- Messages
- 72
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Some of you may know I’ve had a bit of a tough time recently managing my blood sugars, quick re cap.....was on metformin and diet (low carb) during the heat wave in March my blood sugars were crazy high and I ended up being admitted with a dka. The doctors doubled my metformin which made me poorly. So they changed it to gliclazide and metformin and that did not agree with me. They swapped the gliclazide for Sitagliptin (Januvia) and I feel like rubbish, Shaky, aching all over. Bunged up nose and headaches and to be honest bloods don’t seem to be lowering. I’m eating next to nothing because I feel sick or have no appetite and On average I’d say my blood sugars are 18 mmol. On waking they are usually around 12.5 and I have seen 29 in the late evening. I’m starting to think that I may now not be producing enough insulin. Because surely if I were I wouldn’t be this high all the time. I’d say my spikes have levelled a little but running this high all the time must be damaging me in other ways. I don’t know what to do. Is it time for insulin? Is there something else I can try before it? Does it take longer than I’m giving it to change my levels? I’m constantly thinking about every side effect, every food I eat, everything I drink. I would probably say I’m having a melt down and have hit a wall with it all. My doctor comes across as so relaxed about it which makes me question if I’m over reacting. But I just feel so sorry for myself like there’s no end to the way I feel. The medication I’m taking feels like I’m poisoning myself each time I take it. But I’m embarrassed because this is my third change in a short period of time. I don’t want her to think I’m a hypochondriac. I’m not, I just want to feel well again. I suppose writing this to people who share/understand the way diabetes can make you feel helps me and any advice or similar stories would give me a little boost. Thanks x