hi people newbie type2 here , seems apparant my old doctor failed to recognise the many symptoms i presented to her on a regular , new doc has me in a diabetic crisis high cholesterol, lipids enlarged liver 4 bloods taken inside a week another fast for bloods tomorrow prescribed metformin and fenofibrate got app for podietrist and abdomen nd pelvic scan , very painful legs nd feet but good pulse there , havent been through any of this first app with diabetic nurse not til 18th , have no idea where this is all gonna lead , diabetes doesnt scare me its jus problematic & persistantly annoying my body, got gutsache every day if it turns to agony have to rush to emergency treatment jus in case my pancreas busts out of order , not happy with my old doc i thought she was great turns out she jus patted my hand nd said there there , been havin symptoms illness n pain longtime , also got long term depressive illness ibs crps nd slightly psychotic does anyone know where im goin with this ? im chasin my tail i cant work this forum out im talkin to myself cant seem to engage with any you im on a combination of maybe 20 pills a day for alsorts really want to avoid amputation legs n feet are numb n pins n needles, im on esa has anyone managed to successfully claim dla i feel i deserve it i need things i need help from others , bedroom tax is looming , my mother buys my groceries n thats sad im 45 for gods sake i have my friend clean for me occasionally im bored now cant seem to interact with any of you stupid group i cant find you hide n seek want to busst a nut i feel angry n want to shout at someone anyone will do admin help show me the people please im strugglin n im ****** off :twisted:
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Daibell
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Hi. First try to calm down a bit if you can but I can understand your frustration with your surgery's slack of action. Your number one priority is to ensure you have the right diet. That means keeping portion sizes down and keeping the carbs low and low-GI. This will help you lose any excess weight and help to reduce blood sugar levels; the ones that cause long term damage. Metformin is also a good start point. The rest will be up to the NHS professionals you see for your various ailments including the diabetes. There are further diabetes drugs that can be added including insulin if needed. You need to ensure that within a max of 3 months the surgery does an HBa1C blood test to check where you are against NICE guidelines. Daisy should be here shortly to give you many info links including blood sugar guidelines. Good luck and do ask more questions.
thankyou i wont understand anything right now like gi hba1c or nice , iv got atorvastatin but not to take them yet doc switched to fenofibrate i jus want to cry i do feel so frustated emergency apps are a joke nothin happens for weeks, im overweight but only my belly the rest of me is skinny but im happy to find you i couldnt find anyone admin emailed me the link im jus all muddled up at the mo, didnt real want to shout at anyone except me for bein so thick i cant understand the forum im short on patience but not usually i can get manic n wen i type nd it all comes out wrong but cheers dear for ur replyDaibell said:
agste
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Hi, I know just how you feel but for different reasons, I was diagnosed last week with type 2, after I had a separate set of blood tests done after I had asked the Dr if there was any special reason as to why i was gaining weight? even tho my diet remained basically the same.
I have blood tests done every month to monitor rheumatoid arthritis and the drugs taken for this,
along with the drugs for a heart complaint and drugs for the damaged lung from Rheumatoid drugs they had given me a few years ago, it seems they give drugs to help combat an ailment then discover the drugs have caused another ailment.
i am at the stage where i'am waiting to see a diabetic nurse before any medication begins! waiting for a retina scan
The only person that helps is the wife, she is controlling what i eat.
I have the booklets from our surgery but they don't give a verbal answer to questions, and getting fed up of being tired all the time, not being able to eat what and when at the moment.
Life can only get better.(I hope) :roll:
I have blood tests done every month to monitor rheumatoid arthritis and the drugs taken for this,
along with the drugs for a heart complaint and drugs for the damaged lung from Rheumatoid drugs they had given me a few years ago, it seems they give drugs to help combat an ailment then discover the drugs have caused another ailment.
i am at the stage where i'am waiting to see a diabetic nurse before any medication begins! waiting for a retina scan
The only person that helps is the wife, she is controlling what i eat.
I have the booklets from our surgery but they don't give a verbal answer to questions, and getting fed up of being tired all the time, not being able to eat what and when at the moment.
Life can only get better.(I hope) :roll:
Daibell
Master
Hi Tiffany. Given time it will all gradually fall into place; we are all overwhelmed when first diagnosed. Diabetics are given a special blood test at least once a year and shortly after diagnosis. This the HBa1C. It tells you and the doc your average blood sugar over the last 3 months and is a good guide to the doc on how to treat you i.e. how serious your diabetes is at that time. NICE is the National Institute for Clinical Excellence who approve all new drugs for NHS use. They provide advice on diabetes and set levels at which the doc should take action for tablets or insulin. The doc should be aware of these and hence decide the best treatment after your blood test; it avoids guesswork. As you probably realise, if you can control your blood sugar over the coming months and years the prospect of amputations etc that you mention should never happen.
daisy1
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Hi Tiffany and welcome to the forum 
Here is the information for new members that Daibell mentioned. Ask all the questions you need to as there is always someone here to help.
BASIC INFORMATION FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED DIABETICS
Diabetes is the general term to describe people who have blood that is sweeter than normal. A number of different types of diabetes exist.
A diagnosis of diabetes tends to be a big shock for most of us. It’s far from the end of the world though and on this forum you’ll find well over 30,000 people who are demonstrating this.
On the forum we have found that with the number of new people being diagnosed with diabetes each day, sometimes the NHS is not being able to give all the advice it would perhaps like to deliver - particularly with regards to people with type 2 diabetes.
The role of carbohydrate
Carbohydrates are a factor in diabetes because they ultimately break down into sugar (glucose) within our blood. We then need enough insulin to either convert the blood sugar into energy for our body, or to store the blood sugar as body fat.
If the amount of carbohydrate we take in is more than our body’s own (or injected) insulin can cope with, then our blood sugar will rise.
The bad news
Research indicates that raised blood sugar levels over a period of years can lead to organ damage, commonly referred to as diabetic complications.
The good news
People on the forum here have shown that there is plenty of opportunity to keep blood sugar levels from going too high. It’s a daily task but it’s within our reach and it’s well worth the effort.
Controlling your carbs
The info below is primarily aimed at people with type 2 diabetes, however, it may also be of benefit for other types of diabetes as well.
There are two approaches to controlling your carbs:
A large number of people on this forum have chosen to reduce the amount of carbohydrates they eat as they have found this to be an effective way of improving (lowering) their blood sugar levels.
The carbohydrates which tend to have the most pronounced effect on blood sugar levels tend to be starchy carbohydrates such as rice, pasta, bread, potatoes and similar root vegetables, flour based products (pastry, cakes, biscuits, battered food etc) and certain fruits.
Choosing better carbohydrates
Another option is to replace ‘white carbohydrates’ (such as white bread, white rice, white flour etc) with whole grain varieties. The idea behind having whole grain varieties is that the carbohydrates get broken down slower than the white varieties –and these are said to have a lower glycaemic index.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/food/diabetes ... rains.html
The low glycaemic index diet is often favoured by healthcare professionals but some people with diabetes find that low GI does not help their blood sugar enough and may wish to cut out these foods altogether.
Read more on carbohydrates and diabetes
Eating what works for you
Different people respond differently to different types of food. What works for one person may not work so well for another. The best way to see which foods are working for you is to test your blood sugar with a glucose meter.
To be able to see what effect a particular type of food or meal has on your blood sugar is to do a test before the meal and then test after the meal. A test 2 hours after the meal gives a good idea of how your body has reacted to the meal.
The blood sugar ranges recommended by NICE are as follows:
Blood glucose ranges for type 2 diabetes
Access to blood glucose test strips
The NICE guidelines suggest that people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes should be offered:
Therefore both structured education and self-monitoring of blood glucose should be offered to people with type 2 diabetes. Read more on getting access to blood glucose testing supplies.
You may also be interested to read questions to ask at a diabetic clinic
Note: This post has been edited from Sue/Ken's post to include up to date information.
Here is the information for new members that Daibell mentioned. Ask all the questions you need to as there is always someone here to help.
BASIC INFORMATION FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED DIABETICS
Diabetes is the general term to describe people who have blood that is sweeter than normal. A number of different types of diabetes exist.
A diagnosis of diabetes tends to be a big shock for most of us. It’s far from the end of the world though and on this forum you’ll find well over 30,000 people who are demonstrating this.
On the forum we have found that with the number of new people being diagnosed with diabetes each day, sometimes the NHS is not being able to give all the advice it would perhaps like to deliver - particularly with regards to people with type 2 diabetes.
The role of carbohydrate
Carbohydrates are a factor in diabetes because they ultimately break down into sugar (glucose) within our blood. We then need enough insulin to either convert the blood sugar into energy for our body, or to store the blood sugar as body fat.
If the amount of carbohydrate we take in is more than our body’s own (or injected) insulin can cope with, then our blood sugar will rise.
The bad news
Research indicates that raised blood sugar levels over a period of years can lead to organ damage, commonly referred to as diabetic complications.
The good news
People on the forum here have shown that there is plenty of opportunity to keep blood sugar levels from going too high. It’s a daily task but it’s within our reach and it’s well worth the effort.
Controlling your carbs
The info below is primarily aimed at people with type 2 diabetes, however, it may also be of benefit for other types of diabetes as well.
There are two approaches to controlling your carbs:
- Reduce your carbohydrate intake
- Choose ‘better’ carbohydrates
A large number of people on this forum have chosen to reduce the amount of carbohydrates they eat as they have found this to be an effective way of improving (lowering) their blood sugar levels.
The carbohydrates which tend to have the most pronounced effect on blood sugar levels tend to be starchy carbohydrates such as rice, pasta, bread, potatoes and similar root vegetables, flour based products (pastry, cakes, biscuits, battered food etc) and certain fruits.
Choosing better carbohydrates
Another option is to replace ‘white carbohydrates’ (such as white bread, white rice, white flour etc) with whole grain varieties. The idea behind having whole grain varieties is that the carbohydrates get broken down slower than the white varieties –and these are said to have a lower glycaemic index.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/food/diabetes ... rains.html
The low glycaemic index diet is often favoured by healthcare professionals but some people with diabetes find that low GI does not help their blood sugar enough and may wish to cut out these foods altogether.
Read more on carbohydrates and diabetes
Eating what works for you
Different people respond differently to different types of food. What works for one person may not work so well for another. The best way to see which foods are working for you is to test your blood sugar with a glucose meter.
To be able to see what effect a particular type of food or meal has on your blood sugar is to do a test before the meal and then test after the meal. A test 2 hours after the meal gives a good idea of how your body has reacted to the meal.
The blood sugar ranges recommended by NICE are as follows:
Blood glucose ranges for type 2 diabetes
- Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
- 2 hours after meals: under 8.5 mmol/l
- Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
- 2 hours after meals: under 9 mmol/l
- Before meals: 4 to 8 mmol/l
- 2 hours after meals: under 10 mmol/l
Access to blood glucose test strips
The NICE guidelines suggest that people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes should be offered:
- structured education to every person and/or their carer at and around the time of diagnosis, with annual reinforcement and review
- self-monitoring of plasma glucose to a person newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes only as an integral part of his or her self-management education
Therefore both structured education and self-monitoring of blood glucose should be offered to people with type 2 diabetes. Read more on getting access to blood glucose testing supplies.
You may also be interested to read questions to ask at a diabetic clinic
Note: This post has been edited from Sue/Ken's post to include up to date information.
