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- Type of diabetes
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- Tablets (oral)
Hello,
I was diagnosed as diabetic type2 in November 2014 but I still feel newly diagnosed because I've just been given metformin and nothing else has happened. I had the first hbc1 test in early November and had a result of 95 I think and was put on 1x500 twice a day then had another hbc1 in Feb 2015 which was about 69 so my dose was doubled to 2x500 twice a day. I have not had another blood test as yet.
I am housebound due to health and mobility issues and agoraphobia and the GP visits me at home, she has not put me down to attend checks for diabetes but I am getting quite concerned because I feel the metformin might not be working as well as hoped because I do still get excessively tired still but I am also getting intense burning stinging tearing kind of pain in one of my feet, I know its not joint related and my carers have said they cannot see any cut or split but it is extremely red in that area. I feel its something inside. I'm worried if its the diabetic neuropathy or some kind of ulcer developing inside. The pain happens when I move my foot up or inwards and its around the outer heel area and down the side and stops just before the ball area of my foot. I believe I have had diabetes for years undiagnosed because I was never checked for it.
What help can I get at home for this? Can I get podiatry at home? I have had no advice or leaflets or test machine and I have not questioned this but I now think I do need something. I think having a test machine would help me see the results and control and understand it more, am I entitled to one?
Should I be on statins as I read that a lot of diabetics are put onto them, I am also on high blood pressure tablets Losartan, indapamide and anti depressant sertraline if this makes any difference
Any advice would be very helpful, Thankyou
I was diagnosed as diabetic type2 in November 2014 but I still feel newly diagnosed because I've just been given metformin and nothing else has happened. I had the first hbc1 test in early November and had a result of 95 I think and was put on 1x500 twice a day then had another hbc1 in Feb 2015 which was about 69 so my dose was doubled to 2x500 twice a day. I have not had another blood test as yet.
I am housebound due to health and mobility issues and agoraphobia and the GP visits me at home, she has not put me down to attend checks for diabetes but I am getting quite concerned because I feel the metformin might not be working as well as hoped because I do still get excessively tired still but I am also getting intense burning stinging tearing kind of pain in one of my feet, I know its not joint related and my carers have said they cannot see any cut or split but it is extremely red in that area. I feel its something inside. I'm worried if its the diabetic neuropathy or some kind of ulcer developing inside. The pain happens when I move my foot up or inwards and its around the outer heel area and down the side and stops just before the ball area of my foot. I believe I have had diabetes for years undiagnosed because I was never checked for it.
What help can I get at home for this? Can I get podiatry at home? I have had no advice or leaflets or test machine and I have not questioned this but I now think I do need something. I think having a test machine would help me see the results and control and understand it more, am I entitled to one?
Should I be on statins as I read that a lot of diabetics are put onto them, I am also on high blood pressure tablets Losartan, indapamide and anti depressant sertraline if this makes any difference
Any advice would be very helpful, Thankyou