It all depends on where you are - some places can be contacted by you, others not. But if you're managing to keep you blood glucose levels around 5.4, you're doing pretty well meantime. How are your covid symptoms going? The fatigue is difficult to deal with, so, as I'm sure you've been told, it's best to pace yourself and not let yourself get too tired. Easier said than done!
Am not too sure about the process really. I have found out the diabetes nurse is there on a Monday and Friday.. but that was only because I asked if they could up the amount of test strips I was prescribed as only get 100 (2pots) and need more than that.. I got told I had to request the change from my diabetes nurse so asked when she was in and they emailed me back saying I’d have to phone and book an appointment. They have a sign on the door saying they know they can’t answer all the calls.. and when I went in said no pre bookable ones available. rhe fatigue.. well I think I’ve just got used to it.. my hair is coming out at quite a pace.. got advised by online gp to take iron and vitamin D so got some of that.It all depends on where you are - some places can be contacted by you, others not. But if you're managing to keep you blood glucose levels around 5.4, you're doing pretty well meantime. How are your covid symptoms going? The fatigue is difficult to deal with, so, as I'm sure you've been told, it's best to pace yourself and not let yourself get too tired. Easier said than done!
Thank you.. I was on an insulin pump until the day before I was discharged.. for first few days/week home was 19 or so.. until the steroids left my system.. I had a crash course in injecting and was on my way home. My numbers are lower now.. but would just like to know I’m doing the right thing/heading in the right direction. If I need to change how I’m doing things I’d rather know sooner than later.My situation was slightly different. I was diagnosed on lockdown day (the first one!) and had one phone call then. I then kept calling intermittently asking for a second test to confirm and finally got an appointment for 3 months later. That result too was just a phone call. For my years check I phoned 5 times at different times of the day until I got a different receptionist who booked me in. 11 months to the day until I first saw a DN. By the I had virtually got into remission myself
I do recommend try, try trying again, different times of different days to get an appointment. Our surgery now respond better to requests for appointments via their website than phone.
Don't give up, your situation is much more serious than mine was.
It is a bit of a lottery but stick with it.
Good luck
I lost a lot of hair after Covid too. What was left was brittle and broke easily. Hair grows in trimesters, so it will be a while before it recovers. 8 months after Covid mine started to show signs of growing again. A year after Covid my hair is in good condition and as thick as it has ever been.Am not too sure about the process really. I have found out the diabetes nurse is there on a Monday and Friday.. but that was only because I asked if they could up the amount of test strips I was prescribed as only get 100 (2pots) and need more than that.. I got told I had to request the change from my diabetes nurse so asked when she was in and they emailed me back saying I’d have to phone and book an appointment. They have a sign on the door saying they know they can’t answer all the calls.. and when I went in said no pre bookable ones available. re fatigue.. well I think I’ve just got used to it.. my hair is coming out at quite a pace.. got advised by online gp to take iron and vitamin D so got some of that.
I have been mulling over whether to start this thread for weeks. Much is said here about the risks of dying of Covid being quite low, but not a lot has been said about life after Covid. After receiving lovely support from a poster on another thread yesterday I decided to go ahead and take the plunge and start a thread for those of us who haven't recovered quickly from the illness.
I had Covid-19 back in March and am still struggling. After the 35 days of coughing passed, I declared I was getting over it. How wrong was I?! I still have fatigue, breathlessness, tired limbs, muscle pains, joint pains and my brain just doesn't work as well as it used to. As for BGs, they aren't great either, but I admit I haven't had the energy to test regularly or do anything about them. I was a well controlled T2 before having the virus. I suspect that post Covid my T2 is always going to be a lot harder to control.
Anyhow, enough about me, over to you. How are you? And how are you coping? Let's share our experiences here and maybe we can help one another.
Edit: I have put this thread in the T2 section as I am T2 myself, but please feel free to use this thread if you have another type of diabetes alongside Long Covid, I never meant it to be exclusively for T2s. We're in this together.
Yes I had a rash on my big toe and another near my knee. That was a very mild symptom for me though.I had Covid on 27 December and really thought I had the flu as I had no breathing difficulties and although I had a cough it only happened infrequently and I had always suffered with coughing problems before.
But I eventually realised that I had Covid as I had a fuzzy brain, runny/stuffed up nose, purple big toe and rash on leg near ankle. The toe problem is not a well known symptom and is callee "Covid toe". You can see full details of this if you google same, together with very good photos. I have still got this toe problem three months later. However, at the moment it has not caused many problems only the occasional jab of pain but the toe next to it has become infected as well and this is as bright pink colour!
Wonderful news, I heard on the news today that they are developing as pill in American that if one takes it at the early signs of Covid it will stop it in its tracks! This needs trials before it is released onto the market.
Thank you! I’ve got some vitamin D but will get some of the other bits too!.. it’s nice to know that it will settle down and recover! I have (or had) really thick hair so it’s nice to know it will make a re-appearanceI lost a lot of hair after Covid too. What was left was brittle and broke easily. Hair grows in trimesters, so it will be a while before it recovers. 8 months after Covid mine started to show signs of growing again. A year after Covid my hair is in good condition and as thick as it has ever been.
The best vitamin D supplement to take is vitamin D3 with vitamin K2, to ease absorption. My chiropractor told me that A supplement of B vitamins would be a good idea too.
Well I thought long covid was gone having felt fine since January. Not so sure now, I'm very lethargic and my limbs are heavy and I am so tired. Going to bed early tonight. My heart has also gone out of rhythm again, just like all the other long covid episodes.
It could be that I am coming down with something else, but this feels 'covidy'.
Yes mine have been 48 hour relapses too. I hope this goes quickly too. My brain hasn't been right today. I asked hubby to help me cross the road and he thought I was joking.It does seem to be the case that long Covid can come back after it’s seemingly gone. I was recently diagnosed with it, having had what was presumed to be Covid in March 2020. I recovered but had several short (24-48 hour) relapses, the last of which (or so I thought) was at the end of October. However it came back with a vengeance at the start of February and I’ve been off work ever since. Seems to be slowly improving, but the unpredictability and persistence of the virus is quite hard to deal with. Not fun at all!
I was doing quite well Jan to March, then I had my 1st vaccination and it seems to have set me back a bit.Yes mine have been 48 hour relapses too. I hope this goes quickly too. My brain hasn't been right today. I asked hubby to help me cross the road and he thought I was joking.
Let's hope yours is on its way out for good now.
Same hereNo chance of me being referred to a clinic, even if there was one available in my area. According to my GP, because my covid was not verified with a test (this was before testing existed) I don't count as having had it. Despite her agreement that I had covid and probably long covid. She is frustrated by this.
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