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Type 2 on insulin - changed medication

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Janesi

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Alton, Hampshire
I have been diabetic for just over 5 yrs - unfortunately metformin had very unpleasant side effects and that includes the slow release. 16 months ago it was decided to put me onto Lantus Sol - to take in the evening, alongside taking 3 gliclazide tablets. I was doing ok - with very good control - they decided that I should try Byetta - unfortunately my body didn't tolerate it, so back to insulin and tablets. I had my check up about 3 weeks ago and now have a new Diabetic nurse - who when she saw me for the first time said that she was gobsmakcked at the medication I was taking and decided to change it there and then! I was equally gobsmaked - why change something that wasn't broken. So now I am on Novamix twice a day. However I am not happy with the results - mu sugars are much much higher than I had before and I am not feeling 100%. My average fasting is in the high 7's, low 8's and my sugars 2hrs after eating my evening meal are in the 8's and 9's. Now on my previous medication my fasting sugars were around 4-6, and prior to lunch roughly the same, and prior to eveing meal about the same. I rarely had a fasting of more than 6.5. I have told the nurse I am not happy, but she says she is very happy with the new results! :shock: Now I have been told to increase my eveing dose of novamix until I am happy with my fasting results - hopefully then reducing the morning dose. What I can't quite get my head around is why she changed it in the 1st place. Also just to say I am now hardly eating anything for breakfast and lunch as for me my sugars appear far too high. I have also noticed that I am getting jittery, wobbly legs on a result of 7!!! This is not good for me, but she doesn;t want to listen.

Thank you for sticking with me so far and for reading.
 
Hi Janesi.

Well that's just fine isn't it ? The Nurse is happy, so what is happening to YOUR body is nothing to do with you.
If you accept that then I can only say you will probably get much worse.

My advice would be to make an appointment to see your GP. Voice your concerns about the 'treatment' you are on and ask to be referred to an Endocrinologist ASAP. You are entitled to a referral, it is not a criticism of your GP. It is your right. You need a Specialist to review your medication.

Ken.
 
Hi Janesi

I too would ask for a second opinion.Preferably with a specialist. the nurse is meant to be caring for you, NOT fulfilling some agenda of her own.
The trouble is
they have a list of numbers engraved in their brains, No-one actually knows where these numbers originated.
I only discovered recently that no-one in this country has EVER found out what a "normal" Non-diabetic Blood sugar level is.
All the blood sugar studies have been done on diabetics.
 
The simple answer is, Novamix is cheaper than Lantus. Not many people do well on mixed insulins, you'd have been a lot better off on Lantus + bolus in all probability. Go over the nurse's head!
 

whats the problem you have great readings wish mine was that good. someone without diabetes has a reading after food of between 7 and 10
 
her problem is she was feeling terrible with higher than she was used to readings...
i too would seek help, i spent a heck of a long time on just lantus and metformin which gave me bad hypos, and awfull highs and hba1c of 7.8, i felt lousy, after the advice of people here and after stamping my feet over and over i got lantus and novorapid and now feel better and have a hba1c of 5.9, it is your body and health and if u arent happy push for change good luck
 
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