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Rosemary 673

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Hiìi everyone I'm new 2 this , this is my first post today I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes , i feel soo overwhelmed with all the information she gave mee , most of it went over my head she told me that the reading should be between 5 and 7 and my reading was 24.5 seemly that's high but I don't understand any of it x
 
Welcome @Rosemary 673 🙂 It does seem overwhelming to start with, but you’ll gradually get the hang of things. Were you prescribed any medication?
 
Rosemary 673 said:
Hiìi everyone I'm new 2 this , this is my first post today I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes , i feel soo overwhelmed with all the information she gave mee , most of it went over my head she told me that the reading should be between 5 and 7 and my reading was 24.5 seemly that's high but I don't understand any of it x
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Welcome to the forum. It is often a shock to get such a diagnosis and will take a while to get your head around the numbers. It sounds like the 24.5 that was mentioned was from a spot finger prick test and was indeed high, however diagnosis is usually from an HbA1C test which would be done from a blood sample taken from your arm and sent to the lab. That test gives an average over the previous 3 months rather than a moment in time which can be influenced by all sorts of factors. A result over 47 mmol/mol would then be a diabetes diagnosis.
The level of between 5 and 7 mmol/l from a finger prick test is what people would be aiming at as a fasting or before meal level but would expect to have a 2 hour post meal reading of no more than 8.5mmol/l if their meal has been tolerated by their body.
It is when meals are too high in carbohydrates for the body to be able to cope with them because the insulin they are producing is not enough or cannot be used efficiently by the body so blood glucose levels increase to too high a level.
The way to deal with that situation is by reducing your intake of carbohydrates, some people will also need medication to help.
If you blood glucose was 24,5 from a finger prick test then you should probably have been advised to test for ketones with a urine dip stick.
What advice and follow up are you expecting to get.
 
Hi Rosemary 673, welcome to the forum.

I think most of us felt overwhelmed when first diagnosed so you're in good company.

You've got some great advice above so, I just wanted to pop in and share the link below. I've found it really useful to understand the numbers and how they fit into the way you manage diabetes.

Checking your blood sugar levels

Knowing your blood sugar levels helps you manage your diabetes and reduces your risk of having serious complications – now and in the future. What are blood sugar levels? Your blood sugar levels, also known as blood glucose levels, are a measurement that show how much glucose you have in your...
www.diabetes.org.uk www.diabetes.org.uk

The forum has a wealth of info so do have a look around and ask as many questions that come to mind.
 
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Welcome to the forum. It is often a shock to get such a diagnosis and will take a while to get your head around the numbers. It sounds like the 24.5 that was mentioned was from a spot finger prick test and was indeed high, however diagnosis is usually from an HbA1C test which would be done from a blood sample taken from your arm and sent to the lab. That test gives an average over the previous 3 months rather than a moment in time which can be influenced by all sorts of factors. A result over 47 mmol/mol would then be a diabetes diagnosis.
The level of between 5 and 7 mmol/l from a finger prick test is what people would be aiming at as a fasting or before meal level but would expect to have a 2 hour post meal reading of no more than 8.5mmol/l if their meal has been tolerated by their body.
It is when meals are too high in carbohydrates for the body to be able to cope with them because the insulin they are producing is not enough or cannot be used efficiently by the body so blood glucose levels increase to too high a level.
The way to deal with that situation is by reducing your intake of carbohydrates, some people will also need medication to help.
If you blood glucose was 24,5 from a finger prick test then you should probably have been advised to test for ketones with a urine dip stick.
What advice and follow up are you expecting to get.
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Thankyou soo much for the advice I've had a blood test the reading 24.5 was just when the nurse told mee my diagnosis and was showing mee how 2 use the finger pricking test I have soo much 2 learn
 
Rosemary 673 said:
Thankyou soo much for the advice I've had a blood test the reading 24.5 was just when the nurse told mee my diagnosis and was showing mee how 2 use the finger pricking test I have soo much 2 learn
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I hope they have also done an HbA1C as that will give a better idea of where your starting point is being an average over the previous 3 months rather than a spot reading which can be influenced by many factors, even not washing your hands before testing as there may have been something on your fingers.
As your result was so high did she also check for ketones with a urine dip stick.
What blood glucose readings have you had since, I hope they have come down a bit.
Have you made some dietary changes as that is going to be important.
 
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