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ianf0ster said:
@Katiekay Even if your husband has cut down on sugar, does he even know that refined carbohydrates start breaking down into glucose (the type of sugar carried in the blood) within moments of meeting saliva in the mouth - so any bread, pasta, flour or even potato could scupper his plan even if he'd started weeks ago!
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No, he has no idea. I have spoken with him about it but he seems to think it’s just a sugar thing. I just hope the nurse will speak with him about every thing. He definitely has a plan as no sugar has touched his lips today , I think that’s a first in 3 years.
 
He has been asked to bring in a urine sample and has been told he will have his bloods taken. I am not sure what else they will do or ask.
I think hearing it from someone in the know and medical may change the way he is living.
he was diagnosed 3 years ago and he has never been back to see a doctor Regards the diabetes.
 
How long on average do you wait for the blood results to come back ?.
I am guessing the urine test is instant?
 
Sharron1 said:
Oh I didn't realise that they can check kidney function from the Hba1c. I thought that it could only be done from a separate urine sample. Have I understood it correctly?
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No it wasn’t from the HbA1c - they took 3 vials to run 3 different tests and they had a separate urine sample.
 
Katiekay said:
How long on average do you wait for the blood results to come back ?.
I am guessing the urine test is instant?
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Blood tests will take a few days (so a week, probably), and probably the urine will be the same. (Though some may be faster.) If he's going to the hospital clinic they may do all the tests there, in which case the results might be done in a few hours. (I know when I used to go, I had the blood taken early in the morning and by the time of my appointment later that day they'd been done.)

Regardless, don't be surprised if none are ready that day, but expect them within a couple of weeks.
 
Can anyone let me know what your blood should read two hours after food( on medication)we have just taken them with a new machine In mmol

many thanks
 
Sharron1 said:
Good. I hate peeing in that little bottle. It's a nightmare for me. More miss than hit
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Pee into a cup and then pour amount required into the little sample bottle - that's what I do.
 
Katiekay said:
Oh that’s good news,
Thanks
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As you husband already has a diabetes diagnosis a level of 11.1mmol/l is not good to be seeing on a regular basis. I assume that was a 2 hour after meal reading rather than something random. But it does suggest that he is having meals that are far too carb heavy.
If his levels are high anyway then testing what food he can tolerate by testing before he eats and after 2 hours, aiming for no more than 2-3mmol/l increase and aiming for no more than 8.5mmol/l would be a good strategy.
Hopefully he will get some blood tests and good advice from his appointment.
If you do most of the cooking then gradually reducing carbs in the meals would be a good move, my other half really got on board with our new way of eating low carb and feels much better for his weight loss as well.
 
On the after meals thoughts....Test before you eat and then two hours after eating. Ideally you are looking for a rise of no more than 2. Any higher than that and you need to think about the amount of carbs in the meal. This will enable you to identify what his body can, and can't tolerate. Over time the before meal number should drop if you can get the rise sorted out.
 
Choose a larger sterile pot to pee in and transfer to the little bottle using a funnel...wash out after use and store for future checks ...unless some one knows different.
 
Hope the appointment goes well today @Katiekay

Hopefully this will be a bit of a fresh start for your husband, and he will begin looking after his diabetes and his health in a more active way. Often you don’t realise how weary, worn down and lethargic you have been feeling. Erratic and elevated blood glucose levels can be exhausting and are linked with low mood, but this may have come on quite gradually. Making a few positive changes might give him more energy, a clearer mind, and a brighter outlook.

It will be a bit tricky for the Dr or nurse to give much more than general advice until the blood results come back - but hopefully it will be a positive appointment, and the start of something new 🙂
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
Hope the appointment goes well today @Katiekay

Hopefully this will be a bit of a fresh start for your husband, and he will begin looking after his diabetes and his health in a more active way. Often you don’t realise how weary, worn down and lethargic you have been feeling. Erratic and elevated blood glucose levels can be exhausting and are linked with low mood, but this may have come on quite gradually. Making a few positive changes might give him more energy, a clearer mind, and a brighter outlook.

It will be a bit tricky for the Dr or nurse to give much more than general advice until the blood results come back - but hopefully it will be a positive appointment, and the start of something new 🙂
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Thank you so much for your reply,
The appointment is tomorrow, my mistake.
When he was diagnosed 3 years ago his bloods where so high the doctor tracked him down and asked him to come in straight away. He was given medication and sent away and asked to make a catch up appointment which he never made. Because the sugar levels dropped my husband thought he was fine and the medication had done it’s job. When ever we do a prick test at home he averages around 12 mmol.
I believe ,because this is far,far lower than his original reading ( which was off the scale)3 years ago he always sees it as a positive.

I need to also find out more about diabetes so I can help my husband

you are absolutely correct, he lacks energy,Erratic and low mood,

Thank you again for your message.
 
@Katiekay An average of 12 isn't good by any means. An average of 8 is about acceptable for somebody in the early stages of controlling their T2 using a way of eating, but most of us who are serious about it do much better than that after a few weeks.
 
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