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DaddysGirl1982

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I was diagnosed with diabetes earlier today but I don't know which type I am yet as I wasn't told.
I'm waiting for a practice nurse from my doctors to contact me about which medication I am going to be taking as she wasn't sure until I'd had a few checks done first.
 
Welcome to the club! It's of that they didn't tell you what type you've got.
If it's Type 2 then ask about what options you have for controlling it with diet only, to avoid meds. You may have to press hard on this as many medical professionals don't seem to consider serious diet adjustment as a means of treatment.
Also ask for your HbA1c blood test result and keep a record of this yourself. It's a major indicator of how you're progressing.

[I've edit this to make it clear that diet may be an option for Type 2 treatment. Thanks, @Robin.]
 
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Welcome to the forum @DaddysGirl19i2 . I hope you get some answers soon. Sometimes it’s difficult for doctors to distinguish Type 1 from Type 2 in the early stages, many of us on here who were diagnosed in adulthood were wrongly assumed to be Type 2 because of our age, so it’s good that your surgery is carrying out extra tests. Do you know if hey are testing for antibodies? If you do turn out to be Type 1, there’s no way you’ll control it with diet, so @Transistor 's suggestion of pushing the diet option may not be appropriate for you, unless it transpires that you do have Type 2.
 
Hi DaddysGirl19i2, welcome to the forum.

Glad that you're here at the early stages as getting support along this journey can make the world of difference. I agree that you'd need to note down your HbA1c and the medication you'll be on if at all. You can then get some advise on game plan and begin this new journey.

We've got lots of info on the site so have a look around and let us know if we can help in any way.
 
I've never been told I have a 'type', just that I am diabetic. As I had all the symptoms of 'metabolic syndrome' and was overweight, the GP may have assumed T2 and put me in Metformin, and diet/low dose seems to have worked for 11 months now.
 
Ty everyone. Just not sure how long it's going to take the nurse to sort it out and ring me.
I'm wondering if my diabetes could have something to do with my polycystic ovary syndrome as I was diagnosed with that in 2014/2015 (I was told by a doctor when I was with my ex that I may have it, but when I went to get my results from the doctors with my fiance about a year later she said that I do have PCOS and that the first doctor had put on my notes that I did have PCOS even tho she'd told me that I may have it.
I also have asthma and depression.
I'm on antidepressants for my depression (which I have had for almost 20 years now as I was diagnosed with postnatal depression when my daughter was about 2 months old. She's 19 years old now but she's 20 years old next month) and I have an inhaler for my asthma.
I'm not taking any for my PCOS but myself and my fiance would like to start our family, but we're not sure where to start.
 
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