David Morton
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I thought I might share something with you all as this could happen to anyone.
About two years ago I was admitted to our local hospital with Urosepsis - a condition which was life threatening at the time. During a long and sometimes difficult recovery the nursing staff took my blood sugar and it read about three to four times the normal adult reading and they pronounced I was diabetic.
I slavishly followed all the ideas (some good , some bad) and succumbed to what I thought was Type 2 Diabetis and all that it entailed.My weight was my first target and the only records had was that was 93kg about 4 years ago. I got it down to 68kg about 4 weeks ago but everyone said I was to skinny so I'm back to 74kg. Now - the BIGGY - I thought about my diabetes and the fact they had checked me during the recovery from Urosepsis. I made a decision to stop
My Insulin and see if I died or suddenly became more ILL
Nothing.
I tried one sugar in my coffee - nothing.
Today is day 6 of no insulin and I decided to confront my GP yesterday. We talked for about an hour and the various readings was getting whilst not on Insulin and he said "let's have a 3 week trial" so I am near the end of week one.
AND STILL NO INSULIN.
Some credits due - my youngest daughter who drove through every red light en route to the hospital when Collapsed with Urosepsis and my wife for tolerating such a bad tempered asshole Had become whils on insulin.
What am I Trying to say: Don't accept first opinions - make sure you have exhaustively every person when it comes to your health. I may have had Type 2 Diabetis but Am surviving with no injections of insulin and although its early days I hope it stays that way. If you have Type 2 , ask again for another diagnosis. It's your life so take control of it again.
Dave M
About two years ago I was admitted to our local hospital with Urosepsis - a condition which was life threatening at the time. During a long and sometimes difficult recovery the nursing staff took my blood sugar and it read about three to four times the normal adult reading and they pronounced I was diabetic.
I slavishly followed all the ideas (some good , some bad) and succumbed to what I thought was Type 2 Diabetis and all that it entailed.My weight was my first target and the only records had was that was 93kg about 4 years ago. I got it down to 68kg about 4 weeks ago but everyone said I was to skinny so I'm back to 74kg. Now - the BIGGY - I thought about my diabetes and the fact they had checked me during the recovery from Urosepsis. I made a decision to stop
My Insulin and see if I died or suddenly became more ILL
Nothing.
I tried one sugar in my coffee - nothing.
Today is day 6 of no insulin and I decided to confront my GP yesterday. We talked for about an hour and the various readings was getting whilst not on Insulin and he said "let's have a 3 week trial" so I am near the end of week one.
AND STILL NO INSULIN.
Some credits due - my youngest daughter who drove through every red light en route to the hospital when Collapsed with Urosepsis and my wife for tolerating such a bad tempered asshole Had become whils on insulin.
What am I Trying to say: Don't accept first opinions - make sure you have exhaustively every person when it comes to your health. I may have had Type 2 Diabetis but Am surviving with no injections of insulin and although its early days I hope it stays that way. If you have Type 2 , ask again for another diagnosis. It's your life so take control of it again.
Dave M
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