Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Install the app
Install
Reply to Thread
Guest, we'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the
Diabetes Forum Survey 2024 »
Home
Forums
Diabetes Discussion
Type 2 Diabetes
I'm scared
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="bigshow1271" data-source="post: 526959" data-attributes="member: 75214"><p>Hi, my name is Andy and I've been a type 2 diabetic, tablet controlled (2 metformin and 2 gliclazide twice a day), since 2008. I recently did 3 months work as a delivery driver starting at 4am every morning. With the start time, some days I wouldn't get something to eat until, sometimes, nearly dinnertime. After about a month and a half, I started to lose some feeling in 3 fingers on my right hand. I thought that I had banged whilst lifting so thought it would go away. In February I went to the doctors as it had not gone away, he started to look for symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome but nothing so he prescribed me an extra drug, Linagliptin, 1 tablet once a day. It hasn't worked, I still have slight loss of feeling. I also have had my feet checked and complained of the loss of feeling in my feet, was told it's nothing to worry about, but I went in the bath the other day and noticed a black mark on one of my toe nails. I just thought it was fluff off my black socks but it wouldn't come off, it looked like a scab. Since the job my sugar levels have been really stupid to the point that yesterday afternoon, after a lamb dinner with the family, my sugar was 8.9 but when I tested it this morning it was 11.1 and I hadn't eaten for over 12 hours. I have drastically changed my diet over the last 6 months but I'm scared I might die too young or lose my feet or hands, I'm sobbing as I write this and my 5 yr old is asking why. Am I being stupid or am I beyond help?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigshow1271, post: 526959, member: 75214"] Hi, my name is Andy and I've been a type 2 diabetic, tablet controlled (2 metformin and 2 gliclazide twice a day), since 2008. I recently did 3 months work as a delivery driver starting at 4am every morning. With the start time, some days I wouldn't get something to eat until, sometimes, nearly dinnertime. After about a month and a half, I started to lose some feeling in 3 fingers on my right hand. I thought that I had banged whilst lifting so thought it would go away. In February I went to the doctors as it had not gone away, he started to look for symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome but nothing so he prescribed me an extra drug, Linagliptin, 1 tablet once a day. It hasn't worked, I still have slight loss of feeling. I also have had my feet checked and complained of the loss of feeling in my feet, was told it's nothing to worry about, but I went in the bath the other day and noticed a black mark on one of my toe nails. I just thought it was fluff off my black socks but it wouldn't come off, it looked like a scab. Since the job my sugar levels have been really stupid to the point that yesterday afternoon, after a lamb dinner with the family, my sugar was 8.9 but when I tested it this morning it was 11.1 and I hadn't eaten for over 12 hours. I have drastically changed my diet over the last 6 months but I'm scared I might die too young or lose my feet or hands, I'm sobbing as I write this and my 5 yr old is asking why. Am I being stupid or am I beyond help? [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post Reply
Home
Forums
Diabetes Discussion
Type 2 Diabetes
I'm scared
Top
Bottom
Find support, ask questions and share your experiences. Ad free.
Join the community »
This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn More.…