I suffer from T2 copd (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) multiple degenerative disc disease oestoarthritis in both hips and fingers in each hand a bizarre form of thrombosis in the veins in most of the fingers on each hand high blood pressure high cholesterol ezcema in ears nose head & chest and Rhinitis (all year round hayfever) and severe migraines I take a hatful of drugs sprays gels & creams daily my question is are their any people who have more than two disabilities and do they find juggling all the medication to find the right balance so you can somewhat control your blood sugars I always review mine monthly with my gp & the various specialist nurses to be honest really have to think almost as hard as when I was working I retired from Nhs 20yrs ago aged 36 my T2 is not too bad @ present although I've got my eye screening early January @ this is my major concern as I'm virtually blind in r eye I would love to hear people's experiences
Bullies, discrimination of any kind, bad manners, parents who let their kids run amok & spoil things for everyone else, unkind spiteful people, being a clumsy clod, toast crumbs in the bed, cold feet!!
Hi @babsy2. That's quite a repertoire of ailments & conditions there hun. Good on you for knuckling down & getting on with it. And, I'm afraid that really is the only answer. No doubt you've got a good system in place for daily management of your pills & potions, and have it down to a fine art, out of necessity. Like yourself, I'm on a regime of medication to address various health issues. I also have to be organised to make sure their administering is quick, correct & efficient for me. Pre-planning & sorting my meds the night before for the following day is the trick that works for me. As my doses vary, I prefer not to have prepared dosette boxes from the chemist. But, they're helpful for a lot of folks.
I haven't found any problems with juggling the meds I take & controlling my blood glucose these days. If I'm prescribed something new, I test a little more regularly until I can adequately assess the effect any new drug has on my numbers. If I'm prescribed a steroid, then past history has shown that my body reacts to that quite quickly & my BG sky rockets. I eat lower carb during the time I receive steroids, get off them as quickly as I'm able to, & get my GP to prescribe a small dose of Gliclazide on a short term basis if my numbers don't come down quickly enough. I have a good relationship with my GP & DNS, whilst being a registered nurse of 30 years experience, they give me some autonomy when it comes to managing my diabetes. But that's because I've been able to show I'm informed, confident & capable to do so. My GP knows I have tight control of my BG, backed up by HBa1c results, plus my work background is a definite pro point for me.
If I have an infection, or I'm stressed, my BG always climbs. Again, it comes down to diet & really lowering my carb intake whilst I'm off colour. I'll stick to high protein foods that are nutritious & take no time to knock up, like Chicken or Oxtail soup, scrambled eggs & cauliflower cheese. It's not always easy to control stress, and the knock on effect to my BG. But I do have some coping strategies & try very hard to use them. Not always successfully I must admit, but I'll go through my usual repertoire of strategies, which in itself tends to reduce my stress levels purely by distraction. If the stress is extreme & likely to be extended, I'll chat with my GP to see if a short term prescription for a beta blocker or anxiolytic is appropriate. I do find the physical effects of stress upon my body to have the worst effect upon my glycaemic control, and the fact that it's difficult to assess how long the stress will be in my life, unlike a virus/infection, which has a "shelf life," makes management of my BG a worry. It's all a sharp learning curve this diabetes business.
You certainly have more than your fair share of health problems. So, you have my utter respect for the way you plod on. I'm so sorry to hear that your sight is also affected. That must be scary & saddening for you. My very best wishes to you & I hope you have a wonderfully happy Christmas.
Alison. X
PS: Please excuse my lengthy reply. I do have a tendency to waffle on.
Hi than you for your kind words I too don't like blisters packs I've tried once and spent the next several hours picking them off the floor in all parts of the flat I actually have a detached retina from a accident when I was at school and their is so much scar tissue their they cannot repair it and I have to go into hospital to have the retinopathy done by this monstrosity of a machine cos the one at health centre not big enough they tell me that in the four goes I had ago on it the've only taken a correct picture once you certainly don't go on too much for me it's very nice to hear from you as you clearly understand major disabilities and conditions the only job I ever had was working with adults with learning difficulties and challenging behaviour I managed 17yrs before my body started packing in I started working in hospitals I managed four before ending up in three community homes I had to retire when I was in middle thirties and I just about to reach 20yrs but I not even sure I would even want to back now don't miss the early shifts these days you seem to have a pragmatic view on your problems I still wonder if I could do more but I've been on most of these drugs for many yrs now & should calm down and just live a little hey whose the chatter box now I'd love to he from you again have a great Xmas & prosperous new year kind regards Keith
Bullies, discrimination of any kind, bad manners, parents who let their kids run amok & spoil things for everyone else, unkind spiteful people, being a clumsy clod, toast crumbs in the bed, cold feet!!
I'm out right now. Picked your message up on my smartphone (I'm rubbish with it, lol.) I'd love to chat with you again. Would it be ok I sent you a PM this weekend. That way, I won't derail your thread & people can reply to this without my interruptions. Stay strong hun. Ali. X
