- Messages
- 271
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
- Dislikes
- Meat and now sugar and carbs!!!
I have not been around for a long time! Hence the title.
Long story cut very short, I thought I was suffering from sciatica problems last June and was popping pain relief until the GP could do something about it. He had requested a scan for me but we all know GP requests take ages. I collapsed a couple of times and one night was taken into hospital. After answering their silly questions about who the Prime Minister was and did I know where I was (I obviously thought I was in a much more lucid state than I was!), they scanned me and discovered I had lots of abscesses growing along my spine and that my back was a wall of pus and poison. Well that explained a lot. I spent 15 weeks in hospital, being barrier nursed for most of that, being pumped with antibiotics and pain relief. After doing so well with controlling my carbs and therefore BS levels, I was stuck with NHS food, they do not have dietary treatment for diabetes and prefer to treat with drugs. Then they took me off my Metformin because I was being scanned almost weekly.
I am now home. Walking with one crutch and starting to drive my car again. I need to work on my low carb mojo desperately. I haven't even tested my blood glucose for months. I know this is not good enough.
So, it all starts again tomorrow. I know I have been silly but I could have died last year and they still don't know how I ended up like that. Messes with your head a bit.
New start, to build the life I want. Encouragement always welcome. I shall post my morning BS levels.
Long story cut very short, I thought I was suffering from sciatica problems last June and was popping pain relief until the GP could do something about it. He had requested a scan for me but we all know GP requests take ages. I collapsed a couple of times and one night was taken into hospital. After answering their silly questions about who the Prime Minister was and did I know where I was (I obviously thought I was in a much more lucid state than I was!), they scanned me and discovered I had lots of abscesses growing along my spine and that my back was a wall of pus and poison. Well that explained a lot. I spent 15 weeks in hospital, being barrier nursed for most of that, being pumped with antibiotics and pain relief. After doing so well with controlling my carbs and therefore BS levels, I was stuck with NHS food, they do not have dietary treatment for diabetes and prefer to treat with drugs. Then they took me off my Metformin because I was being scanned almost weekly.
I am now home. Walking with one crutch and starting to drive my car again. I need to work on my low carb mojo desperately. I haven't even tested my blood glucose for months. I know this is not good enough.
So, it all starts again tomorrow. I know I have been silly but I could have died last year and they still don't know how I ended up like that. Messes with your head a bit.
New start, to build the life I want. Encouragement always welcome. I shall post my morning BS levels.