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<blockquote data-quote="katie505" data-source="post: 2297166" data-attributes="member: 436445"><p>Hi, sorry for the long post. I havnt been on the forum for 18 months as I got fed up with my docs and diabetic nurse who refused to give me testing strips that I can’t afford to buy and said a yearly test is enough. I have a good diet and have ignored diabetes ever since. However, during lockdown I had a tension pneumothorax and have lost a third of my lung due to bullae and emphysema. I previously tried metformin that made me really ill with Pain and I couldn’t move off the toilet so stopped it. In the hospital my blood sugars were really high around 16 to 19. They came down to around 11 but I hardly ate for 2 weeks. They tested my blood 4 times a day and the diabetic nurse came to see me and gave me some testing strips to take home. During my stay I was on a lot of medication and one day they gave me a cup of sticky orange stuff to drink. I asked what it was after drinking it and the nurse said glucose because your blood sugar is too low!! and said ‘oh, I thought you were type 1. I havnt had any low ones since I started testing. I can’t remember much but do diabetic 2 get low BG on no medication? Since I came home I had a bad day where I couldn’t see properly so tested and my BG was 16.9. It has frightened me so I’m back on the low carb and testing regularly again and seeking support from here. I only have enough strips for one more month. While testing I find my morning is high, about 13.5 and it’s high before I eat, maybe 9 to 11 and two hours later after food at least 3 to 4 lower than before food. All meals do this. I don’t remember this before as I always tried to keep it no more than 2 higher and under 8.5. Am I remembering it wrong? It seems the wrong way round to me. The GP is insisting I’m type 2 and don’t need testing strips. Is it because I’ve been ill? HELP! I’m getting worried!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="katie505, post: 2297166, member: 436445"] Hi, sorry for the long post. I havnt been on the forum for 18 months as I got fed up with my docs and diabetic nurse who refused to give me testing strips that I can’t afford to buy and said a yearly test is enough. I have a good diet and have ignored diabetes ever since. However, during lockdown I had a tension pneumothorax and have lost a third of my lung due to bullae and emphysema. I previously tried metformin that made me really ill with Pain and I couldn’t move off the toilet so stopped it. In the hospital my blood sugars were really high around 16 to 19. They came down to around 11 but I hardly ate for 2 weeks. They tested my blood 4 times a day and the diabetic nurse came to see me and gave me some testing strips to take home. During my stay I was on a lot of medication and one day they gave me a cup of sticky orange stuff to drink. I asked what it was after drinking it and the nurse said glucose because your blood sugar is too low!! and said ‘oh, I thought you were type 1. I havnt had any low ones since I started testing. I can’t remember much but do diabetic 2 get low BG on no medication? Since I came home I had a bad day where I couldn’t see properly so tested and my BG was 16.9. It has frightened me so I’m back on the low carb and testing regularly again and seeking support from here. I only have enough strips for one more month. While testing I find my morning is high, about 13.5 and it’s high before I eat, maybe 9 to 11 and two hours later after food at least 3 to 4 lower than before food. All meals do this. I don’t remember this before as I always tried to keep it no more than 2 higher and under 8.5. Am I remembering it wrong? It seems the wrong way round to me. The GP is insisting I’m type 2 and don’t need testing strips. Is it because I’ve been ill? HELP! I’m getting worried! [/QUOTE]
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