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Diagnosed with pre-diabetes

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Brattle007

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Ive diagnosed myself with pre-diabetes with my own device.

I havent seen the doctor yet. My sugar blood reading shows 6.3 what to I do now? help please!
 
Hi and welcome

Unfortunately you seem to be under a misunderstanding. A BG meter cannot be used to diagnose diabetes or "pre-diabetes"
The readings you get on a home BG meter are just moments in time readings and whilst they can be useful to people who are diabetic to manage their condition, they are not helpful or reliable to diagnose the condition. You would need to take a measurement every few minutes throughout the day and night for a period of several days or even weeks and take an average, to get any meaningful data as regards a diagnosis.

If you are concerned that you may have diabetes then explain your concerns to your doctor and ask if they will do an HbA1c test which is the diagnostic test for diabetes. Below 42mmols/mol is normal. 42-47 shows you are at risk of diabetes or "pre-diabetic" and 48 or above gets you a diabetes diagnosis. The lower numbers you sometimes see mentioned are percentages and do not correlate to the readings you get on a home testing meter, so it is very easy to become confused. Getting the correct diagnostic test from your Health Care Professional is the place to start.

Some BG meters for home testing do give an HbA1c estimate but there are not accurate and the smaller number of tests they are based on the less accurate they are likely to be. How many finger prick tests have you done to come to get that result of 6.3 and is it 6.3 mmols or 6.3%?
 
I'd say a singular test of 6.3 indicates that you have normal blood sugar and nothing to worry about frankly! However, if you are worried go see your doctor who will be able to do appropriate tests and advise you accordingly.
 
rebrascora said:
Hi and welcome

Unfortunately you seem to be under a misunderstanding. A BG meter cannot be used to diagnose diabetes or "pre-diabetes"
The readings you get on a home BG meter are just moments in time readings and whilst they can be useful to people who are diabetic to manage their condition, they are not helpful or reliable to diagnose the condition. You would need to take a measurement every few minutes throughout the day and night for a period of several days or even weeks and take an average, to get any meaningful data as regards a diagnosis.

If you are concerned that you may have diabetes then explain your concerns to your doctor and ask if they will do an HbA1c test which is the diagnostic test for diabetes. Below 42mmols/mol is normal. 42-47 shows you are at risk of diabetes or "pre-diabetic" and 48 or above gets you a diabetes diagnosis. The lower numbers you sometimes see mentioned are percentages and do not correlate to the readings you get on a home testing meter, so it is very easy to become confused. Getting the correct diagnostic test from your Health Care Professional is the place to start.

Some BG meters for home testing do give an HbA1c estimate but there are not accurate and the smaller number of tests they are based on the less accurate they are likely to be. How many finger prick tests have you done to come to get that result of 6.3 and is it 6.3 mmols or 6.3%?
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Tested 4 times. 6.4, 6.8, 5.8 and 6.3

It just I keep drinking allot and with dry mouth at night. some times pain where my kidneys are.
 
Those four BG readings are all within the normal range.

The kidneys don't start working overtime to remove glucose from your blood via your urine until your levels get above 10 for prolonged periods of time and usually it is nearer the mid teens or above.

You need to make an appointment to see your GP about your symptoms or perhaps use an online reporting facility that some surgeries have to tell your GP about your ailments if getting an appointment is difficult but it would be unlikely they are related to diabetes with the readings you are getting.

Hope it isn't anything too serious and can be fixed without too much problem.
 
Brattle007 said:
Tested 4 times. 6.4, 6.8, 5.8 and 6.3
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Those don't mean that anything's wrong. These meter readings aren't all that accurate (so the error bars of those overlap by quite a bit). As others have said, you need to talk over your symptoms with your GP.
 
Just an off curve here, are you by any chance on blood pressure medication? It can cause kidney problems. Or indeed have you got high blood pressure?
 
Hi Brattle007, welcome to the forum.

As the others have highlighted, it isn't accurate to diagnose diabetes from a few home monitor readings. The numbers you've got aren't necessarily prediabetes at all. Many without diabetes of any kind will have those numbers as they're within the normal range for most.

The best thing for you to do is contact your GP and let them know of your symptoms and concerns. They can run some blood tests for you and get a more accurate picture of what's going on.

Should you be diabetic, we're right here to offer support which is much easier if you know what type of diabetic you are and your numbers which your GP will be able to help with.
 
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