Hi there.....I am 64 and was diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes 3 months ago. I had not been feeling unwell and the high blood sugar was discovered during a routine health check. My only health issues previous to the diagnosis had been an underactive thyroid for which I had been having treatment for several years and occasional bouts of Asthma which is well controlled.
In fact when my GP told me about the type 2 it came as a real surprise because I had been feeling really happy and healthy...eating well not feeling tired and generally enjoying life.
When a water test revealed the presence of Ketones my GP sent me to hospital as an emergency , I was seen by a consultant who prescribed Metformin twice daily. I have since been seeing our local practise nurse who deals with Diabetes.
She asked me to monitor my blood sugar regularly and despite the metformin my readings are still far too high.
Over the last few weeks I have been feeling totally drained. Tired a lot of the time and my appetite is not good. Also suffered with Diarrhoea and mentioned this on my visit to the nurse just over a week ago so she changed my Metformin to a slow release type which she said should help ease the toilet problem. She also prescribed Gliclazide 80mg......half a tablet per day for the first week and increasing it to a full tablet after a week..( half in the morning and the other half in the evening)
After the first week my sugars have dropped slightly but are still much higher than they should be. Also I feel tired most of the time and still have Diarrhoea. I can barely face food at all and am really struggling. Now I have noticed my eyes are looking very yellow so I am assuming Jaundice is the issue now. Having read the paperwork with my medication it appears that some of the rare side effects include Jaundice ,Diarrhoea, loss of appetite and heartburn...all of which I am experiencing now. I have no energy for exercise and little or no interest in food. Can't get a GP appointment for a couple of weeks but am due to see my practise nurse again next week.
I am feeling totally exhausted and don't know what to do for the best.
Am I just feeling sorry for myself or could it be the medication making me feel so ill OR could it even be something more serious causing my symptoms? Any advice would be really appreciated .
Thank you in advance.....Ellen
