Davidden
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3 weeks ago I was admitted to hospital for surgery on my left lung - a metastasis from a chondrosarcoma (bone cancer) on my right shoulder (removed, including my shoulderblade in 2021) - following surgery on the right lung (for a similar problem) in January. The hospital insist on taking control of all your meds while you are there, and despite filling in a list of what and when I was taking them, a "doctor" decided to alter these. The evening of the day before surgery I had to take a reduced dose (80%) of my insulin, Toujeo, which I take once a day at 20.00, though they were taking blood sugar readings every 4 hours. The whole time I was in hospital my glucose levels were all over the place, as high as 17, and never lower than 10 (my normal range is 8-10) and they were changing my insulin dose all the time - never giving me more than 34 units (I am on 50 once a day), and at times giving me a top-up of fast acting insulin by injection, and were even considering putting me on an insulin pump!
Eventually I queried this regime, and a "diabetic specialist" was sent to talk to me, explaining that I should be varying my dose on a daily basis anyway, and they had it under control! I was discharged 5 days after surgery and took back control of my meds again. Since then my glucose levels have dropped to between 6.5 and 9, back on my once-a-day regular 50 units of Toujeo.
In January while I was in the same hospital, but a different ward, my glucose levels were not an issue, being regularly within target, except for one evening when the reading was 6.0, and they refused to give me insulin, but instead gave me a biscuit!! They did, however, follow my normal regime of 50 units a day the rest of my stay. On the whole I am really happy with the treatment I received in hospital, and in no way am knocking the NHS, but do feel they do not really know how to deal with diabetic patients.
Just wonder if anyone else has had similar experiences during hospital stays when they take control of your meds. I can understand they need to know what you are taking in case there is a reaction with other meds they are giving you, but am surprised that they messed around with insulin doses for Type 2 diabetic.
Eventually I queried this regime, and a "diabetic specialist" was sent to talk to me, explaining that I should be varying my dose on a daily basis anyway, and they had it under control! I was discharged 5 days after surgery and took back control of my meds again. Since then my glucose levels have dropped to between 6.5 and 9, back on my once-a-day regular 50 units of Toujeo.
In January while I was in the same hospital, but a different ward, my glucose levels were not an issue, being regularly within target, except for one evening when the reading was 6.0, and they refused to give me insulin, but instead gave me a biscuit!! They did, however, follow my normal regime of 50 units a day the rest of my stay. On the whole I am really happy with the treatment I received in hospital, and in no way am knocking the NHS, but do feel they do not really know how to deal with diabetic patients.
Just wonder if anyone else has had similar experiences during hospital stays when they take control of your meds. I can understand they need to know what you are taking in case there is a reaction with other meds they are giving you, but am surprised that they messed around with insulin doses for Type 2 diabetic.
