Recent Content by Wendymars

Hi all, So I didn't go to a&e, partly because I'm worried about catching covid (I'm on immunosuppressive medication for rheumatoid arthritis) my GP has called me several times - it sinks in I might not be very well when they called me without an appointment. I've started on insulin today, the...

My GP is evidently keeping a close eye on me, had an appointment for Thursday and he's called me to ask how it's going! He's going to speak to the diabetic nurses at the hospital then call me back...

Yep I wasn't trying to lose weight. Sugars are back down a bit now (21.5 when I woke this morning, 22.5 2 hours after a small bowl of cereal) Doc tested the ketones yesterday and they weren't as high so he wasn't concerned. He has said if it goes up again or I'm sick to go to a&e straight away

I was diagnosed with type 2 last December after an hba1c of 60 at a routine blood test, no symptoms. I was started on Metformin and a follow up in June showed it had gone down to 53, so all good. For a few weeks I had been excessively thirsty, bad night cramps, lost 14kg in weight in about 4...