Chappy
Active Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
Although I was originally diagnosed type2 back in 2003, I have never experienced a 'Hypo' or 'Hyper' attack. I was always skeptical of my original diagnosis as it was part of an annual offshore medical check for my company. I had driven up to Aberdeen in the early hours so I could have the medical then go offshore. While waiting for my allotted time I ate a Mars bar and had a fizzy drink, unaware of how that might effect my readings. Everything went fine until the blood check, when the nurse asked if I had ever been diagnosed as diabetic. I told her no, and she left to call my company. At no point did she ask if I had anything to eat or drink prior to the test. I was never told the reading (wouldn't have meant much if she had), but the result was I couldn't travel offshore, but was told to go home and see my GP. The following afternoon the diabetic nurse at the surgery took another blood sample along with a urine sample and said although my blood sugars were raised (9.8), there was no reason to go on medication, just to watch what I was eating. To cut a long story short my GP spent three weeks corresponding with the company doctor before they relented and allowed me back to work. I have now accepted that I am T2, but confused as to why I have never experienced any problems with it. I started self checking after Christmas, following an annual HbA1C reading of 69, and have managed to get BG readings of less than 10 over the weeks. I need to lose weight too and have lost 7lb since the new year, but I am still experimenting with what I can eat. Hopefully I'll have more stable readings by the end of February, and also lost some more weight by then too.
