Jenny15
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Other
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- Jazz music, science denial, and running out of coffee.
You're right, there are too many things that go wrong in healthcare but there are also individual nurses and doctors who do a fantastic job, picking up on issues that others miss, and so on. I look for those ones and hang onto them when I find them.I've just turned 50 and really thought I would get more care free as I got older, however it seems to be the opposite. The dentist incident is one of many things that happened to me and probably to a lot of other people too.
You have had your reasons to cause you health anxiety with hospitals etc, People go to hospital for care and treatment, yet the amount of medical mistakes that occur are becoming more frequent. Everybody knows someone who has a story to tell about misdiagnosis or given the wrong medication etc, this in turn causes people (me being one of them) to lose faith in our national health service. Yet on the other side of the coin the NHS do an excellent job of caring for people, working long hours and giving 100% commitment. However there is always the reality of "what if's". What if they give me the wrong meds, treatment, bloods, chemo, etc etc etc. the list is endless. I think it is a credit to you that you have been able to find articles and books that help you understand what is going on and you have dealt with this head on.
What I find really difficult besides the health anxiety is the excessive tiredness, I work full time and when I get home all I want to do is sleep, when I get my days off all I do is sleep. It is like the get up and go as been taken away.
My BG test kit arrives next week and I will start getting some readings of what is happening with my blood sugars.
I did a urine test last night on one of the test strips, all was ok apart from glucose again which read 100 (5.5) which is slightly over the normal range. So there is glucose in my urine but not excessive amounts. From reading further there should be no trace of glucose at all in the urine.
If I'm honest there have been about 50 mistakes made in my care over about 35 years - most of them didn't do lasting or major harm, and the ones that were significant still didn't cause loss of function of a body part or, obviously, death. The biggest issue I have faced was being fobbed off and told it was all in my head, then to find out years later that other doctors proved I did have the illness, using objective measures like CT scans, blood tests, surgical findings etc.
In many cases, the doctor who missed it has given me a sincere apology, and I could tell it was genuine, and I accepted it. I do think that for the doctor, when that happens, it stays with them and they always remember to suffering they could have helped me avoid, and it makes them a better doctor, who can help hundreds of other patients avoid the same fate. I had to decide to stop dwelling on it or I would be missing out on the present and the future, for no gain.
I'm almost totally certain that once your BGs come down to the target range, your tiredness will reduce to a bearable level or even go away completely. I know what that tiredness is like - mine only resolved very recently. I call it "extreme fatigue" or exhaustion. The fact you are able to still work full time is a credit to you. I have been through periods of sleeping for virtually all of my time off work in the evenings and weekends. It becomes depressing in itself because you know you can't do the things you want and need to do.
While you wait for your BG meter, the fewer carbs you eat the better you will feel. If you are hungry, don't skimp on meat and full fat dairy products, as they will help. A few days of reduced carbs is unlikely to have much impact on your readings, so they will still be valuable to you. Drink enough water and try to conserve your energy and rest. Pamper yourself with hot baths and other things you enjoy doing that aren't alcohol or other things that will make you more fatigued. That's about all you can do while you wait for the next steps, IMO.
You are right about glucose in the urine. Normally there should be no dumping of urine from the kidneys into the urine. It's what the body does when it can't reduce the glucose from the bloodstream. The body is really quite amazing, in what it does to keep us going when something is going wrong. Fortunately we can help it along by eating better and if needed, taking medication for short or longer time.