ChelseaEllie
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- 16
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
My hbA1c 98 back in January
This was a shock I was 41 eighteen months early and have been consistently 41 all my life.
I had been very depressed and anxious and constantly crying or on the verge of tears since august because of lots of things happening and was given sleeping pills as I had stopped sleeping and my hair was falling out in clumps and was not in a good place.
They tested everything and found my hbA1c was 98.
The doctor said I had to be on the top dose of metformin asap so 1 week at 500, next week 1000 then up to 2000
Was retested early Feb and was 72 (was only taking 1 pill at the time of the second test) the doctor called in March to tell me he wanted me to test again late April (to been full 4 months since the first test) but wanted me to be on the highest dose of metformin
I said no, I was testing daily and was alway in the 6-8 range, had taken a private test as well which had me at 57, which was the number he agreed to reconsider and look back at what caused my rise rather than anything else
So we haggled and agreed I would take 1000 a day
I kept forgetting the 2nd pill so ended up at 500 by default as my finger test showed 4.5-7.5 no matter what I ate and was only high if I tested less than 2 hours
Then as an experiment dropped my final pill
I average 6.3 a day for my finger test
Had my recent hbA1c test (mid may) it was 41, a bit later than April because I had another blood test and they went through my veins and i was put off having a test done
Meeting the nurse this week to talk about what this means as I only have high levels when I’m upset or agitate
I’m not sure what to ask or what to discuss, and I don’t want to take the pills as it limits any support I can have in the future if I don’t need then now
I can honestly eat anything with very little reaction, a while pizza and 2 hours later I’m below 7.8 and less than 2 higher than before I ate
Last night ate a whole pot of Ben and Jerrys and was 6.1 two hours later
This was a shock I was 41 eighteen months early and have been consistently 41 all my life.
I had been very depressed and anxious and constantly crying or on the verge of tears since august because of lots of things happening and was given sleeping pills as I had stopped sleeping and my hair was falling out in clumps and was not in a good place.
They tested everything and found my hbA1c was 98.
The doctor said I had to be on the top dose of metformin asap so 1 week at 500, next week 1000 then up to 2000
Was retested early Feb and was 72 (was only taking 1 pill at the time of the second test) the doctor called in March to tell me he wanted me to test again late April (to been full 4 months since the first test) but wanted me to be on the highest dose of metformin
I said no, I was testing daily and was alway in the 6-8 range, had taken a private test as well which had me at 57, which was the number he agreed to reconsider and look back at what caused my rise rather than anything else
So we haggled and agreed I would take 1000 a day
I kept forgetting the 2nd pill so ended up at 500 by default as my finger test showed 4.5-7.5 no matter what I ate and was only high if I tested less than 2 hours
Then as an experiment dropped my final pill
I average 6.3 a day for my finger test
Had my recent hbA1c test (mid may) it was 41, a bit later than April because I had another blood test and they went through my veins and i was put off having a test done
Meeting the nurse this week to talk about what this means as I only have high levels when I’m upset or agitate
I’m not sure what to ask or what to discuss, and I don’t want to take the pills as it limits any support I can have in the future if I don’t need then now
I can honestly eat anything with very little reaction, a while pizza and 2 hours later I’m below 7.8 and less than 2 higher than before I ate
Last night ate a whole pot of Ben and Jerrys and was 6.1 two hours later
