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Some slightly good news and some slightly worrying

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Northerner

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Went to my GPs this morning as I had been asked to make an appointment after a couple of liver function tests. Upshot was that my bilirubin is higher than normal, but that this has been observed before and it's no different now to what it's always been (could be something called Gilbert's Syndrome). GP doesn't think it's any cause for concern but I will have the test included in my annual checks. So, slightly good news in that there is something abnormal, but not out of the ordinary for me and no treatment needed.

Slightly worrying is a patch of reddened skin on my chest. It's been there for years and I have mentioned it to GP a few months ago - she gave me a steroid cream to see if it would go, but it hasn't. Having learned that my dad has just been diagnosed with skin cancer (an easily treatable form, possibly induced by the UV treatment for his psoriasis) my GP has decided to send me off for tests with a specialist. She mentioned the possibility of Bowen's disease - anyone had any experience of this? Obviously, I've read up on it and it doesn't sound too concerning, just slightly worrying! 🙄

Also managed to get a prescription for a novopen echo, so quite a good 15 minutes in all - 2 possible diseases and a new gadget! 🙂
 
Not sure how you stay so chipper Alan!!!

Hope the 2 possible diseases don't turn out to cause you any problems and I hope the Echo helps with your memory 🙂
 
robofski said:
Not sure how you stay so chipper Alan!!!

Hope the 2 possible diseases don't turn out to cause you any problems and I hope the Echo helps with your memory 🙂
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Cheers Dan. They're only minor things ( I hope!) - I'm just pleased that since my diabetes diagnosis I've been much more closely monitored than I would otherwise have been. If I hadn't been diagnosed I am sure I would be in a much worse state than I am! 🙂

Looking forward to getting my Echo. The pharmacy is only a small one so didn't have one in stock. It'll be only the second pen I've used for my novorapid in 4 years! 🙂
 
I know what you mean about monitoring! If it hadn't been for regular blood tests following a TIA in 2000 I still to this day don't think I'd know I was diabetic! In the 6 years since diagnosis I've never had any symptoms I would have put down to Diabetes so I'd be walking around now like the countless others who don't know they've got it! Though I guess the fact I've been having treatment for 6 years has helped mask it all so maybe untreated I would know by now!!!!
 
Hope your tests come back OK and your feeling that things are 'nothing to worry about' is confirmed.

Enjoy your new toy!

Half units would be extremely useful for you I'd imagine - and if your memory is anything like mine was on MDI that function will be a great benefit too 🙂
 
robofski said:
I know what you mean about monitoring! If it hadn't been for regular blood tests following a TIA in 2000 I still to this day don't think I'd know I was diabetic! In the 6 years since diagnosis I've never had any symptoms I would have put down to Diabetes so I'd be walking around now like the countless others who don't know they've got it! Though I guess the fact I've been having treatment for 6 years has helped mask it all so maybe untreated I would know by now!!!!
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I think I've been diabetic for a lot long than I have been diagnosed for. Only symptom I had was thirst but it wasn't a bad enough thirst to be worried at first apparently 🙄
 
Northerner said:
Went to my GPs this morning ..................


Also managed to get a prescription for a novopen echo, so quite a good 15 minutes in all - 2 possible diseases and a new gadget! 🙂
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OMG Alan!!! you get all your meds down to just one and insulin and now this!!! hopefully the '2 possible diseases' AREN'T..... or at least not any trouble to you. and I don't know what an echo is.... echo is.... echo is

🙄
 
macast said:
OMG Alan!!! you get all your meds down to just one and insulin and now this!!! hopefully the '2 possible diseases' AREN'T..... or at least not any trouble to you. and I don't know what an echo is.... echo is.... echo is

🙄
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It's an insulin pen...pen...pen... 😉 :D
 
I do love the last bit of your post Alan - made me giggle! I, too, hope that neither of the 2 possible diseases turn out to be troublesome in anyway and as for the echo (lol at macast!) I'm jealous! Keep forgetting to ask about one! have fun when you get it and let us all know what you think. Take very good care of yourself as well!
 
Hi Alan I hope that they do both turn out ok for you but even so it is must be worrying. I hope that they get your skin checked out for you very soon so that you can be reassured. A half unit pen sounds excellent 🙂
 
No experience of either those things, I hope you don't have them though! Yay for the Echo pen, I wish I was on novorapid cos I want one - I very often forget how much Humalog I have given myself for a meal! 😱 Does it store lots of amounts given or just the most recent?

Are you just under your GP and not a clinic for your diabetes? x
 
Northerner said:
Went to my GPs this morning as I had been asked to make an appointment after a couple of liver function tests. Upshot was that my bilirubin is higher than normal, but that this has been observed before and it's no different now to what it's always been (could be something called Gilbert's Syndrome). GP doesn't think it's any cause for concern but I will have the test included in my annual checks. So, slightly good news in that there is something abnormal, but not out of the ordinary for me and no treatment needed.
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well according to the paper in the link below Gilbert's syndrome is a good combination with diabetes ( " a perfect union"), it helps to prevent heart disease ( vascular complications) ...

http://www.endocrine-abstracts.org/ea/0026/ea0026p699.htm
 
mcdonagh47 said:
well according to the paper in the link below Gilbert's syndrome is a good combination with diabetes ( " a perfect union"), it helps to prevent heart disease ( vascular complications) ...

http://www.endocrine-abstracts.org/ea/0026/ea0026p699.htm
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Wow, bonus! Thanks mcdonagh, very interesting 🙂

Thanks to everyone for their good wishes. Looks like Gilbert's may be a plus, not a minus. The skin thing will not be tested for at least 6 weeks, so I'm not going to stress about it 🙂
 
lauraw1983 said:
No experience of either those things, I hope you don't have them though! Yay for the Echo pen, I wish I was on novorapid cos I want one - I very often forget how much Humalog I have given myself for a meal! 😱 Does it store lots of amounts given or just the most recent?

Are you just under your GP and not a clinic for your diabetes? x
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Not sure really about the features of the Echo, I think it just stores the last dose. I'm with a clinic for my diabetes, but asked the GP to prescribe the pen since I was seeing her anyway - I see her for all (!) my non-diabetes stuff 🙂
 
Northerner said:
Wow, bonus! Thanks mcdonagh, very interesting 🙂

Thanks to everyone for their good wishes. Looks like Gilbert's may be a plus, not a minus. The skin thing will not be tested for at least 6 weeks, so I'm not going to stress about it 🙂
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glad things are not as bad as you first thought. and as you have had the red patch of skin for ages there seems no point in stressing over a 6-week wait 🙂
 
Hope things turn out okay for you Alan.
Did you mention the lantus experiment or is that a conversation for the consultant?
 
lucy123 said:
Hope things turn out okay for you Alan.
Did you mention the lantus experiment or is that a conversation for the consultant?
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She was intrigued to hear about the lantus and suggested removing it from my repeat, but I said I'm not quite ready for that step yet! 🙂
 
Northerner said:
Not sure really about the features of the Echo, I think it just stores the last dose.
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Your right it just shows the last dose as numerics in the centre of the readout and a number of segments each representing 1 hour around the outside so you know roughly when you gave it. Really useful if you can't remember giving it! And quite good on a screen that's only 11mm diameter!
 
robofski said:
Your right it just shows the last dose as numerics in the centre of the readout and a number of segments each representing 1 hour around the outside so you know roughly when you gave it. Really useful if you can't remember giving it! And quite good on a screen that's only 11mm diameter!
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Ah, yes, I've just had a look at a picture - does it need batteries then?
 
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