@Carl40 that's excellent
the main thing is.. do you feel better for it??
Thanks!
Definitely. Within a few days of starting my insulin regime I was no longer constantly thirsty or going to the toilet every five mins.
The thirst was interesting - never in my life has water (or any drink) been so refreshing. I could drink two or three pints of water in rapid succession and it felt amazing... now its back to normal which is great.
The one down side is I've been suffering from incredible fatigue since before I was diagnosed - a few weeks ago we found it was a vitamin d deficiency so was prescribed cholecalciferol (2 x 20,000 tablets once a week for eight weeks). I'm part way through the course and am starting to feel the benefits - the improvement has been amazing so far.
Think a few more weeks and I might feel better than I have for years!
Since diagnosis I've had a diabetic eye check - no issues at all. When I started insulin i had blurry vision for a few weeks so needed reading glasses - now very much back to 20/20 vision. Also had a foot check recently - very low risk. Blood pressure is "normal high" apparently - so no treatment needed there.
Also had a CT scan to check pancreas and liver - just in case! All fine.
Support from GP surgery has been amazing, especially given the pandemic.
Think having the libre2 trial helped a lot as it gave me easy, quick, direct information on the impact of insulin dosage and food intake. Think the rules around eligibility need to change for these - so much more useful than a finger prick!