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Okay so I was lucky enough to be diagnosed with diabetes at an early age (4 years) so have had it 30 plus years now. Last year, I was told that the insulin I was on (that I was injecting twice a day) was being discontinued. So they moved me onto newer insulin of Novorapid and Lantus. The catch was I went from injecting 2x a day to now injecting 4x or 5x a day depending on sugars, what I'm doing and eating etc.
The newer insulin I'm really struggling with trying to get balanced. My body used to be really stable and the sugars were stable too. I knew exactly how to control it via food, and increasing/decreasing my dosage. However this new insulin doesn't play by the same rules at all. Im finding it a really big struggle to get stable blood sugars and they are up and down constantly.
I spoke to my GP who basically advised to speak to my hospital diabetes clinic. I told the doctor in one session that I wanted to return to injecting twice a day. His response was that this was possible but that they wanted me to do things first and foremost like sitting with a dietician etc. Its been over 4 months, and I've chased and chased the hospital and am getting no where and feeling more and more depressed about things.
I feel like I'm being ignored by my GP and the clinic. I phoned the British Diabetic Association to see what they would recommend - and they couldn't offer me any guidance other than suggesting maybe to try a different hospital but even that was dependent on my GP allocating or referring me to somewhere else which I don't think they are going to do.
Its crazy as injecting 2x a day my life was really normal, and my sugars were balanced, but this 4-5 times a thing I'm finding difficult, complicated and just miserable. I hate the idea of having to carry round injections with me and having to do it that many times a day. Its a miserable existence that is just so depressing.
Any ideas?
The newer insulin I'm really struggling with trying to get balanced. My body used to be really stable and the sugars were stable too. I knew exactly how to control it via food, and increasing/decreasing my dosage. However this new insulin doesn't play by the same rules at all. Im finding it a really big struggle to get stable blood sugars and they are up and down constantly.
I spoke to my GP who basically advised to speak to my hospital diabetes clinic. I told the doctor in one session that I wanted to return to injecting twice a day. His response was that this was possible but that they wanted me to do things first and foremost like sitting with a dietician etc. Its been over 4 months, and I've chased and chased the hospital and am getting no where and feeling more and more depressed about things.
I feel like I'm being ignored by my GP and the clinic. I phoned the British Diabetic Association to see what they would recommend - and they couldn't offer me any guidance other than suggesting maybe to try a different hospital but even that was dependent on my GP allocating or referring me to somewhere else which I don't think they are going to do.
Its crazy as injecting 2x a day my life was really normal, and my sugars were balanced, but this 4-5 times a thing I'm finding difficult, complicated and just miserable. I hate the idea of having to carry round injections with me and having to do it that many times a day. Its a miserable existence that is just so depressing.
Any ideas?