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Hi all! I'm new to this forum, and wanted to introduce myself, but also just share my story and get some much needed advice!
(I'll apologise right now for the length that this will inevitably be - I like writing!)
This time last week I was 4 days into feeling pretty ******. I had caught a cold on Saturday and since then my distance vision had declined very quickly, and I was drinking about 10L of water a day (and peeing it out very quickly after!) to stay hydrated.
I mentioned this to some colleagues and the verdict was I had diabetes..."pahaha yeah right! As if - I'm perfectly healthy!"
However, it shook me, so I contacted my GP who asked me to come in straight away - which I did.
She did a blood and urine test and told me to go to hospital immediately. Like, go home, pack a night bag, and get your butt to A&E right now!
So I did, and after more tests it turned out my blood sugars were at 36 and ketones at 3.
I then spent the night in hospital being asked by each nurse "what type of diabetes are you?" - bare in mind I hadn't actually been told by anyone yet that I had diabetes - then introduce the constant finger pricking and tests throughout the night - it was a very scary time.
Next day I was given horrendous fish & chips for lunch (I asked if I should be eating something different but they said no).
My sugars were then at 19.1 and I was sent home with a folder of info, a couple of blood testing kits, and 2 pens of insulin.
I was told to test my blood sugars 4 times a day, and inject 6mg of insulin twice a day (although this amount has grown nearly everyday and is now at 12mg).
I've been keeping a diary of my sugar levels and they've slowly been coming down; 12.2 the next day, then 13.3, 10.9, 8.8 - then yesterday it was at 5 and my brain did a backflip - "this whole time I've been working to get my blood sugars down, and they're now getting too low!"
So naturally I started worrying and had my first bit of chocolate in 6 days and bam - 14.8 last night!
I'm now in a limbo of being constantly paranoid about what I eat and trying to keep my levels steady.
One thing I'm worried about is if my blood sugars drop suddenly overnight - are there any warnings?
I currently have to check my levels manually, so won't be alerted by any highs or lows, and am almost more comfortable being a bit higher than necessary (just did a test and it's at 12.3 before having lunch).
Speaking of - food.
I'm pescetarian (veggie but with fish added) and have been doing Slimming World on and off for 3 years, which is making everything frustrating.
For those who don't know, Slimming World is bascially "don't eat sugary, fatty foods - but feel free to each unlimited pasta, rice & potatoes!" - and I now can't, so the 80% of our meals that are mostly just pasta with a sauce are all off the menu!
That limits my lunch & dinner quite badly as I used to have left over pasta nearly everyday - so, does anyone have any websites for good low-carb recipes?
On top of all that, I'm still hanging in the balance waiting for the blood work to come back to see if I'm actually type 1 or 2 (I'm suspecting type 1 from what I've read, and have come to terms with the fact that I'll forever live with this annoying inconvenience lingering over everything I do, and just want to get to the point where I can get a glucose monitor to make it all that bit easier!)
Right - I'm going to stop myself now - thanks for reading my essay.
You're awesome <3
(I'll apologise right now for the length that this will inevitably be - I like writing!)
This time last week I was 4 days into feeling pretty ******. I had caught a cold on Saturday and since then my distance vision had declined very quickly, and I was drinking about 10L of water a day (and peeing it out very quickly after!) to stay hydrated.
I mentioned this to some colleagues and the verdict was I had diabetes..."pahaha yeah right! As if - I'm perfectly healthy!"
However, it shook me, so I contacted my GP who asked me to come in straight away - which I did.
She did a blood and urine test and told me to go to hospital immediately. Like, go home, pack a night bag, and get your butt to A&E right now!
So I did, and after more tests it turned out my blood sugars were at 36 and ketones at 3.
I then spent the night in hospital being asked by each nurse "what type of diabetes are you?" - bare in mind I hadn't actually been told by anyone yet that I had diabetes - then introduce the constant finger pricking and tests throughout the night - it was a very scary time.
Next day I was given horrendous fish & chips for lunch (I asked if I should be eating something different but they said no).
My sugars were then at 19.1 and I was sent home with a folder of info, a couple of blood testing kits, and 2 pens of insulin.
I was told to test my blood sugars 4 times a day, and inject 6mg of insulin twice a day (although this amount has grown nearly everyday and is now at 12mg).
I've been keeping a diary of my sugar levels and they've slowly been coming down; 12.2 the next day, then 13.3, 10.9, 8.8 - then yesterday it was at 5 and my brain did a backflip - "this whole time I've been working to get my blood sugars down, and they're now getting too low!"
So naturally I started worrying and had my first bit of chocolate in 6 days and bam - 14.8 last night!
I'm now in a limbo of being constantly paranoid about what I eat and trying to keep my levels steady.
One thing I'm worried about is if my blood sugars drop suddenly overnight - are there any warnings?
I currently have to check my levels manually, so won't be alerted by any highs or lows, and am almost more comfortable being a bit higher than necessary (just did a test and it's at 12.3 before having lunch).
Speaking of - food.
I'm pescetarian (veggie but with fish added) and have been doing Slimming World on and off for 3 years, which is making everything frustrating.
For those who don't know, Slimming World is bascially "don't eat sugary, fatty foods - but feel free to each unlimited pasta, rice & potatoes!" - and I now can't, so the 80% of our meals that are mostly just pasta with a sauce are all off the menu!
That limits my lunch & dinner quite badly as I used to have left over pasta nearly everyday - so, does anyone have any websites for good low-carb recipes?
On top of all that, I'm still hanging in the balance waiting for the blood work to come back to see if I'm actually type 1 or 2 (I'm suspecting type 1 from what I've read, and have come to terms with the fact that I'll forever live with this annoying inconvenience lingering over everything I do, and just want to get to the point where I can get a glucose monitor to make it all that bit easier!)
Right - I'm going to stop myself now - thanks for reading my essay.
You're awesome <3