Yet another "after my consultant vist" thread........
Have struggled with control for one reason and another for the last ten years. My last visit to my specialist ended in us discussing the option of a pump. I was up for this as at the time I thought it would be a good thing. Given a lot of thought and time - I now however, feel that this is not a good option for me personally - the randomness of hypos, lack of awareness.(currently)... kids using me like a climbing frame the though of being plugged in does not sit too well. My consultant launched into a process talking about the Pancreas and Insulin, followed by the next part of the process involving the Liver and Glucagon. I was suprised to hear a professional say "we dont look at this side of diabetes - maybe you and others have an issue with in-tolerance, or unknown complications. Hmmmm.......
Hba1C was 7.6....... given the control issues - consultant said this was acceptable - also Synacthen, liver function.... cholesterol.... et al were all fine.
I guess the topic posted is basically the glucagon question..... why dont they research it ??? Or indeed, do they ?
Have struggled with control for one reason and another for the last ten years. My last visit to my specialist ended in us discussing the option of a pump. I was up for this as at the time I thought it would be a good thing. Given a lot of thought and time - I now however, feel that this is not a good option for me personally - the randomness of hypos, lack of awareness.(currently)... kids using me like a climbing frame the though of being plugged in does not sit too well. My consultant launched into a process talking about the Pancreas and Insulin, followed by the next part of the process involving the Liver and Glucagon. I was suprised to hear a professional say "we dont look at this side of diabetes - maybe you and others have an issue with in-tolerance, or unknown complications. Hmmmm.......
Hba1C was 7.6....... given the control issues - consultant said this was acceptable - also Synacthen, liver function.... cholesterol.... et al were all fine.
I guess the topic posted is basically the glucagon question..... why dont they research it ??? Or indeed, do they ?