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Message: <blockquote data-quote="plantae" data-source="post: 2570540" data-attributes="member: 565464"><p>Yeah it is hard. In some ways it's not entirely unexpected. When I had my first bout of pancreatitis in 2019 (spent 6 weeks in ICU) my blood sugars were very bad afterwards and then for whatever reason my pancreas/beta cells spontaneously "recovered" and my blood sugar levels and other things went back to normal without any medication. I've had repeated pancreatitis since then, all requiring hospital stays with 2 more of them in ICU for 4 weeks and 2 weeks. Then most recently I had abdominal pain but not pancreatitis and they admitted me because my blood sugars fluctuated between 22 and 28 just while I was waiting in the ED. They did some further tests (scans, c-peptide and other bloods) and made the diabetes diagnosis. Still hard to take in. And today, after attaching a new libre 2 sensor last night I've been having readings in the low 3's and high 2's all day although finger tests using two different meters show I've ranged from 4.9 when I woke up to 9.6 after breakfast and then 5's and 6's so I guess the new sensor is just "settling in". Can only take things as they come and try not to get too stressed <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>

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