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<blockquote data-quote="Languagelearner" data-source="post: 2434141" data-attributes="member: 519777"><p>I'm keeping my comments on this in one thread, so it is a resource for others. My main problem before diagnosis as diabetic was urinating dozens of times at night, often one drop a time, and being unable to get to sleep. This was the case even when I was Hb1Ac of 37. I'm having tamsulosin, which helps with flow, but is really for enlarged prostate or overactive bladder. I don't think I have either of those - ultrascans show no enlarged prostate, and I do regular Kegel exercises and know overactive bladder isn't what this is.</p><p></p><p>The nurse suggested it was a diabetes symptom, owing to glucose in urine. I had expected copious urination volume in that case, but she said it may not be: if I'd gone to the toilet many times in the day, I could have hardly any fluid to pass, and my body could still strain to get rid of glucose.</p><p></p><p>Since taking metformin, the problem hasn't gone away, but is much less. I feel that getting blood sugar down to the low 30s might help. The hospital via a phone consultation has now prescribed me vesicare too. This was only prescribed today, but when I get it I will be on: metformin twice a day (2 tablets a time), tamsulosin, vesicare, and due to vitamin D deficiency I have to take a Vitamin D tablet every day for life. I'll update the forum when I know how it works.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Languagelearner, post: 2434141, member: 519777"] I'm keeping my comments on this in one thread, so it is a resource for others. My main problem before diagnosis as diabetic was urinating dozens of times at night, often one drop a time, and being unable to get to sleep. This was the case even when I was Hb1Ac of 37. I'm having tamsulosin, which helps with flow, but is really for enlarged prostate or overactive bladder. I don't think I have either of those - ultrascans show no enlarged prostate, and I do regular Kegel exercises and know overactive bladder isn't what this is. The nurse suggested it was a diabetes symptom, owing to glucose in urine. I had expected copious urination volume in that case, but she said it may not be: if I'd gone to the toilet many times in the day, I could have hardly any fluid to pass, and my body could still strain to get rid of glucose. Since taking metformin, the problem hasn't gone away, but is much less. I feel that getting blood sugar down to the low 30s might help. The hospital via a phone consultation has now prescribed me vesicare too. This was only prescribed today, but when I get it I will be on: metformin twice a day (2 tablets a time), tamsulosin, vesicare, and due to vitamin D deficiency I have to take a Vitamin D tablet every day for life. I'll update the forum when I know how it works. [/QUOTE]
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