Thank you ..Try not to fret about it. You'll be fine, your a winner!
Last night I watched an episode of 'GPs: Behind Closed Doors'. I was shocked to see a DSN congratulating a fairly recent T2D who's A1c had come down to 84. Fair enough, he had made an "improvement" - but instead of explaining that it should be as low as possible or at least below 48mmol/mol, it was simply a case of: "Good work and I'll see you again in 6 months". There was no referral to a dietician or even a basic dialogue highlighting the importance of weight loss, diet and exercise. I can confidently say that there would definitely have been no mention of testing BG in this instance.Please don't take this the wrong way!
Have you been testing your blood at home and if so what sort of numbers have you been getting? Have you tried controlling your diabetes with diet/exercise/weight loss?
The NHS is so good at telling people they have T2D, take some tablets, carry on eating as you are and then find it's not under control and so prescribe more pills until they deem it necessary to use insulin or it's too late and complications have set in.
Last night I watched an episode of 'GPs: Behind Closed Doors'. I was shocked to see a DSN congratulating a fairly recent T2D who's A1c had come down to 84. Fair enough, he had made an "improvement" - but instead of explaining that it should be as low as possible or at least below 48mmol/mol, it was simply a case of: "Good work and I'll see you again in 6 months". There was no referral to a dietician or even a basic dialogue highlighting the importance of weight loss, diet and exercise. I can confidently say that there would definitely have been no mention of testing BG in this instance.
You're right enough @noblehead, there was a few diabetes related consults crammed into a small part of the episode - so it's possible it was missed. It's also possible I missed it, as I was dosing off during the showWatch GP's Behind Closed Doors every week, haven't seen last nights and will likely watch it tonight.
Like a lot of these documentary series the filming is edited due to time restraints, so we really don't know if more was said about lowering bg levels further or if weight, diet and exercise were mentioned in the consultation.
@noidea21 , your not foolish to be scared, who wouldn't be but with the right support and advice you should be fine.
Hi thank you so much for reply,,Please don't take this the wrong way!
Have you been testing your blood at home and if so what sort of numbers have you been getting? Have you tried controlling your diabetes with diet/exercise/weight loss?
The NHS is so good at telling people they have T2D, take some tablets, carry on eating as you are and then find it's not under control and so prescribe more pills until they deem it necessary to use insulin or it's too late and complications have set in.
Sorry my numbers range from 10 to 19Hi thank you so much for reply,,
Yes I test 5 times a day, I am very limited with food as I have allergies, my diet mainly consist of Salmon, Veg, if any potatoes it is one small new potato. I have been on tablets for the last 7 years which have constantly added on to by other tablets, I see the consultant every12 weeks and nurses plus doctor in-between, My weight has not been a problem , as my calorie intake is very low.. I have always said I did not want insulin and was told don't worry there are plenty of meds to go with but unfortunately it has not helped so today was my final day , the nurse said my bloods had gone down from 87 to 76 , I have no idea what that means , but the insulin has been ordered and I will have to start it next Wednesday .. Sorry this is so long ,,Thanks so much ...
Thank you ,, I am seeing a lot of support on hereWatch GP's Behind Closed Doors every week, haven't seen last nights and will likely watch it tonight.
Like a lot of these documentary series the filming is edited due to time restraints, so we really don't know if more was said about lowering bg levels further or if weight, diet and exercise were mentioned in the consultation.
@noidea21 , your not foolish to be scared, who wouldn't be but with the right support and advice you should be fine.
.. Thank you for the reply .. I fear hypo's so much I think that is my main reason of the fear of insulin, I have seen members of family sadly lose there life's , although they was very ill it ended up they went in to coma's ..@noidea21 If you do need to go onto insulin, don't be scared. It's all very strange to start with, but the injection pens are simple to use.
Hypos can usually be spotted before they happen because you can see your blood sugar getting low, and so stop the hypo. Even if you do have one, it's probably not going to be anything like as bad as you're imagining
.. Thank you for the reply .. I fear hypo's so much I think that is my main reason of the fear of insulin, I have seen members of family sadly lose there life's , although they was very ill it ended up they went in to coma's ..
, the nurse said my bloods had gone down from 87 to 76 , I have no idea what that means
The first numbers you quoted are your HbA1C levels (IFCC mmol/mole). These relate to you average blood glucose levels over the past few months. 87 corresponds roughly to 13.5 mmol/L and 76 to about 12 mmol/L average. So yes, this seems to be in line with the 10 to 19 (mmol/L) readings that you are getting at home with your meter.Sorry my numbers range from 10 to 19
If you can stick to a low carb diet (or even better a low carb and relatively high fat diet) then you may find that you need very little fast acting insulin and can rely on mostly slow acting (or basal) dosage. This can greatly reduce your chance of experiencing dangerous hypos... Thank you for the reply .. I fear hypo's so much I think that is my main reason of the fear of insulin, I have seen members of family sadly lose there life's , although they was very ill it ended up they went in to coma's ..
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