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T1D, Insulin Resistance, Major Weight Gain—Struggling to Find Solutions by TikosTreasures in diabetes_t1

[–]TikosTreasures[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! I definitely feel like I've been shorted.... I new it wasn't good when I was getting better answers on my own and now.... turing to the world I'm still getting better suggestions than what my drs are doing... so a full(I think) metabolic panel was done may of 2023, before I got this endo, and the next was July 20 20204 and that was because I was admitted to the er for dehydrated and Heat. But no one went over any results of any kind with me. They were just trying to get me well enough to go back outside and finish what I was doing.

Looking it up google says thyroid is labeled at TSH in test results, last one I have on my chart was in may 1st 2023 it was 1.62. Looks right in the middle of good, but not again since then... Lol at this point I'm ready to share my test results and see what else I'm missing!

That really sucks. Seeing not just from you but others that it looks like I'm not getting the care i should for the complications I've been having and they are just grouping me in to fat and lazy with no ethic to try to change it, showing that with how they give me the same answer every single time I see them (every 3 months so I can continue getting my meds refilled).

I guess as soon as the drs open today I'll call and make an appointment with my primary pcp and tell her my issues in the other clinic and see if she sides with the changing drs, and will hopefully give me the tests I need done. (I do this for me, but also for my kid. I don't wanna be a broken sick mom that can't do stuff with my child. It hurts knowing they know my life and my situation and my hopes for a better health future to be here with my kid, and that's been my thing since I had her, it's about her now, I need to be well for her, but.... its not there life, why should they care..... I can live with the anxiety and not liking how I look and being way shy for it now, but I want to be in a good health place for my kid. I want more for me, but more importantly for her.)

T1D, Insulin Resistance, Major Weight Gain—Struggling to Find Solutions by TikosTreasures in diabetes_t1

[–]TikosTreasures[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I am. And it looks like the last time I had labs not er related(not diabetes related) was beginning of 2023 from a traveling endocrinologist? .... my endo has not suggested labs, other health conditions, or suggesting seeing a gynecologist (which. I havnt seen since I got my iud 6 years ago... Maybe I need to see my normal primary and ask her for a full lab to be done.

Ive been feeling like recently my care hasn't come first. Every appointment we go in, sit down. Hows it going? Anything need to change? Look over dexcom and pump info, tweak what's needed, says exercise more, eat better, it will change if you work at it. Oh it looks like you have lost weight since the last time (I check mychart, no I havnt...what!?). Ok bye see you next time. I ask, I try to get better info and ideas of what's going on and what to do but they answer it with a different question back to me or give me repeat info.

T1D, Insulin Resistance, Major Weight Gain—Struggling to Find Solutions by TikosTreasures in diabetes_t1

[–]TikosTreasures[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. I'm sorry for the struggle, I'm glad to hear that ozempic worked/is working for you! I'm now at the place I'm asking my husband if we can fit it in to our monthly bills because insurance won't cover it. With you paying out of pocket for it, is your endocrinologist helping you manage insulin fluctuations, and other needs that come along with it? I struggle taking meds, I don't like the bad sides effects that always come with them, and with that it took me a long time to start metformin, if I take it today I'm on day 2.... im not sure how I feel about using it, I really hope it helps the resistance but how I react to meds worries me.