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I’m A Type two Diabetic Who is experiencing Dawn Phenomenon
Diabetes & Endocrine System | Last Active: Sep 13, 2022 | Replies (15)Comment receiving replies
I have been diabetic since I was 18. I am 71 currently. At one point I was on an insulin pump. I decided that I was dying with all the insulin I was taking. I was prescribed Trulicity and ate less than 40 carbs per day and my A12 dropped from 11.3 to 6.5. I took that med for 7 years. Last winter I became very sick and after suffering for months I figured out that it was the Trulicity. I have tried two other meds in that family and they also made me sick. She tried me on an old medication and I gained 10 in a week. I am now on a low dose of Januvia and my fasting was 260 this morning. She asked me if I want to go to Endocrinology. I am thinking at this point I need to. Anyone have any suggestions?
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AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST WHO IS EXPERIENCED IN TREATING DIABETES AND SEES A SIGNIFICANT # OF DIABETIC PATIENTS IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR A DIABETIC PATIENT TO HAVE IN TREATMENT AND DIAGNOSIS. THERE ARE SO MANY VARIABLE FACTORS AT PLAY IN A DIABETIC PATIENT THAT EXPERIENCE WITH A LARGE # OF PATIENTS IS IMPORTANT. IF THEY HAVE "SEEN EVERYTHING" THEY WILL NOT BE SURPRISED AND PRESENT A HIGHER DEGREE OF PROBABLE SUCCESS IN DEALING WITH YOUR PARTICULAR CASE.
Absolutely - Endo is where you need to be now.
Just a question about the UTI's - have they done a urine culture & checked your kidneys? My husband had a repeat UTI last winter, and it was from (diabetic) urine being retained in his kidneys. Also as an older man, his prostate was swollen. Once they got the right antibiotic & gor the urine moving he is doing better. The nephrologist & urologist are watching him like a hawk now.
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Ps. I don’t know if this is related, but I have had a UTI since last January. Right around the time I became sick from Trulicity. I have been on 9 antibiotics and no healing. I got a new urologist and he currently is testing for bladder cancer. My oncologist is treating me with imuglobulin infusions. I have never been sick before in my life.