ClaireyW2018
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Hello everyone. I’m glad I found you! My name is Claire, I’m 44 and live in Leicestershire.
Was diagnosed a month ago (hba1c 7.1%). Bit of a surprise as the GP hadn’t even told me he was testing for diabetes - I originally went to see him as I’d come down with my third cough/cold virus thing of the year and was getting a bit worried about my immune system and he’d only mentioned doing thyroid and full blood count! Anyway, he sent me away with some paperwork entitled ‘The Type 2 Diabetes Diet’ and told me to book in for further blood tests in three months time to see if my numbers have improved, if not - medication.
So, clearly a bit perturbed but decided to try and be positive and look at this as the motivation I’d been lacking to eat better, do more exercise and get some weight off (12st 7lb at that point, bmi 30).
A week later I read about the relationship between diabetes and high blood pressure and realised the doctor hadn’t taken it. Having suffered with high blood pressure before, I dug out my old home monitor to find it was sky high and it remained so over the next few days. Back to the GP. Saw a different one who immediately put me on Ramipril 1.25mg. ECG followed, this was normal, blood pressure as of Monday this week much better. Weight now down to 11st 12lb, so merely overweight rather than nudging into obese.
So that panic over, trying to bed into better eating habits. This is not easy, I love pasta and rice and toast. Hopefully have done better with breakfast (bran flakes, Oatibix), work lunches okay (salad veg with cold meat or cheese), dinner still needs some work, we eat far too many ready meals in the week.
Was experiencing some mild diabetes symptoms, bit of excessive peeing some days, eyes seemed a little blurry (or maybe I just need glasses). However, went to bed last night feeling normal, woke up around three hours later with appalling prickling in my hands and feet and a dry mouth and didn’t sleep much the rest of the night. Not improved this morning, made it to work for a few hours but continued to feel prickly and eyes worse so typing and screen staring were not working for me and I came home before lunchtime. I’ve been drinking lots of water (and consequently peeing) all afternoon and at this moment the symptoms are improving a little, but I am very nervous about what has caused this sudden increase in symptoms. Could it be the heat? Should I go back to the GP urgently? I’m scared to eat my tea in case it makes me worse again. Terrible timing, I’m going on holiday on Sunday.
Sorry to waffle so, but it has made me feel a little better to get all this out.
Was diagnosed a month ago (hba1c 7.1%). Bit of a surprise as the GP hadn’t even told me he was testing for diabetes - I originally went to see him as I’d come down with my third cough/cold virus thing of the year and was getting a bit worried about my immune system and he’d only mentioned doing thyroid and full blood count! Anyway, he sent me away with some paperwork entitled ‘The Type 2 Diabetes Diet’ and told me to book in for further blood tests in three months time to see if my numbers have improved, if not - medication.
So, clearly a bit perturbed but decided to try and be positive and look at this as the motivation I’d been lacking to eat better, do more exercise and get some weight off (12st 7lb at that point, bmi 30).
A week later I read about the relationship between diabetes and high blood pressure and realised the doctor hadn’t taken it. Having suffered with high blood pressure before, I dug out my old home monitor to find it was sky high and it remained so over the next few days. Back to the GP. Saw a different one who immediately put me on Ramipril 1.25mg. ECG followed, this was normal, blood pressure as of Monday this week much better. Weight now down to 11st 12lb, so merely overweight rather than nudging into obese.
So that panic over, trying to bed into better eating habits. This is not easy, I love pasta and rice and toast. Hopefully have done better with breakfast (bran flakes, Oatibix), work lunches okay (salad veg with cold meat or cheese), dinner still needs some work, we eat far too many ready meals in the week.
Was experiencing some mild diabetes symptoms, bit of excessive peeing some days, eyes seemed a little blurry (or maybe I just need glasses). However, went to bed last night feeling normal, woke up around three hours later with appalling prickling in my hands and feet and a dry mouth and didn’t sleep much the rest of the night. Not improved this morning, made it to work for a few hours but continued to feel prickly and eyes worse so typing and screen staring were not working for me and I came home before lunchtime. I’ve been drinking lots of water (and consequently peeing) all afternoon and at this moment the symptoms are improving a little, but I am very nervous about what has caused this sudden increase in symptoms. Could it be the heat? Should I go back to the GP urgently? I’m scared to eat my tea in case it makes me worse again. Terrible timing, I’m going on holiday on Sunday.
Sorry to waffle so, but it has made me feel a little better to get all this out.
