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<blockquote data-quote="Mscmhs1" data-source="post: 2307504" data-attributes="member: 519398"><p>I’ll start by saying my GP is great. In fact, actually, she isn’t my designated GP but I see her over anyone else as we’ve developed a good rapport and so feel comfortable talking to her.</p><p></p><p>We’d been discussing my general health for some time and she recommended losing weight (I’m probably about 3/4 stone overweight and small framed). So it was having a detrimental effect overall. </p><p></p><p>I’ve been a large drinker all my adult life and so the majority of calories and weight has come from that. I was also experiencing signs of significant liver damage and so I cut down and liver tests return to normal functionality. In fact, I often take significant breaks, but I when I do drink, I drink excessively.</p><p></p><p>It was about March when I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. It’s devastated me and I feel very embarrassed. I don’t want to speak about it with friends etc for fear of judgement as I feel there is stigma around type 2. I was also diagnosed with ADHD at a similar time and have been trialling medications which hasn’t been easy (although a food suppressant so every cloud).</p><p></p><p>Diagnosis came just as covid19 was spreading and lockdown was being enforced. So I wasn’t able to really sit down with my GP to discuss it all and find out what it all means. I’ve tried educating myself by learning the basics. I’m aware that the glucose levels in my blood are so high that the insulin produced to combat it becomes less effective or is unable to cope with demand so to speak. </p><p></p><p>But I don’t really understand testing my bloods. I do it randomly at multiple times during the day. I haven’t yet found any associated trends because I don’t know what I am looking for. I’m starting to become quite fearful of eating at all because I’m scaring myself with the long term consequences.</p><p></p><p>My last Hba1c was 53. I’m not being medicated for it, just been told to make lifestyle changes. Today I’ve purposefully not eaten anything to see if the bloods remain the same but they don’t. I have gone without food for twenty four hours. After about 10 hours, they were about 8.8 but despite no food they continued to rise before going back down to 6.9 on the last check.</p><p></p><p>I was referred for the annual eye test (all fine, no signs of damage) and I also had an annual check up with a nurse who checked my feet, measurements and stats. She did not express major concern but did stress I needed to cut down drinking and change my eating habits.</p><p></p><p>But that’s all I’ve had. Is that all we get to understand such a major disease that’s likely to have huge benefit. No one has told me what ideal blood levels are, at what times, how often I should be checking and what I am looking for. I feel a bit left to deal with it without knowing how. I’ve learned a bit but still feel so in the dark.</p><p></p><p>Anyone else feel this way?</p><p></p><p>Sorry for the rant. Felt I needed to vent. Hope you won’t mind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mscmhs1, post: 2307504, member: 519398"] I’ll start by saying my GP is great. In fact, actually, she isn’t my designated GP but I see her over anyone else as we’ve developed a good rapport and so feel comfortable talking to her. We’d been discussing my general health for some time and she recommended losing weight (I’m probably about 3/4 stone overweight and small framed). So it was having a detrimental effect overall. I’ve been a large drinker all my adult life and so the majority of calories and weight has come from that. I was also experiencing signs of significant liver damage and so I cut down and liver tests return to normal functionality. In fact, I often take significant breaks, but I when I do drink, I drink excessively. It was about March when I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. It’s devastated me and I feel very embarrassed. I don’t want to speak about it with friends etc for fear of judgement as I feel there is stigma around type 2. I was also diagnosed with ADHD at a similar time and have been trialling medications which hasn’t been easy (although a food suppressant so every cloud). Diagnosis came just as covid19 was spreading and lockdown was being enforced. So I wasn’t able to really sit down with my GP to discuss it all and find out what it all means. I’ve tried educating myself by learning the basics. I’m aware that the glucose levels in my blood are so high that the insulin produced to combat it becomes less effective or is unable to cope with demand so to speak. But I don’t really understand testing my bloods. I do it randomly at multiple times during the day. I haven’t yet found any associated trends because I don’t know what I am looking for. I’m starting to become quite fearful of eating at all because I’m scaring myself with the long term consequences. My last Hba1c was 53. I’m not being medicated for it, just been told to make lifestyle changes. Today I’ve purposefully not eaten anything to see if the bloods remain the same but they don’t. I have gone without food for twenty four hours. After about 10 hours, they were about 8.8 but despite no food they continued to rise before going back down to 6.9 on the last check. I was referred for the annual eye test (all fine, no signs of damage) and I also had an annual check up with a nurse who checked my feet, measurements and stats. She did not express major concern but did stress I needed to cut down drinking and change my eating habits. But that’s all I’ve had. Is that all we get to understand such a major disease that’s likely to have huge benefit. No one has told me what ideal blood levels are, at what times, how often I should be checking and what I am looking for. I feel a bit left to deal with it without knowing how. I’ve learned a bit but still feel so in the dark. Anyone else feel this way? Sorry for the rant. Felt I needed to vent. Hope you won’t mind. [/QUOTE]
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