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[Rainbowbrighty]

Hi there
Newbie here! I have not been diagnosed with diabetes but am thinking I need to see my GP. I have a very strong family history of both type 1 and 2. For a while now I have not really felt myself, had a few fungal infections, very tired and lethargic. I thought I’d take my sugars and at times they have been as high as 10 in the morning. Generally they have been about 8-9 2hrs after meals.
Any advice welcome.

 

[Docb]

Hi @Rainbowbrighty and welcome. The advice we give to many applies to you!

Get in touch with your doctor. Like as not they will ask for a number of blood tests including your HbA1c. This will tell you where you are with respect to diabetes. Appreciate that things are not easy with GP contact and members experiences seem to suggest things vary from surgery to surgery. Whatever it is like at your surgery, its well worth a phone call.

 

[Leadinglights]

Hi there
Newbie here! I have not been diagnosed with diabetes but am thinking I need to see my GP. I have a very strong family history of both type 1 and 2. For a while now I have not really felt myself, had a few fungal infections, very tired and lethargic. I thought I’d take my sugars and at times they have been as high as 10 in the morning. Generally they have been about 8-9 2hrs after meals.
Any advice welcome.

Don't ignore this and talk to your G P and hopefully you will be in a position to sort it out if you get a diabetes diagnosis, if not then there may be another reason for your symptoms which need investigation.

 

[Rainbowbrighty]

Thanks I will make an appointment.

 

[SB2015]

Glad that you are going to ask for an appointment. The Practices here are not doing annual checks unless needed, but do blood tests for diagnosis. It would be useful to let them know that there is a history of both T1 and T2 in your family. It is not uncommon for adults who have developed T1 to be misdiagnosed, as some GPs assume that for anyone over 40, can’t be T1.

 

[Rainbowbrighty]

that’s interesting about the T1 and T2.
my great grandad actually died in the 1930s from poorly controlled/treated diabetes but I guess they didn’t know as much then. My grandma and aunt also had type 1 and my brother and uncle have type 2.

 

[RG73]

Hi @Rainbowbrighty,
Yes, late onset of T1 is certainly a thing, I have just been diagnosed with it after being presumed T2 which is standard when you go to the docs with high BG and aged over 40. It's called LADA or also know as Type 1.5, basically a late and slow onset of T1. At first it can be controlled with diet, exercise and T2 medicines like Metformin etc but over time these become less effective and intervention needs to made with Insulin.

If you mention the family history of both I guess your GP might be more interested to find out which it is. It was a c-peptide blood test that confirmed I was a T1.5, perhaps you could ask for this, the worst they can say is no.

All the best with it.

 

[PattiEvans]

that’s interesting about the T1 and T2.
my great grandad actually died in the 1930s from poorly controlled/treated diabetes but I guess they didn’t know as much then. My grandma and aunt also had type 1 and my brother and uncle have type 2.

Hi Rainbowbrighty welcome to the forum.

Back in the 1930s the ONLY treatment for diabetes of any type was insulin so it may be that the members of your family were actually T2s on insulin as was my ancient great-auntie (no blood relation). As @RG73 says, it is possible that you could be a late onset T1, but blood tests would clarify that and it would be good to be properly diagnosed as treatment for the two different types can be vastly different. T2s can thrive on diet and exercise, or T2 drugs, whereas T1s really need insulin as their primary treatment.

 

[Rainbowbrighty]

Thank you all so much for your replies. What a lovely bunch you all are.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Thank you all so much for your replies. What a lovely bunch you all are.

Let us know how your chat with your GP goes, and the what you find from any checks that are carried out.