michellepixeldot
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I am a 36 year old female with 5 children age 14,5,3 and 16 month old twins. I found out I had gestational diabetes with my last (twin) pregnancy which was controlled with metformin.
After my twins were born the diabetes disappeared and my follow up hba1c was 5%.
Aprox 6 months later I began to get symptoms which I recognised as being high blood sugar,excessive thirst etc.
After requesting test strips from my gp I was refused but managed to get some of eBay, my glucose read 24mmol at which point I telephoned the doctor and was told to go in immediately.
I was tested for ketones which were +4 and told to go straight to A&E with a referral letter.
I returned home to tell my husband and family and got my overnight bag.
I was kept in hospital on a sliding scale for 3 days at which point I discharged myself with bs 13 and ketones gone, I didn't take the decision lightly but it was my daughters 3rd birthday and was heartbroke being apart from my family.
I visited my gp 2 days later and was prescribed metformin although they were scratching their heads at what type I am so classified type 2.
I managed to get my bs within normal range within a few weeks with low carb and excersise which worked well for me so much so that my last hba1c was 5%,3 stone weight loss my doctor told me to stop all meds.
Over christmas with no meds and still minimum carbs my numbers began to creep up and up so I requested to be put back on meds,3 weeks back on meds and my fasting bloods are still between 11-15.
My gp is saying I don't fit into the (typical) type2 catagory as I have no family history nor was I particularly overweight and that my decline seems so fast.
I am to be started on humalin i on Thursday still considered type 2.
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After my twins were born the diabetes disappeared and my follow up hba1c was 5%.
Aprox 6 months later I began to get symptoms which I recognised as being high blood sugar,excessive thirst etc.
After requesting test strips from my gp I was refused but managed to get some of eBay, my glucose read 24mmol at which point I telephoned the doctor and was told to go in immediately.
I was tested for ketones which were +4 and told to go straight to A&E with a referral letter.
I returned home to tell my husband and family and got my overnight bag.
I was kept in hospital on a sliding scale for 3 days at which point I discharged myself with bs 13 and ketones gone, I didn't take the decision lightly but it was my daughters 3rd birthday and was heartbroke being apart from my family.
I visited my gp 2 days later and was prescribed metformin although they were scratching their heads at what type I am so classified type 2.
I managed to get my bs within normal range within a few weeks with low carb and excersise which worked well for me so much so that my last hba1c was 5%,3 stone weight loss my doctor told me to stop all meds.
Over christmas with no meds and still minimum carbs my numbers began to creep up and up so I requested to be put back on meds,3 weeks back on meds and my fasting bloods are still between 11-15.
My gp is saying I don't fit into the (typical) type2 catagory as I have no family history nor was I particularly overweight and that my decline seems so fast.
I am to be started on humalin i on Thursday still considered type 2.
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