pam_x_pam
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Hi guys.
My name is Pam, I am 23 and from Ireland. I have been recently diagnosed with diabetes but haven't been told yet as to what type I am. But let me tell you the whole story first.
At the end of January 2015 I ended up in hospital with serve headaches, blurred vision/ random blindness ( I would lose my sight for few second every so often), pins and needles all over the body and extreme tiredness. Some days I would sleep for over 15h straight. Also I was very dizzy and couldnt walk straight. It all happened suddenly and over two days. Once in hospital I had CT and MRI done (nothing found), my eyes checked (high pressure) and was told my blood pressure is stroke high (220/180). Had 4!! spinal taps done and was told I have Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension which causes all my symptoms. The spinal taps removed a total of 400ml of fluid and helped a good bit. I spent 3 weeks in hospital. During the stay one of the nurses noticed that sometime after I eat I would go pale and shake and feel horrible. She got me a blood glucose monitors because she thought I may have hypos. My glucose was all over the place from 14.5 fasting to 2.5 2h after I ate. Doctors said it was because I was sick and my body was going crazy. I finally got better and was told to speak with my GP about my glucose. My GP got me to monitor my glucose for another week, which was a bit better but still on high side ( range of 5.9-6.9) but left it at that. I had a 24h blood pressure monitor fitted in May and my blood pressure is perfect with average of 128/85. Two month ago I got letter from fertility clinic (trying for baby) with all the blood tests I need to get done before I see them. One of them was glucose tolerance test. So I went back to my GP and he did it no problem. And thats where it all went bad. I went back in last week to finish off the bloods, and nurse said that she was just about to ring me as my blood glucose was sky high at 13.5 fasting and 11.5 after 2h of drinking 75g of glucose. She made me an appointment to see my GP this Friday 21st of August.
I am totally confused as to why my glucose will get so bad out of sudden? I am not on any meds, or stressed, or sick. The nurse just mentioned its diabetes probably type 2 but to speak with doctor. I am since a bit nervous and confused as to what is going to happen now? I still have my monitor at home and been testing the past week and my BG is high in the morning (10.5-14.5) and quiet low in the evening before bed (2.5-4) which doesnt make much sense to me at all. Also the BG after meal would be lover than before meal. Is that even normal?? Or am I some freak of nature? I am going to get my eyes checked tomorrow, as I find my glasses no good anymore, everything is blurry, which is surprising as I only got new glasses in March.
Anybody any ideas? Is it definitely diabetes? It is going to be a long week waiting to see my GP.
Sorry for long post.
Pam
My name is Pam, I am 23 and from Ireland. I have been recently diagnosed with diabetes but haven't been told yet as to what type I am. But let me tell you the whole story first.
At the end of January 2015 I ended up in hospital with serve headaches, blurred vision/ random blindness ( I would lose my sight for few second every so often), pins and needles all over the body and extreme tiredness. Some days I would sleep for over 15h straight. Also I was very dizzy and couldnt walk straight. It all happened suddenly and over two days. Once in hospital I had CT and MRI done (nothing found), my eyes checked (high pressure) and was told my blood pressure is stroke high (220/180). Had 4!! spinal taps done and was told I have Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension which causes all my symptoms. The spinal taps removed a total of 400ml of fluid and helped a good bit. I spent 3 weeks in hospital. During the stay one of the nurses noticed that sometime after I eat I would go pale and shake and feel horrible. She got me a blood glucose monitors because she thought I may have hypos. My glucose was all over the place from 14.5 fasting to 2.5 2h after I ate. Doctors said it was because I was sick and my body was going crazy. I finally got better and was told to speak with my GP about my glucose. My GP got me to monitor my glucose for another week, which was a bit better but still on high side ( range of 5.9-6.9) but left it at that. I had a 24h blood pressure monitor fitted in May and my blood pressure is perfect with average of 128/85. Two month ago I got letter from fertility clinic (trying for baby) with all the blood tests I need to get done before I see them. One of them was glucose tolerance test. So I went back to my GP and he did it no problem. And thats where it all went bad. I went back in last week to finish off the bloods, and nurse said that she was just about to ring me as my blood glucose was sky high at 13.5 fasting and 11.5 after 2h of drinking 75g of glucose. She made me an appointment to see my GP this Friday 21st of August.
I am totally confused as to why my glucose will get so bad out of sudden? I am not on any meds, or stressed, or sick. The nurse just mentioned its diabetes probably type 2 but to speak with doctor. I am since a bit nervous and confused as to what is going to happen now? I still have my monitor at home and been testing the past week and my BG is high in the morning (10.5-14.5) and quiet low in the evening before bed (2.5-4) which doesnt make much sense to me at all. Also the BG after meal would be lover than before meal. Is that even normal?? Or am I some freak of nature? I am going to get my eyes checked tomorrow, as I find my glasses no good anymore, everything is blurry, which is surprising as I only got new glasses in March.
Anybody any ideas? Is it definitely diabetes? It is going to be a long week waiting to see my GP.
Sorry for long post.
Pam
