6 month's from diagnosis.

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Hello all.
New to this forum and diabetes.
I was diagnosed about 6 months ago, with a blood glucose of over 20 mmol/L.
My first HbA1c was over 110.
After an anxious 7 weeks, wait with 4 times a day of finger prick's and twice a day insulin injection. I was confirmed as type 2. Now on metformin only .
Despite visiting the Diabetes UK on many occasions and reading many of the articles, I have finally found this forum.
I have many questions and look forward to being an active member of this community, but first, I plan to spend some time reading others' posts, as I expect many have been asked before.
 
Chester5 said:
Hello all.
New to this forum and diabetes.
I was diagnosed about 6 months ago, with a blood glucose of over 20 mmol/L.
My first HbA1c was over 110.
After an anxious 7 weeks, wait with 4 times a day of finger prick's and twice a day insulin injection. I was confirmed as type 2. Now on metformin only .
Despite visiting the Diabetes UK on many occasions and reading many of the articles, I have finally found this forum.
I have many questions and look forward to being an active member of this community, but first, I plan to spend some time reading others' posts, as I expect many have been asked before.
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Hi, and welcome to the forum. The thing that strikes me is that you and I had almost identical blood test results but whereas you were put on insulin and had a 7-week wait for a diagnosis, I got an immediate T2 diagnosis and Metformin. Now if I'd seen your GP/DN and you'd seen mine........?
 
Hello and welcome to the forum. It's a lovely, helpful place, packed full of useful ideas to help you manage your diabetes. My GP and diabetes nurses have been fantastic but without this forum, I'm not sure where I would be or if I would have made the same progress. It certainly keeps me motivated :D

Search previous posts but don't be afraid to ask questions. Even if they have been asked 100 times before you will still get a sensible answer.
 
Welcome to the forum. Pleased that you have found us.
Fire away with any questions that you have
Nothing is considered silly on here. Just ask.
 
Martin.A said:
Hi, and welcome to the forum. The thing that strikes me is that you and I had almost identical blood test results but whereas you were put on insulin and had a 7-week wait for a diagnosis, I got an immediate T2 diagnosis and Metformin. Now if I'd seen your GP/DN and you'd seen mine........?
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Well, I had a similar result, also with a T2 diagnosis and as much Metformin as I could stomach, together with a provisional (and correct) diagnosis of hemochromatosis. All delivered in a bit of a panic, with no questions allowed. I opted for a real food version of the Newcastle Diet instead of Metformin as it offered a better, faster way of controlling blood glucose with no side effects. So, yes, GP/DN's views can vary more than the disease ...

I had the added incentive to get my fatty liver back to normal as rapidly as possible. That was to avoid hemochromatosis adding its own complications.

@Chester5 It's a pound to a penny you have a fatty liver and fatty pancreas too. All things equal you would do well to set yourself three targets to achieve on a heathly diet based on plenty of protein and lots of fibre:
1. HbA1C: 48 (remission)
2. HbA1C: 42 (no longer prediabetic)
3. HbA1c: 30-39 (healthy weight, no more fatty liver and pancreas)
 
Martin.A said:
Hi, and welcome to the forum. The thing that strikes me is that you and I had almost identical blood test results but whereas you were put on insulin and had a 7-week wait for a diagnosis, I got an immediate T2 diagnosis and Metformin. Now if I'd seen your GP/DN and you'd seen mine.....
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I was diagnosed in A & E from what I would consider an unrelated admission. During my assessment for a suspected stroke it was released the symptoms where caused by high blood sugars. I cannot fault the hospital who had me returned the following day for assessment and more tests by the Diabetes team. Maybe this is why insulin treatment was available earlier than with a GP.
 
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I was diagnosed in A & E from what I would consider an unrelated admission. During my assessment for a suspected stroke it was released the symptoms where caused by high blood sugars. I cannot fault the hospital who had me returned the following day for assessment and more tests by the Diabetes team. Maybe this is why insulin treatment was available earlier than with a GP.
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Yes, that would be the reason. If I'd gone to A&E instead of my GP (I wasn't unwell) they would have done the same. Sorry for jumping to conclusions. Pleased to hear that it didn't turn out to be a stroke - that must have been a huge relief - and that you're off insulin and only on Metformin now.
 
Welcome to the forum @Chester5

Make yourself at home, and ask away with any questions, even if they overlap a little with other threads.

Everyone’s position and circumstance is slightly different, so the conversations are never quite the same twice 🙂
 
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