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Maggie75

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Hi everyone,

I"m T2, currently taking one sitagliptin tablet per day for this. I haven't been well controlled with this in the last few months due to severe mental health issues and some other physical issues requiring CT scan and numerous ECG's for severe chest and stomach pain. I've been having to pee a lot more in the last couple of weeks and have noticed an unusual, unpleasant, sweet and almost fruity smell from my urine, sorry for TMI. I tested my bloods earlier and they were 16.9, the highest they've ever been. I don't have any test strips to test for ketones and I feel ok but those results have scared me. I think I may have to call DN tomorrow, don't think these tablets are doing anything and my diet isn't helping. I'm expecting a call from GP in the morning as well to discuss my many ECG results, I'll try and speak to her about it as well. Hopefully when I test later they'll have come back down.

Maggie
 
Thanks for your reply, just checked bloods again and they've risen slightly to just over 17 but I still feel ok. I'm going to keep checking every hour and see if they come down. I've been in a lot of pain with my stomach and pelvis, don't know if that could cause this but I'll definitely mention it to the GP tomorrow. Thanks again.

Maggie
 
Just be aware

Diabetic ketoacidosis

Find out about diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), including what the symptoms are, when to get medical help and how to prevent it.
www.nhs.uk

Edited to add. Not suggesting that you have this, it's luckily rare for T2s (though not for undiagnosed T1s), but it is a medical emergency.
 
Thank you, that was the first thing I was concerned about when I saw those blood sugar readings. If they're still as high when I test again It'll call 111 just to be on the safe at side.

Maggie
 
Maggie75 said:
Just tested again, bloods now at 12.7, still not good but a lot better than the 17.3 earlier. Hopefully they'll go continue to come down.

Maggie
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Have you been drinking plenty of water, because that can help with blood sugars.
 
Just an update, blood sugar at 7:30 this morning was 11.6, spoke to GP, mentioned to her about the high readings, she wasn't overly concerned but told me to keep an eye on it, radically improve my diet and call for an appt with DN.
She told me from all the ECG's I've had done they've shown I have something called an ectopic heartbeat, just basically means my heart keeps skipping a beat but it's happening to me all the time according to the ECG's. No meds required but she's referring me to a cardiologist for further discussion. She's also given me a 3 day course of antibiotics as I'd also told her about the constant peeing and sweet fruity smell.
I called to try and get an appt with DN, told no appt's at all and to call back week of 22 Dec so I'll need to just monitor this myself for now. Tested bloods again at 3pm, still at 11 which is still high I know. I've ordered ketone urine strips to check this as well because those results last night scared me. I've barely eaten anything today and drinking a lot of water.
Also just had a call to arrange my gastroscopy for 24 Dec under general anaesthetic, so guess who won't be cooking Christmas dinner this year? Unbelievable, but I need to take the appt to find out what's going on with this stomach pain and confirm if it's an ulcer. Sorry for the rambling post, what a day. Thanks again for all the advice.

Maggie
 
nothing to apologise for.

its good that you have an appt for gastro arranged hopefully will be a short wait for your cardiologist appt. Think you said way back in october you'd been having stomach pain for several weeks had some other tests done. Won't be too much longer til they manage to get the bottom of it and your given the right treatment for you

Which health board are you in if don't mind me asking. I'm based near the border of nhsHighlands and nhsggc healthboards, both have a telephone number usually manned by a dsn (short hours) sometimes manage to get through to them straight away, majority of time get its case of leave a message then they call back within a day or two triage system is used. Does your team perhaps have this facility? In person appts appear to be a LOT harder to get, telephone appt maybe quicker.

best wishes.

edit: edited second last sentance forgot to type 'to get'.
 
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Yes it's been a long wait for all these tests, I'm still waiting on the results from my CT scan as well. I'm with Lanarkshire Health Board, I asked today for a possible tel appt with the DN but couldn't get that either. My blood sugars aren't coming down and I've been super careful eating today but maybe it's just going to take a bit of time. It's just worrying. Thanks so much for your reply.

Maggie
 
I know it’s easy to say, but try to relax a bit. Worry & stress can affect BG too, lots of things can besides what we eat, including illness, pain. You are doing all you can and yes it can take a bit of time for them to come down, and you appear to be going in the right direction so that’s a positive
 
Thank you, and I know I need to try not to overthink and worry constantly. It's been several months now of daily really quite bad pain and I need to continue to have patience while the Dr"s try to figure out what's happening. I'm going to try really hard to get back on my low carb diet which I know has worked for me since I was diagnosed in 2020. For me that will probably mean not obsessing over testing bloods constantly, my OCD has a way of taking over very quickly. I'll get there, I know I just have to relax and eat properly again. Thanks again for all your replies and advice.

Maggie
 
@Maggie75 Our surgery doesn't have/offer many appointments in advance either but if I need a doctor's appointment I phone them at 8am when they open for an "on the day appointment" and get an appointment for that particular day. I think most surgeries are the same these days. I am not sure if you know about this or not - so there is no need to wait for weeks for a doctor's appointment x
 
Hello, Yes, my GP surgery also has the 8am appt's, but for emergencies only. I'm now starting to wonder if I should call for an emergency appt though, my bloods first thing this morning were 11.2, I didn't eat until lunchtime when I had 2 scrambled eggs with a slice of wholemeal toast (9 grams of carbs), would only usually have minimally increased my bloods, when I tested 2 hours later they were 13.7! I've never had a reading like that after a meal even if it was stupidly high in carbs.
I received the urine test strips I'd ordered and have tested with them as well, thankfully the ketone level looked normal which was my biggest concern. The leukocyte level is very high which I think signals an infection of some sort and the glucose levels were off the scale! Probably shouldn't surprise me with those blood sugars. I just don't know what's going on, I'm trying not to stress about this but it's worrying me now.
I don't think these new tablets they've put me on are doing anything either, the Alogliptin did very little but I never had these readings when I was taking them. Thanks for letting me vent my concerns here, and any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Maggie
 

Thats great news with ketones normal.

which wholemeal toast do you use i use warbatons wholemeal bread sometimes which is 9g for their half size loaf (400g version) hovis is slightly higher looking into other alternatives that maybe a touch lower with regular medium sized slices.

if is infection hopefully the antibiotics already were given may assist.

If your worried about it or continues would make appt which may give a little reassurance. was it a broad spectrum antibiotic you were given the other day, unsure if you handed in a urine sample. I like to keep a spare in the house now for UTI's have had a fair few.
 
Yes it's always small Warburton's wholemeal bread I use, bloods tonight 2 hours after dinner were 11.6, better to than earlier but still way too high. I'm not actually getting my antibiotic until tomorrow, not ready until then and I didn't hand in a urine sample, GP just decided to give me an antibiotic when I had tel consultation. Hopefully they'll help a bit. Thanks again for your reply.

Maggie
 
If I need a doctor's appointment (not an emergency) I always phone at 8am and get one on the day, it is the only chance I have of getting an appointment without having to wait weeks for one. If I had an emergency I would go to a & e not the doctors or I would phone 999. The doctors also generally have a duty doctor dedicated each day to see patients that need an urgent appointment. I used to work at the doctors and if I need an appointment I just phone and ask for it - I have seen it all and you wouldn't believe what people would be seen for right away at the docs. Take care and just phone at 8am when they open and say you can't wait until whenever it is they have already offered you an appointment. Take good care of and look after yourself x
 
Maggie75 said:
I received the urine test strips I'd ordered and have tested with them as well, thankfully the ketone level looked normal which was my biggest concern. The leukocyte level is very high which I think signals an infection of some sort
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High urine leukocyte levels are most often an indication of a UTI, which is usually easily treated with antibiotics.
UTI's and other infections tend to cause high blood glucose as well.

Maggie75 said:
GP just decided to give me an antibiotic when I had tel consultation. Hopefully they'll help a bit.
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Letus know if things improve with the antibiotic!
 
@Maggie75 Hopefully you can get the pain sorted. I had a stomach ulcer way back - but very memorable. It was sorted out by accident when I needed a long series of different antibiotics for something else, so I was glad to read that you are being started on them as a precaution even before investigation.
 
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