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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
I've read around the website, but the acronyms don't help (e.g. T1 & T2 are presumably Type 1 & Type 2 but it's not obvious to me). I'm not getting great help with my medication from my GP so I thought that I would ask here for some opinions.
I was identified as T2 around 15 years ago, controlled by diet for 5 years then started on Metformin. I have really bad problems with diarrhoea with Metformin, but it's a simple choice - glucose damage or Metformin, I chose Metformin & it kept my HBA1C at <50.
6 years later (5 years ago) my HBA1C went bonkers (90) and my GP put me on Humulin I and a Nurse started dealing with me instead of the GP.
The results from dealing with the nurse were fantastic, I got a lot more time & attention, and together we achieved a way of minimising the side effects of Metformin & brought my glucose levels back under control (daily measurements of 5 - 8) & my HBA1C down to 40ish. I was taking daily Insulin doses of 50 - 60 x 2 which I knew was high, but research suggested that there is no "too high" as long as you are controlling glucose levels.
The diabetes nurse left the surgery during the pandemic & I stopped getting support but continued with my regime & 6 monthly tests. 6 months ago I received a phone call from my GP to say that (based on my HBA1C) I was taking too much insulin and should reduce my daily dose to 40 units x 2.
Over the last 6 months following my blood sugar measurements I have targeted 8 rather than 5 & am currently (for the last 24 weeks) taking doses of 25 - 28. My latest HBA1C reading (yesterday) was 44.
I want help & guidance that I am not getting from my GP, but it looks to me as if my sugar level target needs to be 8, not 5.
I was identified as T2 around 15 years ago, controlled by diet for 5 years then started on Metformin. I have really bad problems with diarrhoea with Metformin, but it's a simple choice - glucose damage or Metformin, I chose Metformin & it kept my HBA1C at <50.
6 years later (5 years ago) my HBA1C went bonkers (90) and my GP put me on Humulin I and a Nurse started dealing with me instead of the GP.
The results from dealing with the nurse were fantastic, I got a lot more time & attention, and together we achieved a way of minimising the side effects of Metformin & brought my glucose levels back under control (daily measurements of 5 - 8) & my HBA1C down to 40ish. I was taking daily Insulin doses of 50 - 60 x 2 which I knew was high, but research suggested that there is no "too high" as long as you are controlling glucose levels.
The diabetes nurse left the surgery during the pandemic & I stopped getting support but continued with my regime & 6 monthly tests. 6 months ago I received a phone call from my GP to say that (based on my HBA1C) I was taking too much insulin and should reduce my daily dose to 40 units x 2.
Over the last 6 months following my blood sugar measurements I have targeted 8 rather than 5 & am currently (for the last 24 weeks) taking doses of 25 - 28. My latest HBA1C reading (yesterday) was 44.
I want help & guidance that I am not getting from my GP, but it looks to me as if my sugar level target needs to be 8, not 5.