My name is Joan and I have had type 2 for 4 years. I look on it normally as a pain, but deal with it and get back to what I am doing.
I worked in the Care sector for 15 years and worked with a lot of people who had diabetes. I cannot bear being called a 'diabetic'. Health professionals get a bit sniffy about being corrected.
I was 25.6 when diagnosed. I went back to the opticians to complain about my new glasses. He said the only thing that could make such a change in my sight was diabetes and he was right. I had no other symptoms. I was on Ramapril 2 years ago, but it was changed this week as I have developed the most vicious cough. I always had a cough as a mild side effect, but the chemist said it was an infection on top. I am going back today, as it is no better. I was put on Savastatin at the same time, but now refuse to take it. I was interested to read that some else had the same problem. I was on it for 2 years and the cramps got worse, until I was woken 2/3 times in the night with cramp from my ankle to my groin and then in the morning I would scratch for 2 hours, believe me. My back was covered in scabs. I was put on Ferrous Sulphate with the same effect, I refused to take that. I now have to go every three months for checkups. What I find worrying is that without the statin my cholesterol is normal. I have been given Glucophage SR as the other Metform meant if I ate cheese I could not leave the house as a vegetarian that is quite a problem, and generally always had to know where the nearest loo was. The SR has made such a difference to my life I am appalled at the cost and can see why the doctor looked worried about prescribing it for me, but bless her, she did.
In my small town I know the health center staff and they are all lovely and kind and only want the best for me, which sometimes makes me feel as though I have lost control of my life. After 66 years of being, as my daughters say, bloodyminded and independent I find this the most difficult to deal with.
My biggest problem is when I am not hungry I often only have a piece of bread to take my tablets
( I am on 500mm twice a day). It is no good trying to eat when I feel like this because it just ends up in the dog, who thinks this is great. Anyone got any suggetions. At the last count (3 monthly interval) my blood was 6.6 and has been coming down after a roller coaster due to other health problems.
Sorry to be so long, but it is nice to be able to say something without a lecture either from my daughters, friends or the DN, who are all lovely people. Looking back over my career, I hope I did not lecture people, I tend not to, people make their own decions about their lifestyle ,but if I did I now know what it feels like.
I worked in the Care sector for 15 years and worked with a lot of people who had diabetes. I cannot bear being called a 'diabetic'. Health professionals get a bit sniffy about being corrected.
I was 25.6 when diagnosed. I went back to the opticians to complain about my new glasses. He said the only thing that could make such a change in my sight was diabetes and he was right. I had no other symptoms. I was on Ramapril 2 years ago, but it was changed this week as I have developed the most vicious cough. I always had a cough as a mild side effect, but the chemist said it was an infection on top. I am going back today, as it is no better. I was put on Savastatin at the same time, but now refuse to take it. I was interested to read that some else had the same problem. I was on it for 2 years and the cramps got worse, until I was woken 2/3 times in the night with cramp from my ankle to my groin and then in the morning I would scratch for 2 hours, believe me. My back was covered in scabs. I was put on Ferrous Sulphate with the same effect, I refused to take that. I now have to go every three months for checkups. What I find worrying is that without the statin my cholesterol is normal. I have been given Glucophage SR as the other Metform meant if I ate cheese I could not leave the house as a vegetarian that is quite a problem, and generally always had to know where the nearest loo was. The SR has made such a difference to my life I am appalled at the cost and can see why the doctor looked worried about prescribing it for me, but bless her, she did.
In my small town I know the health center staff and they are all lovely and kind and only want the best for me, which sometimes makes me feel as though I have lost control of my life. After 66 years of being, as my daughters say, bloodyminded and independent I find this the most difficult to deal with.
My biggest problem is when I am not hungry I often only have a piece of bread to take my tablets
( I am on 500mm twice a day). It is no good trying to eat when I feel like this because it just ends up in the dog, who thinks this is great. Anyone got any suggetions. At the last count (3 monthly interval) my blood was 6.6 and has been coming down after a roller coaster due to other health problems.
Sorry to be so long, but it is nice to be able to say something without a lecture either from my daughters, friends or the DN, who are all lovely people. Looking back over my career, I hope I did not lecture people, I tend not to, people make their own decions about their lifestyle ,but if I did I now know what it feels like.
