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Background: tablets not working but insulin does ( previous gestational) doctors not listening to the impact on me and originally refused to acknowledge my sugar issue until my old consultant stepped in and wrote then a letter. There happy to let me a 39 yr old yummy mummy struggle on .
So after 3 days on steroids by blood sugars were hitting 20 today ( yes that is correct) and that was me on very very little carbs.. cue the upset stomach banging head and mega thirst .. So about 11 this evening managed to collect a urine sample and low and behold ++ ketones .. phoned the nhs 24 for advice .. who proceeded to send me to a and e.. ... I thought maybe they will take me seriously and sort out my medication ..... no .. as my ketones we’re reducing they were happy to send me home .. the doc did not like my high sugars and said and i quote .. id give u a drip and insulin that would really bring those numbers down , but there’s no point as they will be just as high in the morning ... as i sat in tears he said take it up with ur gp and the diabetic team ... I really feel so unsupported with this crippling condition . Im left with just burying my head in the sand and just to kid on that im not diabetic
So after 3 days on steroids by blood sugars were hitting 20 today ( yes that is correct) and that was me on very very little carbs.. cue the upset stomach banging head and mega thirst .. So about 11 this evening managed to collect a urine sample and low and behold ++ ketones .. phoned the nhs 24 for advice .. who proceeded to send me to a and e.. ... I thought maybe they will take me seriously and sort out my medication ..... no .. as my ketones we’re reducing they were happy to send me home .. the doc did not like my high sugars and said and i quote .. id give u a drip and insulin that would really bring those numbers down , but there’s no point as they will be just as high in the morning ... as i sat in tears he said take it up with ur gp and the diabetic team ... I really feel so unsupported with this crippling condition . Im left with just burying my head in the sand and just to kid on that im not diabetic
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