I eat well, including limiting carbs but I will completely eliminate them now I’m coming off meds
Welcome to the forums.
Reducing carbs can make a big difference to some T2s, I guess it depends a bit on how many you are having now?
Do you have a glucometer so that you can see what your levels are doing?
I assume you are already getting all benefits that you are entitled to for looking after your mum?
Good luck with your appointment.
I’m not entitled to carers benefits because of my wage.
Cheers
Has your mother applied for attendance allowance
Good morning.
I know I’m brand new here but I needed somewhere to write down what’s happening.
Im 36. I was diagnosed T2 when I was 32 with a hbA1c of 102.
I work in a safety critical role in a location where I work solo. My diabetes management has been diet and exercise and the following medication:
- 4 x metformin
- 2 x gliclazide
- 1 x Sitagliptin
None of it has worked. My hbA1c as of last week is 106. And I have recently found out via a colleague who has just been diagnosed with diabetes that if the new occupational health company that’s been employed finds out I’m on any of that, I will be banned from working in my current role.
My current role includes in it a guaranteed overtime rate over the year of £10,000.
If I am taking out of my current role, I will lose £10k a year. If that happens, I lose my house. I am the only income.
I’m trying desperately to get in to see the diabetic nurses at my GP but I work two jobs and I’m the full time carer for my disabled mum who has just also been diagnosed with cancer.
They GP receptionist refused to book a telephone consultation and also refused to make any notes on my file about WHY I can’t physically get in to see someone… until I sent a message on the medication request page saying I was desperate for help and I didn’t know what to do.
Because right now the only option I see in order to keep my job is stop all medication. But my bloods are 106 on the maximum of the meds I can take so what the hell will it go to when I stop them???
I’ve got a telephone app now thanks to my desperate messages plea, today at 1645 where I’m PRAYING nothing is happening at work so I can take the call.
I’ve posted in mental health because mine right now is rock bottom. Im panicked. Constantly. I cannot have this house taken from me. But I also can’t live with continually raising bloods.
(Common questions I’ve seen on other posts - here are my answers)
- yes I’ve been tested for LADA. It’s not that.
- yes I’ve been consistent with taking my medication
- I do exercise and
- I eat well, including limiting carbs but I will completely eliminate them now I’m coming off meds
- I know work can’t “sack” me because of disability laws, but they can remove me from my safety critical post into a non safety critical post but as a result will lose £10k because that’s how the Union set up our wages.
I’m sorry I needed to get that out. I’m not looking for sympathy or even advice. I’m just lost. I don’t see a way out of any of it.
.
(I am not a lawyer but would be surprised if T2 diabetes with medication alone could be used to force a job /role change - especially if there is no risk of hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar) ;
Hi Sarah - the GP Practice is not behaving well! Should a receptionist deny you an appointment? Definitely not!
It sounds as if you might be a candidate for the drug I've just been put on - a GPL - 1 a weekly injectable drug called Trulicity / dulaglutide. It can only be prescribed by Community Diabetes Services or Consultants. There are quite a few drugs in this category.
Thank you very much for GPL-1 suggestion - I will look into that immediately ahead of this afternoons appointment!!
And yep I’m U.K. - the receptionists seem so angry when you question them or ask for better!!
Thanks again
I would certainly encourage you to look at your carb intake and a bit of walking if you can manage, don’t give up hope !
My DN prescribed mine, so it might depend what heath authority you're underDont forget you need a referral to obtain a prescription. GP cant prescribe it.
I guess you could try going lower - as low as you can sustain - and see if that makes a difference, taking care as you’re on blood glucose lowering meds.My carb intake is around the 60-70g a day range and I walk my dog 3 miles at least every day plus weighted workouts,
I guess you could try going lower - as low as you can sustain - and see if that makes a difference, taking care as you’re on blood glucose lowering meds.
However if you’re low carb and all those meds aren’t helping there is the possibility of mis-diagnosis and perhaps you’re LADA after all and need insulin, which would then bring the numbers down pretty quickly. There’s a few on here with experience of that. I know you said you’d been tested, but if it was a while ago then your pancreas could now be producing less insulin.
I’d expect any sensible occupational health company to at least want to explore that possibility.
I’m in wales but my diabetic nurse in the gp practice was able to prescribe. Are rules different in England?Dont forget you need a referral to obtain a prescription. GP cant prescribe it.
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?