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<blockquote data-quote="obloomingthistle" data-source="post: 74548" data-attributes="member: 15039"><p><span style="color: #4080BF">Gosh, most people on here have similar horror stories! I think the NHS should be better trained to deal with us! </span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF"></span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF">I'm in the mist of being diagnosed but have been told I'm by the doctor she's fairly certain I'm a type 1. I was originally told I was type 2. I'm sure that was due to my age. (41 at time of dg) However, I had a very rapid onset, less than 6 weeks with the usual symptoms, extreme thirst, massive weight loss and blurred vision being the ones that bothered me the most. </span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF"></span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF">I thought I had the flu, then that my rheumatoid arthritis was flaring up but when we came home from the grocery store and I downed a whole litre of apple juice the light bulb went on in my head. I called the doctor the next day. </span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF"></span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF">My bg were in the 30's, with ketone's and sugar in my urine. She made me an appt to see the diabetic doctor for the following week and sent me home because as she put it " I looked good in myself" I knew looked like **** and felt like ****. </span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF"></span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF">I went and bought my own bg monitor and started monitoring my levels. Went it went up and wouldn't take it because it was too high I went to the A&E. This was on a Friday or Saturday afternoon. (can't quite remember) I was also having bouts of nausea and vomiting and just not feeling well. </span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF"></span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF">The doctors in the A&E confirmed the diabetic diagnosis and again told me "You look good in yourself" Take some mylanta and see your diabetic doctor at your appt next week." :shock: </span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF"></span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF">I'm surprised I'm still here with the treatment I first received! How I avoided going into a coma I don't know! :?: :!: </span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF"></span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF">I've been on metformin, gliclicide, byetta and novonorm. All except the novonorm worked for a short period a time and then stopped. The dose would be raised, it would work and stop. </span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF"></span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF">The novonorm didn't work at all. My bg shot up into the high 20's. I developed an infection in the nailbed of my toe and lost over 5lbs in one week. I felt and looked like I did when I first got sick with this dx.</span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF"></span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF">I was started on insulin and my bg are more or less under control. I'm still learning the ropes on this. I don't eat many carbs and have had to add them back in. Yuck! plus I'm being tested for coeliac dx. I found once I cut out most of the bread, noodles and potatoes etc.. that I stopped feeling so ill. I've had problems with nausea and vomiting since I've been diagnosed. I've lost about 45 + lbs. </span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF"></span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF">I do feel the care I received was poor and the patient education was/is terrible. This is something (where I live) that needs worked on.</span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF"></span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF">I've enjoyed reading about all your experiences.</span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF"></span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF">Sorry this post is so long. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> </span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF"></span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF">Smiles, O'blooming thistle</span></p><p><span style="color: #4080BF"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="obloomingthistle, post: 74548, member: 15039"] [color=#4080BF]Gosh, most people on here have similar horror stories! I think the NHS should be better trained to deal with us! I'm in the mist of being diagnosed but have been told I'm by the doctor she's fairly certain I'm a type 1. I was originally told I was type 2. I'm sure that was due to my age. (41 at time of dg) However, I had a very rapid onset, less than 6 weeks with the usual symptoms, extreme thirst, massive weight loss and blurred vision being the ones that bothered me the most. I thought I had the flu, then that my rheumatoid arthritis was flaring up but when we came home from the grocery store and I downed a whole litre of apple juice the light bulb went on in my head. I called the doctor the next day. My bg were in the 30's, with ketone's and sugar in my urine. She made me an appt to see the diabetic doctor for the following week and sent me home because as she put it " I looked good in myself" I knew looked like **** and felt like ****. I went and bought my own bg monitor and started monitoring my levels. Went it went up and wouldn't take it because it was too high I went to the A&E. This was on a Friday or Saturday afternoon. (can't quite remember) I was also having bouts of nausea and vomiting and just not feeling well. The doctors in the A&E confirmed the diabetic diagnosis and again told me "You look good in yourself" Take some mylanta and see your diabetic doctor at your appt next week." :shock: I'm surprised I'm still here with the treatment I first received! How I avoided going into a coma I don't know! :?: :!: I've been on metformin, gliclicide, byetta and novonorm. All except the novonorm worked for a short period a time and then stopped. The dose would be raised, it would work and stop. The novonorm didn't work at all. My bg shot up into the high 20's. I developed an infection in the nailbed of my toe and lost over 5lbs in one week. I felt and looked like I did when I first got sick with this dx. I was started on insulin and my bg are more or less under control. I'm still learning the ropes on this. I don't eat many carbs and have had to add them back in. Yuck! plus I'm being tested for coeliac dx. I found once I cut out most of the bread, noodles and potatoes etc.. that I stopped feeling so ill. I've had problems with nausea and vomiting since I've been diagnosed. I've lost about 45 + lbs. I do feel the care I received was poor and the patient education was/is terrible. This is something (where I live) that needs worked on. I've enjoyed reading about all your experiences. Sorry this post is so long. :oops: Smiles, O'blooming thistle [/color] [/QUOTE]
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