dottielottie
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Hi all,
I am a 39 (Just) year old lady, who in October last year was diagnoised as Type 2 Diabetic after my blood levels went upto 25 and over, over a period of weeks. (I had other symptoms, weight loss, thirsty etc and the clincher a kidney infection) I also have Underactive Thyroid which I take Thyroxine 175mgs per day.
Initially I was put onto Metformin three times a day, but even after the initial couple of weeks adjustment, I was getting terrible stomach pains, so just before xmas my doc changed me to Prolonge Release twice a day Metformin and Gliclazide 80 mg tabs, this had the effect in that it really dropped my levels, but on day two I had to ring him up, because my levels had dropped from 10 to 4.5 essentially giving me what he termed a hypo. He suggested I cut my Gliclazide tablet in half take one in the morning and do my bloods at 8pm at night if it was above 8 then take the other half, to always now carry around lucazade, and he would see me in the new year. I've also been told I have onset Diabetic Retinopathy.
I've seen my nurse, who didn't want to look at my diet at the time, because she said I was too poorly and not to worry about it to much.
Just recently I've been trying to loose weight, I need to loose about two stone, I am quite healthy and enjoy exercise when well, but have been feeling not particuarlly good for a while, and have struggled with my weight because of my Thyroid problem.
I've been having fruit and yog for breakfast, toast mid morning, weight watcher meal for lunch, fruit in between, but by 4pm, i've been getting irritable, shaking legs, shaking up the core of my body, blurred vision, nerviousness etc.... I test my blood and it has been between 4 and 5, I have to drink some lucazade and eat.... but it's the last thing I want to do.... I feel sick and have the most horrendous headache afterwards, I end up lying down but often just feel like Ive dozed and feel rubbish afterwads. Luckily i've been off work this week, as I work in a school.
This weekend has been horrible, i've woken up with headaches most days, and this morning my sugars were at 9.8 then two hours later at 6 and I was getting all of the above symptoms.
I just feel I can't win and don't know what to do.
I would appreciate any adivce possible.
Thanks x
I am a 39 (Just) year old lady, who in October last year was diagnoised as Type 2 Diabetic after my blood levels went upto 25 and over, over a period of weeks. (I had other symptoms, weight loss, thirsty etc and the clincher a kidney infection) I also have Underactive Thyroid which I take Thyroxine 175mgs per day.
Initially I was put onto Metformin three times a day, but even after the initial couple of weeks adjustment, I was getting terrible stomach pains, so just before xmas my doc changed me to Prolonge Release twice a day Metformin and Gliclazide 80 mg tabs, this had the effect in that it really dropped my levels, but on day two I had to ring him up, because my levels had dropped from 10 to 4.5 essentially giving me what he termed a hypo. He suggested I cut my Gliclazide tablet in half take one in the morning and do my bloods at 8pm at night if it was above 8 then take the other half, to always now carry around lucazade, and he would see me in the new year. I've also been told I have onset Diabetic Retinopathy.
I've seen my nurse, who didn't want to look at my diet at the time, because she said I was too poorly and not to worry about it to much.
Just recently I've been trying to loose weight, I need to loose about two stone, I am quite healthy and enjoy exercise when well, but have been feeling not particuarlly good for a while, and have struggled with my weight because of my Thyroid problem.
I've been having fruit and yog for breakfast, toast mid morning, weight watcher meal for lunch, fruit in between, but by 4pm, i've been getting irritable, shaking legs, shaking up the core of my body, blurred vision, nerviousness etc.... I test my blood and it has been between 4 and 5, I have to drink some lucazade and eat.... but it's the last thing I want to do.... I feel sick and have the most horrendous headache afterwards, I end up lying down but often just feel like Ive dozed and feel rubbish afterwads. Luckily i've been off work this week, as I work in a school.
This weekend has been horrible, i've woken up with headaches most days, and this morning my sugars were at 9.8 then two hours later at 6 and I was getting all of the above symptoms.
I just feel I can't win and don't know what to do.
I would appreciate any adivce possible.
Thanks x
