Hi all this is my first post i have type 2 for the last 7 years am insulin resistant and have had PCOS for the last 25 years and am aged 5, i do wish someone had warned me of the risk of developiing Diabetes earlier and i am a health professional and had not made the connection.
My diabetes cam about after i had a urine intection whilst on holiday in france and the kind doctoe also put me on steroids....
Now i understand the connection but did not then and subsequently 1 month later went to my GP still not feeling well in fact worse and all the usual symptoms weight loss etc....bgs of 21 and put straight on bgs monitoring and meds...
I am on metformin and the usual cardiac protection and blood pressure tabs even theough it is never above 128/85, i follow on the whole a low carb GI diet and also try to keep my alcohol intake low.
I had a period of unstable Bgs last year followiing a viral illnesss and ended up on insulin for a very short time (less than a week)after seeing the consultant for the first time who was sure i had come to the point that i would require insulin but i was sure it was my body inability to counter the erffects of the illness and manage my bgs, so glad i was right and they were wrong i am desperate to avoid insulin at all cost as i am overweight but have managed to keep my weight stable, except when ill and then usually lose weight which i try really hard not to put on again and my HBA1C is usally aboout 5 and my cholesterol is also low about 3 or less so feel i am doing reasonably well in managing things...
My difficultly is exercise i hate it i do walk regularly and try really hard to eat well and usually manage it with the occassional time off for good behaviour for holidays and special occassions...
I would be interested if there are other women out there who i could email to see how they cope with the menopause and if it has affected their bgs control
Regards
My diabetes cam about after i had a urine intection whilst on holiday in france and the kind doctoe also put me on steroids....
Now i understand the connection but did not then and subsequently 1 month later went to my GP still not feeling well in fact worse and all the usual symptoms weight loss etc....bgs of 21 and put straight on bgs monitoring and meds...
I am on metformin and the usual cardiac protection and blood pressure tabs even theough it is never above 128/85, i follow on the whole a low carb GI diet and also try to keep my alcohol intake low.
I had a period of unstable Bgs last year followiing a viral illnesss and ended up on insulin for a very short time (less than a week)after seeing the consultant for the first time who was sure i had come to the point that i would require insulin but i was sure it was my body inability to counter the erffects of the illness and manage my bgs, so glad i was right and they were wrong i am desperate to avoid insulin at all cost as i am overweight but have managed to keep my weight stable, except when ill and then usually lose weight which i try really hard not to put on again and my HBA1C is usally aboout 5 and my cholesterol is also low about 3 or less so feel i am doing reasonably well in managing things...
My difficultly is exercise i hate it i do walk regularly and try really hard to eat well and usually manage it with the occassional time off for good behaviour for holidays and special occassions...
I would be interested if there are other women out there who i could email to see how they cope with the menopause and if it has affected their bgs control
Regards