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Hello everyone, I've just received a call from my fracture clinic specialist telling me I am "very" diabetic and have been for quite some time. It's a shock and I am struggling. I broke my ankle quite badly in August and had blood tests last week because it's not healing and still very painful.
HBA1C - 12.3
Glycated Haemoglobin - 111
Vitamin D - 11

Just reaching out to say hello and find some friendly folks.
Be well.
 
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Rachox

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Hi @Snugglebugglewoowoo and welcome to the forum. Sorry it’s under these circumstances. There are many members here happy to help. Any questions you have please fire away, there’s no such thing as a silly question if you don’t know the answer.
 

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Hello everyone, I've just received a call from my fracture clinic specialist telling me I am "very" diabetic and have been for quite some time. It's a shock and I am struggling. I broke my ankle quite badly in August and had blood tests last week because it's not healing and still very painful.
HBA1C - 12.3
Glycated Haemoglobin - 111
Vitamin D - 11

Just reaching out to say hello and find some friendly folks.
Be well.
Hi and welcome.

One of the things I found when undiagnosed with high BG was that nothing would heal. The good news is that there are some steps through diet - basically reducing or cutting out starches and sugars - that you can take to start to address the high levels you have. Have a look at the "Success Stories" part of the forum for lots of examples of how people have hot back to normal BG levels.

You might well be offered medication: I've never taken any diabetic-related medication so am not in a position to give you any personal experience with that. Others on here will be able to do that. You're allowed to ask as many questions as you like, and you're not expected to know everything.
 
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Type of diabetes
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Hi and welcome.

One of the things I found when undiagnosed with high BG was that nothing would heal. The good news is that there are some steps through diet - basically reducing or cutting out starches and sugars - that you can take to start to address the high levels you have. Have a look at the "Success Stories" part of the forum for lots of examples of how people have hot back to normal BG levels.

You might well be offered medication: I've never taken any diabetic-related medication so am not in a position to give you any personal experience with that. Others on here will be able to do that. You're allowed to ask as many questions as you like, and you're not expected to know everything.
Hey there!
Thank you so much for the reply and insight.
Have a lovely day and thank you for the suggestions and support.
 
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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Other
Hi @Snugglebugglewoowoo and welcome to the forum. Sorry it’s under these circumstances. There are many members here happy to help. Any questions you have please fire away, there’s no such thing as a silly question if you don’t know the answer.
Hello!
Thank you so much for the reply and support.
It's appreciated more than you know.
Have a lovely day!
 
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JoKalsbeek

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Hello everyone, I've just received a call from my fracture clinic specialist telling me I am "very" diabetic and have been for quite some time. It's a shock and I am struggling. I broke my ankle quite badly in August and had blood tests last week because it's not healing and still very painful.
HBA1C - 12.3
Glycated Haemoglobin - 111
Vitamin D - 11

Just reaching out to say hello and find some friendly folks.
Be well.
Hi @Snugglebugglewoowoo (Lovely handle!)

Sorry about the diagnosis, but it does clarify why you've been having problems with a break and subsequent healing. High blood glucose messes up the healing process. Also, you're not mentioning how the units are measured for the vitamin D, but if it's the same as in the Netherlands, you're quite deficient and will be prescribed supplements, I assume? Vitamin D deficiency can cause all sorts of problems with your bones, (from bone pain to breaks to osteomalacia). Ever heard of Rickets? That's a bone deformity caused by Vitamin D deficiency. Just to illustrate how important that little vitamin is. Usually people underestimate the impact of being low in a vitamin, but it's something to really take seriously. You got quite the double whammey, but both can be handled, which is the good news. Knowing what the problem is brings you halfway to the solution!

I'm assuming you'll be on supplements to get your units of D up, and if it helps any, fatty fish (salmon, tuna, sardines etc) and eggs are good for keeping your D up when you're back on par, AND those won't up your blood sugars.

You're getting help now, someone's actually investigated why you're still aching so much. I know a diagnosis of diabetes is traumatic, but... You know what's wrong now. That helps. It's the starting point to getting better. And hopefully, avoiding more breaks in the future with the D discovery!

Any questons, toss them out there, it's what we're here for. If we have answers, we'll share 'em.
Good luck!
Jo
 
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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Other
Hi @Snugglebugglewoowoo (Lovely handle!)

Sorry about the diagnosis, but it does clarify why you've been having problems with a break and subsequent healing. High blood glucose messes up the healing process. Also, you're not mentioning how the units are measured for the vitamin D, but if it's the same as in the Netherlands, you're quite deficient and will be prescribed supplements, I assume? Vitamin D deficiency can cause all sorts of problems with your bones, (from bone pain to breaks to osteomalacia). Ever heard of Rickets? That's a bone deformity caused by Vitamin D deficiency. Just to illustrate how important that little vitamin is. Usually people underestimate the impact of being low in a vitamin, but it's something to really take seriously. You got quite the double whammey, but both can be handled, which is the good news. Knowing what the problem is brings you halfway to the solution!

I'm assuming you'll be on supplements to get your units of D up, and if it helps any, fatty fish (salmon, tuna, sardines etc) and eggs are good for keeping your D up when you're back on par, AND those won't up your blood sugars.

You're getting help now, someone's actually investigated why you're still aching so much. I know a diagnosis of diabetes is traumatic, but... You know what's wrong now. That helps. It's the starting point to getting better. And hopefully, avoiding more breaks in the future with the D discovery!

Any questons, toss them out there, it's what we're here for. If we have answers, we'll share 'em.
Good luck!
Jo
Hey there! thank you for the reply and the super helpful positive insight. Not sure of the Vit D scale we measure on here - however it should be 50+. Totally agree that knowledge will help me take action.
Be well and have a lovely day.
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JoKalsbeek

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Hey there! thank you for the reply and the super helpful positive insight. Not sure of the Vit D scale we measure on here - however it should be 50+. Totally agree that knowledge will help me take action.
Be well and have a lovely day.
Best
When normal values are 50+, I think we might be on the same units far as our laboratories go. I think my lowest these past years was 14, nicely up to 69 now. You'll get that back up in no time, now you know what to supplement; obviously, it can be done...!

Has anyone suggested a way to treat your diabetes though? Have medications been prescribed, has diet been discussed...? Do you have any idea where you want to and can go from here yet, or is it too early days yet? Because if it is, the only thing you do need to know is that you have a say in how these things go, and being diabetic does not equal being "doomed". There's loads you yourself can do to start feeling better.

https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html <--this might help a bit if a dietary change is of interest, just in case. It also gives some of the basics of T2, so even if diet isn't an option for you, it still might throw some light on things.

Either way... You've got this bunch here to back you up.
Jo
 
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