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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 2316254" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p>Sorry to hear you are feeling rough and tbh it is not surprising with your blood sugars being3-5 times as high as they should be despite being on metformin. Your progress to high bgs seems rather rapid.</p><p>You are peeing a lot because your body is trying to clear out the excess glucose and as a result you could be dehydrated hence dizzy. Feeling nauseous is also a sign; the excess glucose is toxic and your body is trying to get rid of that glucose.</p><p>If this were me or a friend I'd be back at the GP and asking them to check that you are NOT type 1 as this is a common misdiagnosis for adults with your history of GD and type 2 is still the most likely diagnosis.</p><p>Your GP should look to see if your levels of insulin are normal (c peptide) and possibly to see if you are making antibodies (GaD I think) indicating that your body is working against your insulin producing cells.</p><p>Other signs might be weight loss, fruity breath, extreme fatigue.</p><p>As you are most likely type 2 it is still definitely worth checking the diet links suggested but do keep checking your sugars to see how they respond to things like eating bread, cereal, pasta, rice or sweet things as that will provide further signs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 2316254, member: 365308"] Sorry to hear you are feeling rough and tbh it is not surprising with your blood sugars being3-5 times as high as they should be despite being on metformin. Your progress to high bgs seems rather rapid. You are peeing a lot because your body is trying to clear out the excess glucose and as a result you could be dehydrated hence dizzy. Feeling nauseous is also a sign; the excess glucose is toxic and your body is trying to get rid of that glucose. If this were me or a friend I'd be back at the GP and asking them to check that you are NOT type 1 as this is a common misdiagnosis for adults with your history of GD and type 2 is still the most likely diagnosis. Your GP should look to see if your levels of insulin are normal (c peptide) and possibly to see if you are making antibodies (GaD I think) indicating that your body is working against your insulin producing cells. Other signs might be weight loss, fruity breath, extreme fatigue. As you are most likely type 2 it is still definitely worth checking the diet links suggested but do keep checking your sugars to see how they respond to things like eating bread, cereal, pasta, rice or sweet things as that will provide further signs. [/QUOTE]
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