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Type 2.. And Don't Ignore The Signs.

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nicey1958

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Type 2 was initially diagnosed after early retirement when I was fifty in 2008. Diabetes wasn't said to me as dangerous as it can be then. I was given a few tablets to take, a few changes in diet.. and off you go. Well I was a bit/lot lax at the beginning.. because I really didn't feel ill .... a few 'numb feelings in my feet... thirsty sometimes.. nothing really spectacular. Well how things change.
In the last 3 years, I have had surgery on my foot to remove an Ulcer, some bone shaving to remove pressure( a success I must add), custom made trainers until 8 weeks ago when i sprained my ankle. Due to neuropathy,this progressed to 'Charcot foot syndrome' where I have broken my ankle/foot in 3 places.. tibia and fibula., and my ankle is in active collapse. The Orthopedic surgeon basically saved my right leg by giving a correct diagnoses in the fracture clinic without being a specialist in Diabetic foot problems. To cut a long story short, now I am resigned to a long process of recovery, with my leg in plaster for at least 6-12 months, and with a real possibility of amputation.. walking is a nightmare, even going to the toilet.. somethings I would never have never imagined that could be permanent.
If I could turn the clock back,,,, I so would.
 
Thank you for your post. It is good to be reminded sometimes about why we must do our utmost to stave off complications such as those you are experiecing now. I send my best wishes for a full recovery, take it steady.
 
a brave, honest and informative post. A valuable lesson and thanks for sharing. Clearly you have developed some complications which is very sad, but may I ask how your day to day BG control is now? Have you been able to establish lower BG's to stop further complications from developing?
 
rhubarb73 said:
a brave, honest and informative post. A valuable lesson and thanks for sharing. Clearly you have developed some complications which is very sad, but may I ask how your day to day BG control is now? Have you been able to establish lower BG's to stop further complications from developing?
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Well my blood sugars on a day to day testing vary now from 6-9.. depending on what I eat/drink. my weight loss is down from 19st-16.5.. but probably on the rise again due to inactivity.(charcot foot only occurs in 2-3% of diabetes patients I'm told. Because your putting all the extra pressure on your other foot, you have a 30-50% chance of it happening there as well, so I'm wary of moving about to much on my crutches.) Its really hard to adjust from being active, going to the shops etc and now putting all the onus on my wife to do day to day chores as well as working full time when I used to do everything..cooking,cleaning etc, to basically becoming a couch potato. At least I have a good understanding family and can joke about maybe a parrot on my shoulder for xmas...
 
well its around sixteen weeks now with leg in plaster and still waiting for the breaks to settle down.There has to be only a 2'c difference in temp in the damaged ankle to the other one before they can operate. I'm told that they will attempt to fuse the leg bones with the ankle structure which will leave me with an immobile ankle. Better than losing the bottom half of the leg tho.
 
Angelofthemarches said:
Do you still take diabetic meds? Do you eat a low carbohydrate high fat diet? This could help your diabetes and your all round health.
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yeah... 10 years ago , I went on the atkins diet... loss loads of weight.. felt a lot better to be honest... then was told i had type 2.... :-(
todays..on all my med , previous to this was irregulat taking them...I got fed up if i was honest.. but now.... like clockwork, also watch what i eat on the whole, although i have an odd little treat
 
not every day.. but they are now a lot better than they used to be.. high sugar levels is themain reason of charcot foot... kinda thought i was invincible..like a lot of blokes...lol... guess im not... but hey... turning the clock back is impossible... just trying to stop the fingers is hard enough..
tick tock#
 
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