i got some info re my glucose tolerance test results. i was too shocked and upset at diagnoses to know what to ask so i called back later. since i dont know all the lingo yet, u'll have to bare with me. i am hoping all u experts out there will know what i mean. my blood glucose level 2 hours after the drink was 11, where the cut-off level for dead-cert diabetes diagnoses is 11.1. i know i am splitting hairs a little here, and i realise that i am still diabetic, but i am wondering if i can give myself, say, three months to lose some weight, through diet and exercise and then retest. the only symptom i have had thus far is fatigue, and i am really really wanting to look into alternative ways to manage this rather than take a pill from the off. of course, the other side of me says that the doc wouldnt have given me the prescription for metformin unless he was certain i needed to get on it straight away, and i was well past the diet/exercise option. i later called the careline people, and spoke to someone who said that it was ultimately up to me. but one possibility would be to take the medication, do the lifestyle change thing, and then come off it if my levels improved. is this really possible? i was inspired by andy HB who seems to have done just that. are there others who have done this - taken the meds for a short period then come off them further down the line? i have a diabetic review/education session with the nurse next week, and i guess it will be then that i get some proper information. i got short shrift from my doc. he gave me nothing but the prescription and a little pep talk about being positive. but that was it. there was no basic info regards diet. he didnt even tell me when to take the tablet. once a day he said. but no morning or evening or anything. i realise i might sound like i am in denial or a bit 'headless chicken' with all this. perhaps i am. any thoughts would be greatly appreciated, and please forgive me if i am posting this in the incorrect forum. i am still a newbie saying hello tho, hey 🙂
