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Hello all,I just got off the phone about 3 hours ago with my G.P who informed me I have type 2 Diabetes and my blood sugar reading is 25.
Bit of a shock really.I only had a blood test for various things this morning.
Out of all the things I was tested for I didn't think it would be this I'd have.
Anyway have had a few tears and literally started on Metformin this evening.I have to nip in with a Urine sample tomorrow.
Just trying to get my head round it at the moment and thought I'd join here,it seemed a good idea.So er yeah Hello from me!
 
Hello to you and welcome. I had the same introduction to diabetes in January, huge shock, completely unexpected. Don’t panic things will get better and you will learn to adapt quite quickly. Have a good look around the site and you will probably have loads of questions. Feel free to ask anything, we have all been in the same boat and I certainly continue to ask questions as things crop up. We are all very friendly here and more than happy to help in any way we can. There are so many experienced people on this forum so someone will always have an answer for you. Best wishes to you.
 
Thank you for your kind replies.I am planning on sitting down over the weekend and having a good read of the site etc.
I am just absorbing things at the moment and I keep going from feeling like 'Oh poo' to thinking like 'Well at least I know why I've been feeling so c**p for the past few months and it's not been just in my head!'
 
Hopefully the Metformin will not give you the usual troubles.
When diagnosed I did not eat any carbohydrate at all for a day or so, to lower my blood glucose levels, and then ate a bit of salad, built up to 50 gm of carbs a say and never looked back.
It is the starches and sugars which type twos can't cope with so a lucky type two can stick to a low carb diet and not need medication, but still see normal numbers.
Diagnosis can be a bit of a shock, and a worry, but - with any luck normality can be regained.
 
I don't even know what the usual troubles are at the moment with metformin but whatever they are I hope too I don't get them!🙂
At least my GP has been straight on the ball,ringing me straight away and already sorting me out with an appointment with the Diabetic nurse asap.Hopefully once I have a plan and my Glucose levels start coming down I might actually start feeling abit better and more optimistic and pragmatic about things.I've been feeling pretty unwell for a long time and just put it down to various other things instead of going to see the Doctor.
I only went in the end because I kept getting abscesses and had lumps under my armpits.😳
 
Welcome to the forum Goldie from a fellow T2.
Are you saying that you've been diagnosed, with a blood test that was done today? (The blood taken this morning?)
There are a couple of different test. Do you know what tests you've had?
One is a HbA1c. Blood is taken from the arm and goes off to a lab. This gives an average covering 8 - 12 weeks.
The other is a finger prick, a drop of blood on a strip sticking out of a meter. You get a number there and then. Thus gives you your current level at that moment.
 
The nurse took blood out of my arm this morning to test for various things like diabetes,anaemia etc and I got a call from my GP this evening telling me that I have Diabetes.
I was pretty surprised my results were back same day to be honest.I thought it would be a few days at least.
I know about the blood prick tests from your finger,I was a Health Support Worker for many years and also my Father in Law was type 2 and I often had to help him prick his finger for his blood tests.
 
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The turnaround on blood tests can be pretty quick if your local outfits are well integrated - all down to the dear old interweb! Judging by your doctors reaction your HbA1c might be a bit high, you will get your results from the DN when you see her. Nothing to panic about, a lot of us have been there. You and your DN can work out a plan to get it down to "normal" levels but it wold be good to read around the subject so that the two of you can have a proper conversation about what to do and you do not have to take in and process too much new information in your consultation.
 
Yes I've been having a good look on the web.Initially it all sounded very doom and gloom but this forum makes things sound abit more positive and the bits on here I have read so far have given me better information and made me realise I can make changes to help.
Very early days but I will endeavour to start reducing carbs and keeping an eye on my diet from the off.I've just got to get used to it all.
 
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Goldierieser said:
The nurse took blood out of my arm this morning to test for various things like diabetes,anaemia etc and I got a call from my GP this evening telling me that I have Diabetes.
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I'm taking it that it was an HbA1c test then.
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I was pretty surprised my results were back same day to be honest.I thought it would be a few days at least.
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So am I. Medical people usually say to allow a week, or two.
Goldierieser said:
my blood sugar reading is 25.
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Judging by your doctors reaction your HbA1c might be a bit high, you will get your results from the DN when you see her.
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Looks like Goldie already has the results, and "a bit high" doesn't quite cover it.
Diabetes UK did have a page where you could convert HbA1c results between the two scale. They've gone and changed their site. Agian (Ugh) so I've no idea where it is now. On the newer numbers, that I get my results in, the ranges are:
30 to 41 "normal"
41 to 47 is called pre diabetic
48 and above gets you a diagnoses of diabetes (which you keep even if you go below this)
People on here have been diagnosed with levels ranging from 48 up to 100 and above.
If your 25 is an HbA1c result, then it could very well be on the other scale, which gives smaller numbers, which look like those from a finger prick test. 48 = 6.5 on this scale.
 
Well I now know what someone meant when they mentioned the side effects of Metformin!:confused:
Only had six in total and I don't want to be too far from a toilet!Blimey!
Hoping this will pass and it will be worth it if my BG comes down.
I actually did feel like I had slightly more energy earlier on or is this just wishful thinking?
 
Some people do find that the symptoms fade - for me they just got worse and worse - so I binned the tablets and relied on low carb - just before Christmas 2016.
Back to normal in 6 months - was never so glad about anything I can remember.
The Metformin isn't going to drag glucose out of your bloodstream, you need to stop putting it in - low carb foods are the way to go - if you get a meter to test after meals you will most likely be able to see how your numbers come down as you cut out all those 'healthy' carbs we are supposed to eat to stay alive.
 
Ah, you have found out about one of the possible effects of metformin then! Supposed to go away as your body gets used to it but if that does not happen, go back to your GP who might swap you to a slow release version which is said to be have less side effects. Did not make any difference to me. Bit early yet for any real change in BG but if you feel like you have more energy then that shows you have a positive outlook and that can only be a good thing.
 
I’m also on Metformin, 4 daily and the only real side effect is nausea which sometimes I have and sometimes I don’t, much worse in the first 3 months, now only occasionally, like today. Give it a good go and see how you get on x
 
Yeah I did think it probably was too early but it's possible I feel sort of better because at least I know what's wrong instead of going about thinking I was just being lazy or being silly.
I didn't get some of the usual symptoms you see like thirst and weeing alot.
I just overall felt knackered all the time and like everything was an effort even walking upstairs and then later alot of boils/abscesses which I put down to in growing hairs from shaving.I also kept getting thrush which I thought was from soap or something like that.
How did you all get diagnosed?Did you have all the symptoms or some or none?
 
I was not feeling anything definite, just rather older than I ought to be - it was only afterwards that I realised that I had gradually sunk into being not as well as I might have been.
One thing I have noticed is how much better my skin is now, a lot softer and more supple.
I think diagnosis was down to an error in ticking the boxes for my annual thyroid check.
 
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How did you all get diagnosed?
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I had repeated infection in my legs (celluitos), and one time spent 3 weeks in hospital on antibiotics. That's the time I got diagnosed.
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I just overall felt knackered all the time and like everything was an effort even
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I've had that too. Very badly before I was dianosed.
 
Hi @Goldierieser sorry its a bit late but welcome to the forum.🙂 Just read as much as you can without being overwhelmed, @Drummer is very experienced and gives great advice as most of our members do.😎 Be aware we are here for you, a little at a time and you will be advising your fellow friends from your own experience, please take care.🙂
 
hello and welcome i am also a newbie ifoumd out 3 weeks ago now after a healthy well being check my blood sugar was at 95 :O and been put on Metformin never noticed the issues with the loo but i have diverticular disease too so always there any ways lol , i had a awful bad nead tho for three weeks but its gone now and i am starting to feel much better , hope you do feel better in your self soon and we can both get our readings down to the norm 🙂
 
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