Hi, I had my 2nd appointment with the diabetes nurse yesterday and she was really pleased with my readings. Before meals I average around 5.5 and 2 hours after it is usually 6.5(ish). I admitted to all the additional testing I have been doing (she advised twice daily before meals) and that I had bought some additional testing strips from ebay. I also admitted that I have been going some way to low carbing (against her initial advice) and having no carbs with breakfast. I was amazed when she said she was happy for me to reduce carbs if that was what I wanted but advised me to watch out for fat content (my cholesterol was 4.6 when tested a couple of months ago). She also told me that for now, as I am new and keen to test after meals there is no need for me to purchase additional testing strips - she will prescribe them for me!!
I came away from the appointment feeling very positive, feeling that she understands how seriously I want to find the best way to control this and find a way that it does not intrude into my life too much. I have read such horror stories on here about the lack of knowledge and support of some GPs and their staff, and consider myself very lucky to have the level of support I seem to be getting.
I did find out yesterday the results of my glucose tolerance test. Apparently my reading after 2 hours was 13. Other than this test I have only ever had fasting blood tests done, which have come out ranging from 6.3 to 7.6. From the limited information I know I am not sure if these readings are particularly high or only just in the diabetic range? Should I be trying to get my daily readings lower or are the figures I am getting ok or just ok for a newbie? I can hardly wait to have my hba1c reading taken in September as I feel this will give me either a pat on the back or a kick up the derriere!
Is it normal to feel this obsessive in the beginning? x
I came away from the appointment feeling very positive, feeling that she understands how seriously I want to find the best way to control this and find a way that it does not intrude into my life too much. I have read such horror stories on here about the lack of knowledge and support of some GPs and their staff, and consider myself very lucky to have the level of support I seem to be getting.
I did find out yesterday the results of my glucose tolerance test. Apparently my reading after 2 hours was 13. Other than this test I have only ever had fasting blood tests done, which have come out ranging from 6.3 to 7.6. From the limited information I know I am not sure if these readings are particularly high or only just in the diabetic range? Should I be trying to get my daily readings lower or are the figures I am getting ok or just ok for a newbie? I can hardly wait to have my hba1c reading taken in September as I feel this will give me either a pat on the back or a kick up the derriere!
Is it normal to feel this obsessive in the beginning? x
