Sunnysky
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- Type of diabetes
- Prediabetes
I've been diagnosed as diabetic for several years now and initially wanted to manage it with diet. I only found out by chance that I was diabetic as read it on my online record. No one had told me.
I found out about the NHS low calorie diet and decided to do it and all my bloods went back to normal in a few weeks. However, about a year on I am back to how I was before and I have put all the weight back on. My last few HbA1c readings have been 51, 49 and 50 over the space of a year.
I'm wondering when do people usually start using medication and if it's advisable for damage limitation to the body given the readings I'm getting?
I'm starting eating low carb again as very worried about my health. I'm 64, 16st 3lb and been advised to go on blood pressure medication and statins. BP average is around 150 over 75. Triglycerides 2.63, chol/hdl ratio 3.8. HDL 1.48, serum cholesterol level 5.6. I was on Atorvastin for 2 weeks and blood sugar increased a lot so came off it. I'm also aware of all the controversy about statins and so wary about taking them. Why do they prescribe drugs that raise blood sugar when you're diabetic?
I have lost faith in the medical profession as they seem to do this type of thing all the time.
I started Losartan for BP a month ago but developed chest pains and so have come off it. I have tried lots of other BP medication in the past but haven't been able to tolerate them as developed coughs, rashes and severe tiredness. I'm also worried about the pain I get in my calf when walking. I feel very stressed about all of this and trying to get a helpful doctor to talk to seems impossible.
Last time I had a diabetic review it was taken up doing an ECG due to chest pains so no opportunity to discuss anything diabetes related. Even so the nurse wrote on my online record as if she had done the review - this seems to happen a lot at my practice and is annoying. I assume they do it to get the stats up but it's wrong.
I get really anxious now when dealing with my health centre as don't feel I can trust them especially due to the making things up on my record and their lack of knowledge. The last time I had blood taken the woman was really rough and I ended up with massive swollen bruises on each arm for weeks.
It's really hard to get access to the doctors and I usually feel I'm being fobbed off and that they don't want to be bothered. This makes it even more stressful.
Sorry for the long rambling post but I suppose it's nice to feel there's somewhere I can share these things when I'm feeling so let down and disappointed with the health care I'm receiving.
I found out about the NHS low calorie diet and decided to do it and all my bloods went back to normal in a few weeks. However, about a year on I am back to how I was before and I have put all the weight back on. My last few HbA1c readings have been 51, 49 and 50 over the space of a year.
I'm wondering when do people usually start using medication and if it's advisable for damage limitation to the body given the readings I'm getting?
I'm starting eating low carb again as very worried about my health. I'm 64, 16st 3lb and been advised to go on blood pressure medication and statins. BP average is around 150 over 75. Triglycerides 2.63, chol/hdl ratio 3.8. HDL 1.48, serum cholesterol level 5.6. I was on Atorvastin for 2 weeks and blood sugar increased a lot so came off it. I'm also aware of all the controversy about statins and so wary about taking them. Why do they prescribe drugs that raise blood sugar when you're diabetic?
I have lost faith in the medical profession as they seem to do this type of thing all the time.
I started Losartan for BP a month ago but developed chest pains and so have come off it. I have tried lots of other BP medication in the past but haven't been able to tolerate them as developed coughs, rashes and severe tiredness. I'm also worried about the pain I get in my calf when walking. I feel very stressed about all of this and trying to get a helpful doctor to talk to seems impossible.
Last time I had a diabetic review it was taken up doing an ECG due to chest pains so no opportunity to discuss anything diabetes related. Even so the nurse wrote on my online record as if she had done the review - this seems to happen a lot at my practice and is annoying. I assume they do it to get the stats up but it's wrong.
I get really anxious now when dealing with my health centre as don't feel I can trust them especially due to the making things up on my record and their lack of knowledge. The last time I had blood taken the woman was really rough and I ended up with massive swollen bruises on each arm for weeks.
It's really hard to get access to the doctors and I usually feel I'm being fobbed off and that they don't want to be bothered. This makes it even more stressful.
Sorry for the long rambling post but I suppose it's nice to feel there's somewhere I can share these things when I'm feeling so let down and disappointed with the health care I'm receiving.