Hi all,
Diabetic nurse was all set up and ready. She checked ketones which were only 0.3 today so down from Saturday.
She got the duty doctor in and out to check my chest and confirm the diabetic meds.
5 more days of presnisolone.
7 days of doxycycline
Start glicazide 40mg tomorrow morning.
Gave me a meter and test strips/lancets.
Told to test before meals only as they don’t care about readings after meals.
Told to test before driving every time and not to drive under 5. Told to have emergency kits of jelly babies in case of hypos.
Keep a diary of readings and foods to take to the doctor next week. He will then review and may increase the glicazide.
She would not have a conversation about any further testing for t1 or LADA. She said I was T2 and that my body was just producing less and less insulin. She told me to discuss it with the doctor next week.
She said we were running out of options and insulin was fast approaching.
Don’t know how I feel.
Oh dear. You are going through the mill, P1ckle.
Reading it, from afar, you have a chest infection (I think?) and are taking steroids for that. Being under the weather, plus the steroids will be pushing your numbers up. That's prtty much a given, I'd say.
At least you have treatment to deal with the infection, plus something to take the edge off the high numbers at least. Your numbers coming down a bit will likely lift your spirits a bit.
In your shoes, I might try to grind it out, until the chest infection is gone (the effects of the steroids might linger slightly longer than that), then tackle them again about type.
If your nurse thinks you are producing less and less insulin, it would be good if they would test to assess just how much insulin you are still producing yourself, as, for me anyway, that would help me understand what the way forward might be.
Keep testing P1ckle, be vigilant - high blood sugars, plus being sick or feeling really ill and call 111 or go to A&E.
Better safe than sorry.
