Frequent urination

[MandyEdie]

I was diagnosed in January, levels not too bad so no medication as yet
Not testing myself, though I have bought a monitor
I am finding I have to go to the Loo every hour at least
I'm not dehydrated, I do drink lemon and cider vinegar every morning and 1 cup of coffee , then water throughout the day
But today I had to go to London, went to toilet many times before I left home , less than an hour I needed to go !!! We were on busy London roads , I was in tears , lucky husband driving so when traffic stopped
I had to jump out and run in a pub , then so much urine, then had to wait for hubby to find his way back to me , it took approximately another hour to get to appointment and I was busting again
On the way home we deliberately stopped at services never had to do that before and have done this journey many times
It is really worrying me as have lots of things planned throughout year

Does going in medication, meta forming help with this ? ??


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[azure]

Hi @MandyEdie

Frequent urination can be caused by a number of things, one of which is high blood sugar. If you have a blood sugar meter, then perhaps you could do some tests at various times to see what your blood sugar is doing.

Did you have breakfast before you travelled? Testing two hours after a meal is one good time to test.

 

[ladybird64]

Hi and welcome. Although Metformin is a good safe drug, it only reduces blood glucose levels by a very small amount. Azure has mentioned high sugar levels, and it is indeed one of the main causes for frequent urination, it does sound like this is what is happening to you.
I know you have bought a monitor, but the test strips for many monitors are terribly expensive, and at present, you should be testing at least 3 times per day, if not more. One meter that many of us use is the SD Codefree, you can get it from Amazon and the strips are the cheapest. Test before you eat, then two hours afterwards - it really is vital to test, although you may have been told differently by your nurse or doctor. Diet is the most important thing for us type 2's, and what we are told is a healthy diet, generally isn't, with too much carbohydrate.

Can you give us a rough idea of what you have for breakfast, lunch and dinner? No judgements here by the way, we will be able to give you a few pointers to get you started