I was diagnosed type 2 a week ago and I have my first visit with the nurse this Thursday. The doc said that my blood sugar level was 23.7 having had the blood test at the hospital. They are not sure how long my blood sugar was as high as it is at the moment. I don’t drink all that much so my liver was ok but apparently my kidneys are declining more than they should be, I am not sure what that means in the long term.
I was put on 500mg Metformin tablets 3 x day and was told that I should start on them immediately. A guy at work who is type 1 diabetic and has been for most of his life told me that if his blood sugar was as high as mine he would be in hospital.
At the moment after about 30 minutes of eating a substantial meal I feel like I am fighting to stay conscious.
Up until about 3 years ago I was super fit, exercising everyday, I stopped because of the birth of my second son because things were getting ontop of the wife and just as paternity leave ended I was knocked off my bike by a van (I actually wrote the van off which I take some pride in) and so it was an easy excuse to drop everything in favour of the family.
Even though I had hung my trainers up and put on some weight I still had the feeling that I was indestructible, then this came along. Scary stuff, Xmas made it harder. I was very confused and a tad depressed about the whole situation but I put on the brave face for the wife and kids. I am 39 and until now I have been very lucky in never having to deal with any think that a paracetamol would fix in 30 minutes.
Before I go to the nurse I really want some advice from the people that have gone through it and what are reasonable questions and what I should expect from the first visit, my doctor said that I should write down everything that springs to mind so that I can take it in but right now, I have nothing at all.
I was put on 500mg Metformin tablets 3 x day and was told that I should start on them immediately. A guy at work who is type 1 diabetic and has been for most of his life told me that if his blood sugar was as high as mine he would be in hospital.
At the moment after about 30 minutes of eating a substantial meal I feel like I am fighting to stay conscious.
Up until about 3 years ago I was super fit, exercising everyday, I stopped because of the birth of my second son because things were getting ontop of the wife and just as paternity leave ended I was knocked off my bike by a van (I actually wrote the van off which I take some pride in) and so it was an easy excuse to drop everything in favour of the family.
Even though I had hung my trainers up and put on some weight I still had the feeling that I was indestructible, then this came along. Scary stuff, Xmas made it harder. I was very confused and a tad depressed about the whole situation but I put on the brave face for the wife and kids. I am 39 and until now I have been very lucky in never having to deal with any think that a paracetamol would fix in 30 minutes.
Before I go to the nurse I really want some advice from the people that have gone through it and what are reasonable questions and what I should expect from the first visit, my doctor said that I should write down everything that springs to mind so that I can take it in but right now, I have nothing at all.