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Should i worry?

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Jo Irvine

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Hi everyone
I have type 2 diabetes for years perfectly fine on diet control.
Beginning of summer I was exhausted started sleeping 19 hours a day, blamed it on just finishing my honours degree dissertation. I have other health issues eventually went to doctor after passing out a few times and still sleeping summer away. My HAB1c was 82 nurse put me on Metformin SR now in 3 tablets 1.5g my BM hasn't dropped bellow 11.8 and that was a good day, normally 17-28. I'm having issues with patchy blurry vision and still falling asleep whilst doing things for ex broke leg last week after blacking out whilst out in my wheelchair and crashing into a wall(I have spinal cord injury) been to GP twice last two weeks said only been on metformin 2 months so not to worry. I'm more worried about needing to get my bm down to stop the falling asleep etc doctors say just keep at it with metformin .... am I wrong to be worrying about the blackouts and loss of vision etc?
 
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Hi Jo , Welcome. I would be very worried too. Personally I think you need to pester the nurse/gp,(the squeakiest wheel gets the most oil) tbh I think you need an urgent referral to the diabetes clinic at the hospital.
Seems to me they don't seem to be taking your symptoms seriously and that worries me.
If you pass out again or your levels go real I think the best thing would be to go to hospital or at least call gp or out of hours service.
 
Gosh Jo, I would be very worried if my levels were that high. If your doctor is
not listening you need to ASK for a referral to the hospital. My husband's levels
were lower than that and he was put on insulin very quickly. Sorry if I worry
you but seems like you're not being looked after properly or given the right advice.
 
You describe some very serious symptoms, @Jo Irvine. You need to pester GP for investigations, referrals, considering both your recent diabetes diagnosis and effects of earlier spinal cord injury etc. It might not be purely diabetes. However, it is normal to try to reduce blood glucose levels gradually, rather than suddenly, to try to prevent "false hypo" feelings.
 
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