was advised to reduce carbs, sugar in my diet. This helped improve my vision and I wasn't getting up as often to pee.
After 3 weeks following a low carb/ sugar diet (and eating less than usual as I had totally cut out snacking) I had my GP appointment. The GP was of the opinion I should be able to manage it only with diet. But when they tested my blood sugar level, it was in the high 20s, and the ketone level in my urine was too high, so I was sent straight to hospital. I was monitored there for 2 days, being allowed home overnight having had a slow release insulin injection. Those two days were a bit of a rollercoaster, but they have decided I am type 2 after all. I totally match the profile, being 50 and overweight (size 18), and at no time in the preceding months had I lost weight, which I would have if I had type 1.
Anyway, I am now on metformin, still following a low carb, low sugar diet. The metformin side effects are a constant feeling of nausea, and having upped the dose, I am now having night sweats.
I am testing my sugar levels first thing in the morning and 2 hours after meals. My morning sugar levels before breakfast are still high, still in double figures, but during the day they get into single figures.
I am reasonably active. I average 10K steps a day. But before my diagnosis, I had a couple of months of being much less active as I recovered from pneumonia.
I have been using a steroid inhaler since last November. Although all medical professionals are telling me that hasn't contributed to my blood sugars, the medical info sheet with the inhaler tells me it increases blood sugar levels in 1 in 100 users. I have been on steroids on and off for a decade, sometimes having to carry a steroid user card because of the amount I was on. But I am now only on the steroid inhaler, which is a lower dose than the tablets.
How soon am I likely to get my sugar levels into a normal range? And are the metformin side effects likely to wear off?
I have been recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes. At the end of February, I experienced blurred vision, alongside being constantly thirsty and having to get up several times a night to pee, so I contacted my GP to request a test for diabetes. My HbA1c came as 85, and I was given an appointment with the GP specialising in diabetes at the end of the month. In the meantime I was advised to reduce carbs, sugar in my diet. This helped improve my vision and I wasn't getting up as often to pee.
After 3 weeks following a low carb/ sugar diet (and eating less than usual as I had totally cut out snacking) I had my GP appointment. The GP was of the opinion I should be able to manage it only with diet. But when they tested my blood sugar level, it was in the high 20s, and the ketone level in my urine was too high, so I was sent straight to hospital. I was monitored there for 2 days, being allowed home overnight having had a slow release insulin injection. Those two days were a bit of a rollercoaster, but they have decided I am type 2 after all. I totally match the profile, being 50 and overweight (size 18), and at no time in the preceding months had I lost weight, which I would have if I had type 1.
Anyway, I am now on metformin, still following a low carb, low sugar diet. The metformin side effects are a constant feeling of nausea, and having upped the dose, I am now having night sweats.
I am testing my sugar levels first thing in the morning and 2 hours after meals. My morning sugar levels before breakfast are still high, still in double figures, but during the day they get into single figures.
I am reasonably active. I average 10K steps a day. But before my diagnosis, I had a couple of months of being much less active as I recovered from pneumonia.
I have been using a steroid inhaler since last November. Although all medical professionals are telling me that hasn't contributed to my blood sugars, the medical info sheet with the inhaler tells me it increases blood sugar levels in 1 in 100 users. I have been on steroids on and off for a decade, sometimes having to carry a steroid user card because of the amount I was on. But I am now only on the steroid inhaler, which is a lower dose than the tablets.
How soon am I likely to get my sugar levels into a normal range? And are the metformin side effects likely to wear off?
