Am not too sure about the process really. I have found out the diabetes nurse is there on a Monday and Friday.. but that was only because I asked if they could up the amount of test strips I was prescribed as only get 100 (2pots) and need more than that.. I got told I had to request the change from my diabetes nurse so asked when she was in and they emailed me back saying I’d have to phone and book an appointment. They have a sign on the door saying they know they can’t answer all the calls.. and when I went in said no pre bookable ones available. rhe fatigue.. well I think I’ve just got used to it.. my hair is coming out at quite a pace.. got advised by online gp to take iron and vitamin D so got some of that.
Thank you.. I was on an insulin pump until the day before I was discharged.. for first few days/week home was 19 or so.. until the steroids left my system.. I had a crash course in injecting and was on my way home. My numbers are lower now.. but would just like to know I’m doing the right thing/heading in the right direction. If I need to change how I’m doing things I’d rather know sooner than later.
I lost a lot of hair after Covid too. What was left was brittle and broke easily. Hair grows in trimesters, so it will be a while before it recovers. 8 months after Covid mine started to show signs of growing again. A year after Covid my hair is in good condition and as thick as it has ever been.
I have been mulling over whether to start this thread for weeks. Much is said here about the risks of dying of Covid being quite low, but not a lot has been said about life after Covid. After receiving lovely support from a poster on another thread yesterday I decided to go ahead and take the plunge and start a thread for those of us who haven't recovered quickly from the illness.
I had Covid-19 back in March and am still struggling. After the 35 days of coughing passed, I declared I was getting over it. How wrong was I?! I still have fatigue, breathlessness, tired limbs, muscle pains, joint pains and my brain just doesn't work as well as it used to. As for BGs, they aren't great either, but I admit I haven't had the energy to test regularly or do anything about them. I was a well controlled T2 before having the virus. I suspect that post Covid my T2 is always going to be a lot harder to control.
Anyhow, enough about me, over to you. How are you? And how are you coping? Let's share our experiences here and maybe we can help one another.
Edit: I have put this thread in the T2 section as I am T2 myself, but please feel free to use this thread if you have another type of diabetes alongside Long Covid, I never meant it to be exclusively for T2s. We're in this together.
Yes I had a rash on my big toe and another near my knee. That was a very mild symptom for me though.
Thank you! I’ve got some vitamin D but will get some of the other bits too!.. it’s nice to know that it will settle down and recover! I have (or had) really thick hair so it’s nice to know it will make a re-appearance
Yes mine have been 48 hour relapses too. I hope this goes quickly too. My brain hasn't been right today. I asked hubby to help me cross the road and he thought I was joking.
I was doing quite well Jan to March, then I had my 1st vaccination and it seems to have set me back a bit.
