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- Type of diabetes
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Hi. I’m new to the site although not newly diagnosed. Well in a way I am. Let me explain a bit first. I was diagnosed as type 2 on the 10/03/2010. My sugar levels since then had always been high - in the 20s to 30s or higher - despite my Dr putting me on Metformin, Victoza and Dapagilflozin. In June this year I was struggling with my breathing so mum took me to A&E.
She dropped me off at 11 am Saturday. By 11.45 I still hadn’t been seen so asked when it will be my turn and said oh btw I’m diabetic. Within minutes the triage nurse was out, took one look at me and I was on a bed in resus for the next 5 hours hooked up to drips, before being transferred to Acute Care overnight and then on to a ward.
Turns out I was having a bad DKA episode - which I had warned my Dr years before that the dapagliflozin could cause and she said I wasn’t at risk, despite having all the symptoms for years as well!
The hospital retested everything while I was there and found out I was actually type 1 after all! So I’d been misdiagnosed all those years ago.
Anyway to get to the point, since then my sugar levels are well under control to the point where I now hypo occasionally. I am sensitive to my levels dropping so well aware and can act quickly.
Today I had a hypo at work. First in a while. I told my supervisor my sugar levels were dropping so need to react. She was understanding and said would get the phone if it rang. Which it did but no response from her so I ended up answering it. It rang again while I was testing my bloods so I left it. No one answered it! It rang again and only after 3 rings did my colleague pick it up.
What would you have done in that situation. Should I have removed myself from the room and my desk until my levels are normal again? Ive always just carried on, but after today it has left me wondering. I shouldn’t have to announce I’m testing my bloods can someone get that as we should all be answering the phone anyway. The fact that I’m usually the one who does as no one else does - should that matter? Given the fact my supervisor said she’d answer the phone already as well.
Sorry needed to rant a bit as it really annoyed me today. So apologies too for the long post.
Thank you in advance
She dropped me off at 11 am Saturday. By 11.45 I still hadn’t been seen so asked when it will be my turn and said oh btw I’m diabetic. Within minutes the triage nurse was out, took one look at me and I was on a bed in resus for the next 5 hours hooked up to drips, before being transferred to Acute Care overnight and then on to a ward.
Turns out I was having a bad DKA episode - which I had warned my Dr years before that the dapagliflozin could cause and she said I wasn’t at risk, despite having all the symptoms for years as well!
The hospital retested everything while I was there and found out I was actually type 1 after all! So I’d been misdiagnosed all those years ago.
Anyway to get to the point, since then my sugar levels are well under control to the point where I now hypo occasionally. I am sensitive to my levels dropping so well aware and can act quickly.
Today I had a hypo at work. First in a while. I told my supervisor my sugar levels were dropping so need to react. She was understanding and said would get the phone if it rang. Which it did but no response from her so I ended up answering it. It rang again while I was testing my bloods so I left it. No one answered it! It rang again and only after 3 rings did my colleague pick it up.
What would you have done in that situation. Should I have removed myself from the room and my desk until my levels are normal again? Ive always just carried on, but after today it has left me wondering. I shouldn’t have to announce I’m testing my bloods can someone get that as we should all be answering the phone anyway. The fact that I’m usually the one who does as no one else does - should that matter? Given the fact my supervisor said she’d answer the phone already as well.
Sorry needed to rant a bit as it really annoyed me today. So apologies too for the long post.
Thank you in advance