Catsymoo
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- Portsmouth, United Kingdom
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
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Hello. I am 22 and I was diagnosed with diabetes just yesterday. (after losing 3 stone, bad luck eh!) They don't really know which type I have, because all of my symptoms suggest type 2, however I had ridiculously high ketones in my urine. My blood sugar yesterday morning was 37.2 and I felt really sick. I have been put on metformin for 2 weeks to give the benefit of the doubt and see how it goes. If there is no improvement I will need injections. (which I am dreading) There are a couple of questons I would like to ask, and sorry this is going to be long.
Firstly, my boyfriend lives in Holland, and I went out there to be with him about a year ago. I am a housewife over there and *unofficially* living there. It is by no means illegal, since it's the European Union, I'm just not registered or anything like that. I am currently in the UK visiting my parents, and then this happened. I was planning to go back next week, but my diabetes specialist persuaded me to stay here for 2 weeks to see how the medicine goes. I have been here for about 5 weeks now, and basically have been catching up on all the junk food I've missed. I have a pretty healthy diet in Holland, we live off of homemade vegetable soups mainly because it's cheap. I eat lots of fruit and dairy. However, we do eat ridiculous amounts of chocolate and cakes from time to time and it puzzles me how I felt fine all that time and suddenly over the last 4 weeks suffer from hyperglycemia. Anyways, taking meds and stuff isn't my concern, it's just getting them to Holland without the costs. I barely have any money, and neither does my boyfriend. I don't speak Dutch, so registering over there and getting a job will be very difficult, especially when I just want to be a housewife and raise a family. How can I get my medicine and needle etc over there without paying? Is it possible to get a year supply of medicine, needles, strips, etc in the UK and just come back to the UK once a year to get more?
I have a European Health Insurance Card, however, you still have to pay with it. You just claim it back when you come home, since it's meant for travelling. And I honestly think it's cheaper to fly back and get more medicine and things I need. I am just wondering if a doctor would prescribe such a long term amount? Is there a way around it at all? Keep in mind, registering in Holland will cause many complications as well. Health insurance is 100 euro a month at the lowest and we simply cannot afford that. My boyfriend cannot move to the UK, as he is handicapped and requires special doctors that we do not have for such a rare combination of conditions. He has offered to pay for my insurance but he is on handicap benefits at the moment and is having a lot of trouble finding a job that he can do. (he can't walk without a brace, which causes a lot of pain)
Of course, I will HAVE to register in Holland eventually, since I will get naturalized. But I'm just thinking short term e.g the next 5 to 10 years.
Any help would be much, much appreciated. Thank you. I am at my absolute wits end about this and it's really getting me down.
Firstly, my boyfriend lives in Holland, and I went out there to be with him about a year ago. I am a housewife over there and *unofficially* living there. It is by no means illegal, since it's the European Union, I'm just not registered or anything like that. I am currently in the UK visiting my parents, and then this happened. I was planning to go back next week, but my diabetes specialist persuaded me to stay here for 2 weeks to see how the medicine goes. I have been here for about 5 weeks now, and basically have been catching up on all the junk food I've missed. I have a pretty healthy diet in Holland, we live off of homemade vegetable soups mainly because it's cheap. I eat lots of fruit and dairy. However, we do eat ridiculous amounts of chocolate and cakes from time to time and it puzzles me how I felt fine all that time and suddenly over the last 4 weeks suffer from hyperglycemia. Anyways, taking meds and stuff isn't my concern, it's just getting them to Holland without the costs. I barely have any money, and neither does my boyfriend. I don't speak Dutch, so registering over there and getting a job will be very difficult, especially when I just want to be a housewife and raise a family. How can I get my medicine and needle etc over there without paying? Is it possible to get a year supply of medicine, needles, strips, etc in the UK and just come back to the UK once a year to get more?
I have a European Health Insurance Card, however, you still have to pay with it. You just claim it back when you come home, since it's meant for travelling. And I honestly think it's cheaper to fly back and get more medicine and things I need. I am just wondering if a doctor would prescribe such a long term amount? Is there a way around it at all? Keep in mind, registering in Holland will cause many complications as well. Health insurance is 100 euro a month at the lowest and we simply cannot afford that. My boyfriend cannot move to the UK, as he is handicapped and requires special doctors that we do not have for such a rare combination of conditions. He has offered to pay for my insurance but he is on handicap benefits at the moment and is having a lot of trouble finding a job that he can do. (he can't walk without a brace, which causes a lot of pain)
Of course, I will HAVE to register in Holland eventually, since I will get naturalized. But I'm just thinking short term e.g the next 5 to 10 years.
Any help would be much, much appreciated. Thank you. I am at my absolute wits end about this and it's really getting me down.