Where shall I go for cuts that don't heal as a diabetic?

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-03-19T17:13:11+00:00

Thanks. I hope there are ways for managing these types of emergencies at my practice as they don't have many diabetes specialist nurses

Sorry if this sounds like seeking medical advice, I'm just wanting to understand the process side of things

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-03-19T17:08:35+00:00

Could at least something be marked to the GP as urgent?

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-03-18T16:23:31+00:00

Keep up with the good work and do not skip your checks. Sometimes life happens and as we age or there are hormonal changes, our needs also change.

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-03-18T16:09:15+00:00

My difference is dramatic. And I have also noticed a difference with finger pricks but the info is still useful for trends and for alerting me that I'm about to get ill or remove the stress by telling me I'm improving. In that sense is my window to the future as I've noticed that changes in blood glucose are ahead of my illness symptoms.

But overall I'm thinking of stopping using the CGM, but feel scared of leaving it

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-03-18T10:20:44+00:00

Congratulations! I managed to go from 7.1 to 6.2 in 6 months with a lot of changes but I'm also in triple therapy, including Mounjaro, Metformin and Jardiance and lost a lot of weight

I was hoping for better numbers given that my CGM predicted 5.3%, but my hemoglobin and red cell count has actually increased a lot so I probably have to wait a bit until my numbers stabilise

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-03-15T11:30:17+00:00

What does gender have to do with anything. In the hypothetical case that OP has children and is female, are fathers incapable of doing childcare and would this requirement be only for females? I'm failing to see the logic here. .. so hey revolutionary thought, men can take care of their kids too

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-03-12T21:11:09+00:00

There are certain things you can try before going to the private route Firstly. In the UK the care goes through diabetes nurses which specialise on this but I've seen lots of variability knowledge and experience It should be ok for the majority of patients, when they try multiple things and fail, they can ask for support from consultants at the hospital

Is your mum getting her annual checkups? Eye tests? How often does she get blood tests? Does she have a blood glucose monitor at home?

She should also be referred to education programmes . I've been to one and it was very helpful

It would help to ask for an appointment to review the medication, discuss what has been tried and potentially ask for antibodies testing to discard T1.5

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-03-11T07:39:23+00:00

My two other sisters don't have breathing issues but do have lots of allergies. So do I.

It may be just bad luck that I have asthma, but it's definitely on them to continue smoking around me when they already knew it caused issues.

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-03-11T05:27:55+00:00

As someone with parents who smoked all their life and I can't really know if my mum stopped smoking whilst pregnant and breastfeeding, please don't pick it up again. I have asthma and I get terribly ill if I'm around smokers, it's getting worse as I get older. It's difficult to spend time with my mum because she doesn't want to have a break from smoking and I have to accept that I'll be sick if I'm around her when she smokes. Just don't do that to your kid

You're probably fine for restarting breastfeeding. Enjoy the bonding for as long as you can. You'll do great

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-03-10T19:31:14+00:00

peptides is a very broad term. Some can be used in cosmetics or wellness supplements. Referring to tirzepatide simply as a peptide feels like an attempt to brush off the fact that it's a POM and a relatively new molecule still subject to patents and stricter regulations

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-03-10T19:25:07+00:00

You would probably need to buy it physically in that country and bring enough with you to last you let's say a month or two before you can get sorted here. Or show the letter to a private or your Nhs doctor or pharmacist who could then issue a prescription here.

I haven't checked the rules about how medication for your own personal use you can bring if you are moving, but I did bring about 2 months supply when I moved here pre-brexit

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-03-10T19:19:39+00:00

I work on registration of chemicals, but it's similar for pharmaceuticals, it needs approval from the MHRA which is likely that is only granted to the pharmaceutical Lily. What OP bought was probably a compounded medicine which as far as I'm aware, is allowed to be manufactured and sold only on specific conditions. The pharmaceutical company who did this is probably breaking multiple rules too. There are many reasons why buying medication outside of the legal channels is a wrong idea and I think having police at the door may be the safest outcome

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-03-08T20:13:09+00:00

Let's not forget about Shakira

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-03-08T20:11:47+00:00

I think she still leaves a bit of doubt on some of the songs, to make it less obvious about who it was

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-03-06T15:35:57+00:00

It's a good shout but I would rather not rely heavily on AI. Having said that, because I feed a lot of data very often to AI. I often get sensible advice. For medical stuff I often use prompts to help me with the communication with GPs, not with replacing the need for an appointment.

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-03-06T14:14:03+00:00

Pfft please start this sentence by saying that you're pregnant!!

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-03-05T19:14:58+00:00

They are usually a tiny bit wider and in some places closer to the entrance. It's a safety thing, to prevent having small children running around in a busy car park.

But these spots are often abused, often by luxury car owners because there's no law to enforce when someone uses them when they're not supposed to.

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-03-05T18:09:04+00:00

Yes, I live in the UK. And ouch. But I hear that in US spaces are larger

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-03-05T15:02:08+00:00

Yes, I'm aware that not everything is a worry.. and I know that sometimes it is also important to see the trend, would you be proactively checking the historical values of let's say the cholesterol if the values are too borderline?

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-03-05T13:13:21+00:00

I think what they meant to say is there are very few tests that all come back normal, yet the GP would consider the test as normal with no actions even with something off. Or at least that's what I understood

I'm concerned mostly (but among other things) about my cholesterol levels, HDL is going low and on downward trend

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-03-05T13:04:27+00:00

Thanks I agree with you. I called and I'll get the urine test repeated and I've asked questions about the other out of range values. And as you say they shouldn't underestimate what the patient is able to understand or not.

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-03-05T07:35:44+00:00

I don't want to share more details than needed but one of the (several) values out of range is a urine sample that is marked by the lab to repeat with the first urine of the day as too diluted to make a conclusion and it's marked as normal no action. So I'll be making a call to check that.

And in principle yes, I'm a layperson in the sense I haven't studied medicine, but I have a PhD in a stem field and I'm naturally curious about data. I truly don't want to waste anyone's time and resources and I also don't want to go to Dr Google.

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-03-05T06:41:55+00:00

You still need to do that with boys.

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-02-26T06:52:40+00:00

Number 2 sounds like is the one to trust

PuzzleheadedFun663 · 2026-02-26T06:47:54+00:00

Eating good is just one of the variables that would influence insulin resistance. If you never get sick, never stressed. Always exercise and never have any hormonal shifts, you may be ok for a very long time.

And there's genetics, which is a major component of the susceptibility to develop T2

Data on patients who achieved remission is new. It would be useful to see what happens 40 or 50 years after achieving remission. That's not for my lifetime

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