Morning,
First time poster here.
I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in June of last year with levels of 73mmol. After a consultation with my GP I was put on Metformin tablets of three tablets a day with meals. Over three months I managed to decrease my levels to 37mmol and lose three stone. My doctor was very happy and so reduced my medication to two tablets a day.
This was where I tripped up as I became complacent. In June of this year my levels were 45mmol. In the last six months I have had to endure some upheavals, I’ve had to move and I’ve had family problems and so I’ve been comfort eating, mainly things like bread, crisps, biscuits, sugary cereal, chocolate and savoury pastries. Unsurprisingly my latest levels are at 73mmol and yes I’ve been googling and what I’m reading has got me terrified. When my levels were low I had shed 3 stone in weight, I have since put that weight back on. I know this is on me and this is my fault, but I’ve had a terrible year personally and I also suffer with hypothyroidism, depression and possible autism.
I have a consultation with a doctor on Saturday. What is he likely to tell me?
I’m sorry for my ramble, but its playing havoc with my head and yes, I will stop googling.
It happens. Your doc'll likely suggest upping the metformin or add gliclazide, if you feel unable to return to the diet, (and if you can, he might postpone it for a few months and see what happens) and might check whether your thyroid meds need adjusting. You're not going to get whipped around the practice, if they have any bedside manner.
You're not alone in this, you know. My HbA1c is slightly elevated, hitting 42 at the moment, and the doc is happy with that: I'm not, because it's enough to gain weight and my non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is back, and affecting my kidneys too. I'm in pain all day, basically, and fatigued. All that while I'm not even close to the HbA1c you're sporting. Because like for you, life happened. I had to consider kidney stones in my diet since a few years, my husband was ill for a long time, my mom got cancer and passed, I got diagnosed with AuDHD... It's been a lot, and as it turns out, my thyroid meds need to be upped as well, on top of hormones going wonky with the Change. As much as we can focus on diabetes,
other things happen too. Things in our lives, in our health, and it doesn't always matter that you know what and when you should be eating. You can slip off the wagon if you get slapped around by life too much. No shame in that, and it's not the end of the world if you can give it another go.
Currently I'm back to a food and bg measurement journal. Going back to the basics. Maybe that's something you can try too? Just start over. No-one says you can't give it another try, after all.
Just be good to yourself and start taking care of you.
Hugs,
Jo