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<blockquote data-quote="WasntMe" data-source="post: 2375147" data-attributes="member: 539664"><p>First of all, I must say - fabulous resource!</p><p></p><p>I kind of knew something was wrong when I was necking down 2-3 litres of water and milk a day. That is unusual for me.</p><p></p><p>Fortunately I had a scheduled visit to the hospital for checkup on DVT from 2 years ago, doc said oh btw you seem to have diabetes (me - ***!). Saw specialist same day and she put me on insulin daily 8 units. One week later followup my numbers had improved slightly; have metformin hydrochloride 250mg tablets one after each meal, plus the needle.</p><p></p><p>I asked her if she recommended a blood sugar monitor, suggesting the sensor type (Freestyle) but 'we don't have those in Japan' doh! Nurse helpfully pricked my finger to show the approved type.</p><p></p><p>Then appointment with nutritionist, all same day in the same hospital. She took pains to point out that I should only confine myself to eating at regular mealtimes (no snacking) - is that the way to go? I have a fun little chart which I'll post later.</p><p></p><p>Next appointment in one month, hoping that means I'm not a serious case, but also the hospital is spreading out appointments to keep the number of visitors low to mitigate the Covid factor.</p><p></p><p>Comments welcome. Cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WasntMe, post: 2375147, member: 539664"] First of all, I must say - fabulous resource! I kind of knew something was wrong when I was necking down 2-3 litres of water and milk a day. That is unusual for me. Fortunately I had a scheduled visit to the hospital for checkup on DVT from 2 years ago, doc said oh btw you seem to have diabetes (me - ***!). Saw specialist same day and she put me on insulin daily 8 units. One week later followup my numbers had improved slightly; have metformin hydrochloride 250mg tablets one after each meal, plus the needle. I asked her if she recommended a blood sugar monitor, suggesting the sensor type (Freestyle) but 'we don't have those in Japan' doh! Nurse helpfully pricked my finger to show the approved type. Then appointment with nutritionist, all same day in the same hospital. She took pains to point out that I should only confine myself to eating at regular mealtimes (no snacking) - is that the way to go? I have a fun little chart which I'll post later. Next appointment in one month, hoping that means I'm not a serious case, but also the hospital is spreading out appointments to keep the number of visitors low to mitigate the Covid factor. Comments welcome. Cheers [/QUOTE]
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