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Hi
I was diagnosed May last year, hba1c was 60 but due to being very symptomatic I was put straight onto 2 metformin daily (changed to sr after a few weeks. Regular check in October had me down to 50. After feeling unwell early December I got checked and hba1c up to 73 and told sodium levels & bp are low (I have been on meds for high bp for 10 years!)
Was put up to 3 metformin and off the bp meds. At the beginning of January I signed up for the great north run (I have done some running before no more than 3-4K). First 3 weeks of Jan I ran 3-4 times a week and joined SW, lost 15.5 lbs since then but not run for 10 days now due to feeling weak, muscle aches, cramp. Tested last week and hba1c was 113! Now on 4 metformin and 1 gliclozide 80mg and now testing myself regular. My numbers are averaging 26-29 and tonight it registered hi.
Since my diagnosis I've eaten a decent diet and lost over 35lbs, my dn says I'm doing everything right and the spike may be down to a clump of beta cells dying but these numbers are worrying me massively.
Any advice or suggestions to help me get my numbers under control would be welcome!
Sorry it's a long read but just wanted to put as much info down as possible.
Thanks, Helen
I was diagnosed May last year, hba1c was 60 but due to being very symptomatic I was put straight onto 2 metformin daily (changed to sr after a few weeks. Regular check in October had me down to 50. After feeling unwell early December I got checked and hba1c up to 73 and told sodium levels & bp are low (I have been on meds for high bp for 10 years!)
Was put up to 3 metformin and off the bp meds. At the beginning of January I signed up for the great north run (I have done some running before no more than 3-4K). First 3 weeks of Jan I ran 3-4 times a week and joined SW, lost 15.5 lbs since then but not run for 10 days now due to feeling weak, muscle aches, cramp. Tested last week and hba1c was 113! Now on 4 metformin and 1 gliclozide 80mg and now testing myself regular. My numbers are averaging 26-29 and tonight it registered hi.
Since my diagnosis I've eaten a decent diet and lost over 35lbs, my dn says I'm doing everything right and the spike may be down to a clump of beta cells dying but these numbers are worrying me massively.
Any advice or suggestions to help me get my numbers under control would be welcome!
Sorry it's a long read but just wanted to put as much info down as possible.
Thanks, Helen