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Went to The Doctor yesterday......
Posted Today at 09:22 AM by pussnboots
I went to the doctor yesterday because as a diabetic my blood glucose levels were becoming higher than normal for me. I figured after a week of these high numbers I better get my butt into the doctor to find out what is wrong. Maybe I am fighting an infection or something, so off I went.
My appt was for 2:30 so I got there around 2:15 hoping she could see me earlier. HAH!!! I ended up sitting there until 3:00 before I got called in. Seems, one of the nurses took someone else in before me by accident. I only know this because I overheard the receptionist say something to the nurse. I didn't say anything so I sat there like a good doobie.
3:00 comes and I get called in. The nurse asked me what is wrong and I told her. She took my blood pressure which was a little high for me but nothing to worry about. Sometimes I get "white coat syndrome". I then had to wait for the Physicians Assistant rather than the doctor. For my last few visits I have been seeing the PA so I thought no harm.
I then proceded to tell her what is going on. I told her maybe I am fighting an infection because other than that I haven't been doing anything different to warrant my high numbers. She then proceeds to tell me "I know how obsessed you are abt your numbers". I told her I am not obsessed but concerned because I never had my blood sugar this high. Rather than checking me over, taking temperature, taking blood or asking for urine sample, she immediately said "well maybe we shld try increasing your medication to 2X a day. My first reaction was, does this mean my diabetes is getting worse ? She didn't say yes and she didn't say no but said the medication I am on is slow acting so let's try a second pill at dinnertime. She gave me some extra pills to tide me over for a week and a half. I have to call her back the end of September and let her know how things are going. If my numbers don't come down, then she will get me in to take some blood.
I know I should have fought her more on the additional medication because I still feel like I am fighting something. My head is beginning to feel heavy like a sinus infection. When I cough I can feel slight pressure in my head.
Here I am telling other people to always prod their doctor and what do I do ? I do nothing but so ok on the second pill.
I do have to admit though by taking the second pill last night and testing this morning, my numbers have gone down to where it normally is. Coincidence ? I am still not convinced. I'll continue taking the second pill if my number warrants it but I am still going to see how I feel for the next 2 days. If my head gets worse then i will go to another doctor I see when I am sick.
I'm sorry if I have rambled on but having diabetes can be frustrating at times. If I don't watch what I eat, my numbers go up, if I don't excercise enough my numbers go up, if I get stressed my numbers go up. It sucks