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<blockquote data-quote="Jasmack" data-source="post: 1608449" data-attributes="member: 449365"><p>I have had a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes for around 5 years, this is treated with metformin at a dose of 1000mg twice daily.</p><p></p><p>My BG readings after fasting are around 20-25 and for a significant number of years my GP has been of the opinion that I must be gorging on chocolate biscuits or the like!</p><p></p><p>After a recent admission to hospital after an accident on my leg I had to have emergency surgery and was fasted for three days.</p><p></p><p>During this time I had my blood sugar monitored hourly and despite fasting my blood sugar levels were between 18.3 and 24.6, The hospital put me on IV insulin and my levels dropped to 7.1</p><p></p><p>On release from hospital I was told to go back to my diabetes nurse and was asked to record my blood sugar before & after eating breakfast, lunch and dinner.</p><p></p><p>I wake with a BG of around 20-22 which drops to around 16-18 after breakfast, around lunchtime my BG is around 18-20 and drops 14-16 after eating and at dinner it’s usually around 16-18 and drops to around 14 after eating.</p><p></p><p>I’m not overweight, I don’t eat excessively but have some symptoms such as an insatiable thirst, very frequent need to urinate, major sweating issues and frequent light headedness and shaking/ jitters.</p><p></p><p>I’m really tired of these symptoms and feel my GP isn’t interested, anyone got any idea what is going on or suggestions on what to do next?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jasmack, post: 1608449, member: 449365"] I have had a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes for around 5 years, this is treated with metformin at a dose of 1000mg twice daily. My BG readings after fasting are around 20-25 and for a significant number of years my GP has been of the opinion that I must be gorging on chocolate biscuits or the like! After a recent admission to hospital after an accident on my leg I had to have emergency surgery and was fasted for three days. During this time I had my blood sugar monitored hourly and despite fasting my blood sugar levels were between 18.3 and 24.6, The hospital put me on IV insulin and my levels dropped to 7.1 On release from hospital I was told to go back to my diabetes nurse and was asked to record my blood sugar before & after eating breakfast, lunch and dinner. I wake with a BG of around 20-22 which drops to around 16-18 after breakfast, around lunchtime my BG is around 18-20 and drops 14-16 after eating and at dinner it’s usually around 16-18 and drops to around 14 after eating. I’m not overweight, I don’t eat excessively but have some symptoms such as an insatiable thirst, very frequent need to urinate, major sweating issues and frequent light headedness and shaking/ jitters. I’m really tired of these symptoms and feel my GP isn’t interested, anyone got any idea what is going on or suggestions on what to do next? [/QUOTE]
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