CharlotteScr
Active Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Parent of person with diabetes
Hi there, i am a parent of a newly diagnosed T1DM, she just turned 16 and was diagnosed in Feb. We've just had a pretty awful appointment with the consultant- i was very upset but now I am just angry- and I hope you may have some calm and wise words for me! This is the issue:
After a spell of feeling much better after diagnosis, over the last 6 weeks she has progressively begun to feel worse and worse, feeling out of breath, nauseous, palpitations, hot, sweaty, headaches, tired etc. The consultant believes this is anxiety and advised yoga..... however i just don't buy this. She is a very calm person, has dealt well with the diabetes and has a sensible attitude to it- neither OTT nor ignoring it. (She has what seems to me a natural reaction of sadness and anger to her diagnosis, without seeming excessively either.) Her blood glucose is pretty well-controlled I have seen her have these spells of nausea/paleness etc and she is talking normally and calmly, just looking and feeling dreadful, even with blood levels of 8. She has had a blood test and her thyroid function is normal, and she is not coeliac. Any ideas on what is going on?? I am willing to hear that you agree with our consultant! Just feel very powerless and am desperate to help her feel well again
After a spell of feeling much better after diagnosis, over the last 6 weeks she has progressively begun to feel worse and worse, feeling out of breath, nauseous, palpitations, hot, sweaty, headaches, tired etc. The consultant believes this is anxiety and advised yoga..... however i just don't buy this. She is a very calm person, has dealt well with the diabetes and has a sensible attitude to it- neither OTT nor ignoring it. (She has what seems to me a natural reaction of sadness and anger to her diagnosis, without seeming excessively either.) Her blood glucose is pretty well-controlled I have seen her have these spells of nausea/paleness etc and she is talking normally and calmly, just looking and feeling dreadful, even with blood levels of 8. She has had a blood test and her thyroid function is normal, and she is not coeliac. Any ideas on what is going on?? I am willing to hear that you agree with our consultant! Just feel very powerless and am desperate to help her feel well again