Hi everyone, I am a newbie to this forum. I will tell you a little about my situation before I ask my main question if you don't mind.
I was originally diagnosed in 2014 after having pneumonia. Anyway my Hb1Ac back then was 49. I quick got back into normal range of 36 with diet control.
Over the next six/seven years, I was able to control my diabetes with diet, until 2020 due to various illnesses, I was on steroids quite a lot. I had a lot symptoms to say my diabetes was back and it was, with a Hb1Ac of 109! Started low carb/keto and got it down to 52 quite quickly. Since 2021, again I have been poorly due to various conditions, and Hb1Ac has ranged from 64 down to 46 at the end of 2024.
June 2025 I was rushed into hospital with sepsis which effected my left kidney and my blood sugar went right up to 92 again with no change to my diet/lifestyle, because I was so poorly, they took me off any diabetic medication, but kept asking me about my diet, even though the hospital foods were carbs after carbs. Come November, I was rushed in again due to renal failure and soft kidney stones which were blocking both my kidneys. The Monday before I was rushed in, I had been prescribed Mounjaro (big mistake, never felt so ill) to try and bring the blood sugars down, I was so angry, because the Pharmacist and GP knew I had problems with my kidneys and you are not supposed to be prescribed it and I strongly believe, the Mounjaro was the straw that broke the camels back so to speak. During my hospital stay, I had to have stents put in my kidneys to allow me to wee, and they were only supposed to be in for four weeks. Nine weeks on, they are still in, because the pre-op team have said my Hb1Ac has to be 69 or below to be considered safe to have a spinal block. At the time of the original operation/procedure, my Hb1Ac was 121! Currently 101. But to save my kidneys, I have had to accept that I will need Insulin as my last option, to help me drop to safe levels on my Hb1Ac for the procedure. My Kidney function at the time of my first operation was 8% but rose to 13% before I was allowed home and now is around 40%. They said it should return to 70% plus in due course and once the infection has gone. I am not convinced at the moment.
I had my first 10ml of insulin today. So my question is, does Insulin help and drop numbers on our Hb1Ac results? I am very worried about it all, especially if my kidneys fail again and I end up on dialysis, which has already been mentioned as a possibility.
Thank you in advance.
Jayne
I was originally diagnosed in 2014 after having pneumonia. Anyway my Hb1Ac back then was 49. I quick got back into normal range of 36 with diet control.
Over the next six/seven years, I was able to control my diabetes with diet, until 2020 due to various illnesses, I was on steroids quite a lot. I had a lot symptoms to say my diabetes was back and it was, with a Hb1Ac of 109! Started low carb/keto and got it down to 52 quite quickly. Since 2021, again I have been poorly due to various conditions, and Hb1Ac has ranged from 64 down to 46 at the end of 2024.
June 2025 I was rushed into hospital with sepsis which effected my left kidney and my blood sugar went right up to 92 again with no change to my diet/lifestyle, because I was so poorly, they took me off any diabetic medication, but kept asking me about my diet, even though the hospital foods were carbs after carbs. Come November, I was rushed in again due to renal failure and soft kidney stones which were blocking both my kidneys. The Monday before I was rushed in, I had been prescribed Mounjaro (big mistake, never felt so ill) to try and bring the blood sugars down, I was so angry, because the Pharmacist and GP knew I had problems with my kidneys and you are not supposed to be prescribed it and I strongly believe, the Mounjaro was the straw that broke the camels back so to speak. During my hospital stay, I had to have stents put in my kidneys to allow me to wee, and they were only supposed to be in for four weeks. Nine weeks on, they are still in, because the pre-op team have said my Hb1Ac has to be 69 or below to be considered safe to have a spinal block. At the time of the original operation/procedure, my Hb1Ac was 121! Currently 101. But to save my kidneys, I have had to accept that I will need Insulin as my last option, to help me drop to safe levels on my Hb1Ac for the procedure. My Kidney function at the time of my first operation was 8% but rose to 13% before I was allowed home and now is around 40%. They said it should return to 70% plus in due course and once the infection has gone. I am not convinced at the moment.
I had my first 10ml of insulin today. So my question is, does Insulin help and drop numbers on our Hb1Ac results? I am very worried about it all, especially if my kidneys fail again and I end up on dialysis, which has already been mentioned as a possibility.
Thank you in advance.
Jayne
