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- Type of diabetes
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- Tablets (oral)
Hi everybody.
I only started medication for T2 diabetes last year. I took metformin for a month and gained half a stone, was switched to Sitagliptin and suffered joint pain and constipation and then changed to Gliclazide(spelling?) and suffered hypos. For the few months I was on the various meds I felt really ill with stomach problems and nausea and so basically stopped taking anything. However, I knew it would be a short lived respite and my diabetes nurse has now started me on insulin. I am obviously a terrific coward because I couldn't bring myself to plunge the needle in and my husband had to do it for me. I'm not usually such a wimp, and have no trouble with blood tests or testing sugar levels, but I've found the insulin injection really painful and wonder if I'm doing something wrong, or is it something I'll get used to.
Also, I'm having to get up 4 or 5 times a night to urinate, which is unusual for me; is this something that will sort itself out after a while? (I've only been on the insulin injections for a few days).
Thanks
Anthea
I only started medication for T2 diabetes last year. I took metformin for a month and gained half a stone, was switched to Sitagliptin and suffered joint pain and constipation and then changed to Gliclazide(spelling?) and suffered hypos. For the few months I was on the various meds I felt really ill with stomach problems and nausea and so basically stopped taking anything. However, I knew it would be a short lived respite and my diabetes nurse has now started me on insulin. I am obviously a terrific coward because I couldn't bring myself to plunge the needle in and my husband had to do it for me. I'm not usually such a wimp, and have no trouble with blood tests or testing sugar levels, but I've found the insulin injection really painful and wonder if I'm doing something wrong, or is it something I'll get used to.
Also, I'm having to get up 4 or 5 times a night to urinate, which is unusual for me; is this something that will sort itself out after a while? (I've only been on the insulin injections for a few days).
Thanks
Anthea
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