T2 28 years

[MazzyRaz]

Hi all, I'm Marsha and 68 years old.

Until 7 years ago I was on Metformin and Gliclazide.
In 2017 I went to the drs because my bs and heart rate raised considerably. I was diagnosed with a uti and was given the usual antibiotics.
However, the infection got out of control (I was told after I should have been given at least double the course of antibiotics being diabetic) and over the course of nearly a year I ended up in hospital requiring 3 operations and 1 proceedure resulting in receiving 3 pints of blood, ending up with sepsis and an ileostomy. Also I was put on Nova Rapid and Lantus (long story short- phew).
I will have some questions to ask but I will save those for another day!

 

[Inka]

Welcome @MazzyRaz 🙂 That sounds awful. I hope things are better now and you’re feeling more yourself.

Ask away. No question is silly or too trivial.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @MazzyRaz

Goodness what an awful time you’ve had recently!

So sorry to hear how things escalated for you and resulted in such serious illness

Fire away with your questions and the friendly folks here will offer their shared experiences and support 🙂

 

[stephenS50]

Hello there @MazzyRaz and welcome to the forum. It's heartbreaking to hear what's happened to you and I hope everything's better now.