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Type 2 High Blood Sugars

CatLadyNZ said:
If your readings were around 7, why are you on insulin? Or has that only been since the surgery?
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I was on another diabetic regime prior to my operation, insulin and metformin and Glicazide. During my operation I suffered an AKI and because of this, the tablets were immediately withdrawn. Metformin and Glicazide are not recommended where there is a kidney injury. My insulin was changed from Fleximir to Novomix 30, all at the approval of consultants and the Diabetic Centre. My problem is not with the diabetic medicine, but the after effects of my two stays in two hospitals where antibiotics were used to kill all bacteria and once that happened I contracted the C Diff virus. The evidence is overwhelming, but I cannot get my GP (or probably the hospital consultants) to accept that my theory is correct and administer the specific antibiotic to kill off the C Diff virus. My GP is insistent that I must wait for the results of my stool sample which was sent to the laboratories last Tuesday, the result being expected around Wednesday or Thursday next week.
I could be dead by then, or at least damaged seriously by my high blood sugars and also lack of attention to what I think is sending my bowels haywire. I have been to the loo three times today and it is only noon.
 
I'm just brainstorming here, so please forgive me if I ask some obvious questions, I'm just trying to understand the situation.

If the doctors want to, it might be possible for them to hurry up the test result. But if it has to culture over a specific time period, then they can't.

If it's a virus, why would an antibiotic treat it? I thought ABs can only treat bacteria and fungi?

Assuming a specific AB is the right treatment, do you know which one it is? In some cases, doctors prescribe an AB before test results come back (I;m thinking, less serious, more common, infections). Could they be holding off because the AB would be really rough on your system and not worth the risk unless it is definitely needed?

I think, that if they thought you were at risk of dying in the meantime, they would have you in hospital for observation.

Can a doctor prescribe you a drug to stop the diarrhoea, or would that be too risky?

Based on what I have been reading about HHS, one of the main risk factors is dehydration. If you are having chronic diarrhoea, that would make you at risk of dehydration. Are you managing to drink a lot of water? Do you have any signs of dehydration? Are you passing a lot of urine?

Have you felt increasingly unwell since the last time you had blood tests done at hospital or a clinic? To my mind, that would indicate that they were satisfied with those test results, but they are unaware you are feeling worse.
 
Any sort of infection can cause high blood sugars. It is unlikely you are in DKA if you do not have ketones in your urine.
 
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