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<blockquote data-quote="SugarBuzz" data-source="post: 1431985" data-attributes="member: 74883"><p>Hi. I don't know where you live, but the health services that I deal with (especially in bigger towns and cities) aren't so personal - as in there's no way you can just phone the doctor and they'll take your call. Although one good thing is that it's A LOT easier to get a doctor's appointment here in Spain than it is in the UK.</p><p></p><p>Of course, you're right about symptoms - as with most illnesses and diseases they can vary wildly and mimic others. Though my grandmother that died before I was even born died of leukaemia - so that added 'fuel to the fire'. Also as I stated before - some doctors (GP's) are simply awful - you get the feeling that some of them don't really have more of an idea than 'Dr Google' most of the time.</p><p>Case in point - I'm 100% sure than most people here would agree that for a doctor to say that an Hba1c blood of 8.3% (67.2) is "fine/okay" is pretty bad, so of course doesn't inspire confidence. Sometimes you almost feel like you have to try and do things yourself with all the thousands of websites/books/reports out there, which of course has it's own risks. But hey, I was getting pretty obsessed with that - but in effect I did read A LOT for several hours a day - it wasn't like I read one person's blog and that was that.</p><p></p><p>The twitches continue (it's been 2 months now) and are moving to new places on the body all the time (last night it kept me awake until I had to drop 2.5mg of the diazepam I still have from the initial prescription I was given - though I don't like taking that **** - as I felt drowsy as hell when I finally got up at midday and still do a bit now). One thing that's really baffling me is the severe dry mouth/sucked in cheek feeling I get - especially as it continues - even though I've been drinking enough, urine is running clear (almost like water sometimes) and my sugar levels have been good for 3-4 days now due to the crazy amount of times I've been testing and injecting. It's almost like I'm getting symptoms of being first diagnosed - drinking a lot, dry and frequent urine passing. Though as I said - I seem hydrated and last 3 blood sugars have been 3.9, 3.4 and 5.7mmol. :-o Bizarre!</p><p></p><p>Another symptom which I didn't mention is that my heart occasionally feels like it's beating a bit funny/fluttering - especially noticeable at night when it's quiet and you're not concentrating/doing other things.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure how many times I can keep going back to the doctor - as she was more concerned about my blood sugar level and refereed me to the endocrinologist (though appointment not until 17th May as stated). I did think about presenting myself at 'A&E' at one point just to get checked out.</p><p></p><p>Of course you mainly know your own body and obviously something is not right. It's just frustrating that things take so long and you can't seem to get the tests you think you need etc.</p><p>Meanwhile it severely affects your current quality of life - i.e. - I haven't been jogging for over 2 weeks now (whereas before that was a 3 times a week thing whether outside or treadmill). I also didn't attend a course I was supposed to do as I felt too unwell.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SugarBuzz, post: 1431985, member: 74883"] Hi. I don't know where you live, but the health services that I deal with (especially in bigger towns and cities) aren't so personal - as in there's no way you can just phone the doctor and they'll take your call. Although one good thing is that it's A LOT easier to get a doctor's appointment here in Spain than it is in the UK. Of course, you're right about symptoms - as with most illnesses and diseases they can vary wildly and mimic others. Though my grandmother that died before I was even born died of leukaemia - so that added 'fuel to the fire'. Also as I stated before - some doctors (GP's) are simply awful - you get the feeling that some of them don't really have more of an idea than 'Dr Google' most of the time. Case in point - I'm 100% sure than most people here would agree that for a doctor to say that an Hba1c blood of 8.3% (67.2) is "fine/okay" is pretty bad, so of course doesn't inspire confidence. Sometimes you almost feel like you have to try and do things yourself with all the thousands of websites/books/reports out there, which of course has it's own risks. But hey, I was getting pretty obsessed with that - but in effect I did read A LOT for several hours a day - it wasn't like I read one person's blog and that was that. The twitches continue (it's been 2 months now) and are moving to new places on the body all the time (last night it kept me awake until I had to drop 2.5mg of the diazepam I still have from the initial prescription I was given - though I don't like taking that **** - as I felt drowsy as hell when I finally got up at midday and still do a bit now). One thing that's really baffling me is the severe dry mouth/sucked in cheek feeling I get - especially as it continues - even though I've been drinking enough, urine is running clear (almost like water sometimes) and my sugar levels have been good for 3-4 days now due to the crazy amount of times I've been testing and injecting. It's almost like I'm getting symptoms of being first diagnosed - drinking a lot, dry and frequent urine passing. Though as I said - I seem hydrated and last 3 blood sugars have been 3.9, 3.4 and 5.7mmol. :-o Bizarre! Another symptom which I didn't mention is that my heart occasionally feels like it's beating a bit funny/fluttering - especially noticeable at night when it's quiet and you're not concentrating/doing other things. I'm not sure how many times I can keep going back to the doctor - as she was more concerned about my blood sugar level and refereed me to the endocrinologist (though appointment not until 17th May as stated). I did think about presenting myself at 'A&E' at one point just to get checked out. Of course you mainly know your own body and obviously something is not right. It's just frustrating that things take so long and you can't seem to get the tests you think you need etc. Meanwhile it severely affects your current quality of life - i.e. - I haven't been jogging for over 2 weeks now (whereas before that was a 3 times a week thing whether outside or treadmill). I also didn't attend a course I was supposed to do as I felt too unwell. [/QUOTE]
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