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Im a 52 yr old man. I am 3 months in since my diagnosis. I had lost 2 stone in weight in 4 weeks drinking and peeing like it was going out of fashion yet my GP couldn't believe all this had happened so fast or that I was diabetic at all.
I got a hold of some urine testing strips which showed +++++ for both glucose and ketones. My glucose blood test showed levels were knocking on 30 mmol.
The practice nurse sent me to local hospital diabetic centre. DSN there took one look at me and, as I was overweight, said I was type 2. I was started on 2x 10 units of insulin Humulin M3. Now on 88+86. I felt wretched for weeks. My HBA1C done last week was 64% which I am told is okay but not good.
I am not really sure I know what I'm doing. Never spoken to anyone for a few weeks.
I complained to my GP that I felt I was not being supported. I'm only a few months out of extensive chemo and all this needle business is stressing me out.
I am getting swollen legs and arms all the time as well as feeling like I have flu. Is this a reaction to the insulin? Oedema is listed as a side effect but everyone just glosses over this.
Is it normal not to be tested and have a formal diagnosis when you are showing mainly type 1 symptoms? Do you never get to see a doctor or is it all done by guesswork on the part of nurses?
The dietician at the diabetic centre said I was entitled to a formal diagnosis but I should see my GP. My GP says he is the practice lead but has never been asked to do such tests
I just want a definitive diagnosis based on medical facts not just assumptions. Is that too much to ask?
I got a hold of some urine testing strips which showed +++++ for both glucose and ketones. My glucose blood test showed levels were knocking on 30 mmol.
The practice nurse sent me to local hospital diabetic centre. DSN there took one look at me and, as I was overweight, said I was type 2. I was started on 2x 10 units of insulin Humulin M3. Now on 88+86. I felt wretched for weeks. My HBA1C done last week was 64% which I am told is okay but not good.
I am not really sure I know what I'm doing. Never spoken to anyone for a few weeks.
I complained to my GP that I felt I was not being supported. I'm only a few months out of extensive chemo and all this needle business is stressing me out.
I am getting swollen legs and arms all the time as well as feeling like I have flu. Is this a reaction to the insulin? Oedema is listed as a side effect but everyone just glosses over this.
Is it normal not to be tested and have a formal diagnosis when you are showing mainly type 1 symptoms? Do you never get to see a doctor or is it all done by guesswork on the part of nurses?
The dietician at the diabetic centre said I was entitled to a formal diagnosis but I should see my GP. My GP says he is the practice lead but has never been asked to do such tests
I just want a definitive diagnosis based on medical facts not just assumptions. Is that too much to ask?