Hi all,
I was diagnosed at the age of 27 with a 'pre-diabetic' HbA1c (47) in a routine medical screen which was a huge surprise as very little diabetes in family and I was slim and very physically active (atypical). Long story short my diabetes has stayed broadly similar over the last 10+ years, diet controlled. I also have been through two pregnancies and stayed diet controlled throughout both (very atypical!). My GPs have been supportive, but given I am broadly 'normal' on an HbA1c, don't get too interested, which is understandable. The more I pay attention to my blood sugars, the more fascinated I am by it all! I am academic (biology degrees, currently studying for a PhD) and whilst I appreciate Type 2 diabetes is a spectrum, and it may be as simple as that is what I am and I was lucky to be picked up early, I also recognise there are aspects of my 'case' that do not fit into the typical mould. Just in case I may be an interesting 'case' to some researcher out there, I wondered if there was a way that I could let relevant people know I exist, and am willing to be studied? - I would be really keen to get some answers, as if there is any genetic component it may well impact my children, let alone my wider family, and there may be other people like me who have mildly abnormal glucose metabolism in their early adult lives, but without realising it is there.
Thanks
I was diagnosed at the age of 27 with a 'pre-diabetic' HbA1c (47) in a routine medical screen which was a huge surprise as very little diabetes in family and I was slim and very physically active (atypical). Long story short my diabetes has stayed broadly similar over the last 10+ years, diet controlled. I also have been through two pregnancies and stayed diet controlled throughout both (very atypical!). My GPs have been supportive, but given I am broadly 'normal' on an HbA1c, don't get too interested, which is understandable. The more I pay attention to my blood sugars, the more fascinated I am by it all! I am academic (biology degrees, currently studying for a PhD) and whilst I appreciate Type 2 diabetes is a spectrum, and it may be as simple as that is what I am and I was lucky to be picked up early, I also recognise there are aspects of my 'case' that do not fit into the typical mould. Just in case I may be an interesting 'case' to some researcher out there, I wondered if there was a way that I could let relevant people know I exist, and am willing to be studied? - I would be really keen to get some answers, as if there is any genetic component it may well impact my children, let alone my wider family, and there may be other people like me who have mildly abnormal glucose metabolism in their early adult lives, but without realising it is there.
Thanks
