-
Please Remember: Members are only permitted to share their own experiences. Members are not qualified to give medical advice. Additionally, everyone manages their health differently. Please be respectful of other people's opinions about their own diabetes management.
Bambi
- Thread starter Briang
- Start date
- Status
Inka
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Welcome @Brian gunn 🙂
rebrascora
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Hi and welcome from me too.
Would you like to tell us a bit about how your diagnosis came about and what, if any, medication they have given you for it. Also, it can help give us a better picture of things and a more appropriate advice if you can tell us your HbA1c result. This is the blood test result which they use to diagnose diabetes and will usually be a number in excess of 47 but can be well into 3 figures if things have gone significantly awry. If you don't know the result, it is worth ringing and asking for it or perhaps looking online if you have access to your medical records. This result helps to track your progress /success with managing your diabetes, so it can be helpful/motivating to know what your starting point is and then (hopefully) see the progress you have made at your next test.
Would you like to tell us a bit about how your diagnosis came about and what, if any, medication they have given you for it. Also, it can help give us a better picture of things and a more appropriate advice if you can tell us your HbA1c result. This is the blood test result which they use to diagnose diabetes and will usually be a number in excess of 47 but can be well into 3 figures if things have gone significantly awry. If you don't know the result, it is worth ringing and asking for it or perhaps looking online if you have access to your medical records. This result helps to track your progress /success with managing your diabetes, so it can be helpful/motivating to know what your starting point is and then (hopefully) see the progress you have made at your next test.
- Relationship to Diabetes
- At risk of diabetes
Hello @Briang,
Welcome to the forum. I am so sorry to hear about your recent diagnosis of type 2 and I can only imagine how difficult it must be for you. We are a friendly bunch of people that will offer any advice you may need. Please feel free to post any questions 🙂
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
- Pronouns
- He/Him
- Status