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<blockquote data-quote="Mrs HJG" data-source="post: 2491052" data-attributes="member: 552087"><p>Hi [USER=553100]@BongoSam[/USER] much of your initial treatment came from the same NHS checklist as mine; I had a urine dip test as part of a whole load of investigative tests and was asked by the nurse what type of diabetic I was, um... but I'm not diabetic... oh!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite16" alt=":banghead:" title="Bang Head :banghead:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":banghead:" /></p><p></p><p>I did not have particularly high ketones and was initially thought to be T1, the hospital team a few days later thought otherwise and swapped the Levemir (basal? and Novarapid which I never got the chance to take), for Humulin M3 5units x twice a day. When my BG was dipping into the 4s and I was eating the Christmas Quality Street to stop me freaking out, they lowered the dose to 3 units x twice a day and then stopped it completely and left everything to the Metformin, diet and exercise. I am not following the Eatwell plate and have cut the carbs and got out walking each day to get to 'normal' blood sugar levels. The peeing/thirst did disappear pretty much overnight though.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with the DVLA - I was keen to tell them I was on insulin, and when I stopped 3 weeks later they hadn't processed my claim and were just going to send my old licence back. They still sent a medical 3 year instead, and it has taken over a month to get back through to them as the lines have been busy/unmanned and now my licence has gone back to be reissued again - so much for trying to do the right thing!</p><p></p><p>Also if your eyesight gets worse as your BG falls, don't panic, I was like Inspector Clouseau all Christmas and New Year with my mega-magnifying glass for even watching the TV, as my vision deteriorated so badly, but it did start coming back a couple of weeks later and normal about a month after that; my BG was coming down from a much higher level, but forewarned is forearmed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mrs HJG, post: 2491052, member: 552087"] Hi [USER=553100]@BongoSam[/USER] much of your initial treatment came from the same NHS checklist as mine; I had a urine dip test as part of a whole load of investigative tests and was asked by the nurse what type of diabetic I was, um... but I'm not diabetic... oh!:banghead: I did not have particularly high ketones and was initially thought to be T1, the hospital team a few days later thought otherwise and swapped the Levemir (basal? and Novarapid which I never got the chance to take), for Humulin M3 5units x twice a day. When my BG was dipping into the 4s and I was eating the Christmas Quality Street to stop me freaking out, they lowered the dose to 3 units x twice a day and then stopped it completely and left everything to the Metformin, diet and exercise. I am not following the Eatwell plate and have cut the carbs and got out walking each day to get to 'normal' blood sugar levels. The peeing/thirst did disappear pretty much overnight though. Good luck with the DVLA - I was keen to tell them I was on insulin, and when I stopped 3 weeks later they hadn't processed my claim and were just going to send my old licence back. They still sent a medical 3 year instead, and it has taken over a month to get back through to them as the lines have been busy/unmanned and now my licence has gone back to be reissued again - so much for trying to do the right thing! Also if your eyesight gets worse as your BG falls, don't panic, I was like Inspector Clouseau all Christmas and New Year with my mega-magnifying glass for even watching the TV, as my vision deteriorated so badly, but it did start coming back a couple of weeks later and normal about a month after that; my BG was coming down from a much higher level, but forewarned is forearmed. [/QUOTE]
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