DocL
New Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
Hello everyone,
I was diagnosed with "probably" Type 2 at the end of April, GP was not 100% sure.
My HbA1c was 7.1% the diagnosis came as a bit of a shock to me (and my GP) as I hadn't had any blood tests for anything for over 10 years......and was pretty asymptomatic.
I am a doctor myself (in an unrelated speciality) and have pretty much been left to get on with it. I did lots of internet research, updated my own very outdated info from Med school days in 1980's and decided I needed to lose weight forthwith, embarked on a LCHF type diet and have shed 5kg so far. It's been a massive change in my life, I bought a glucometer and have been testing fasting and also pre and post meals to see how various foods affect me.
Hoping to "reverse" the beast and GP said I should give it max 3 months before deciding on whether to use meds or not.
I have a very stressful fulltime NHS post which doesn't help the BG levels I am sure, but have found a lot of support on various forums, hoping to contribute to them all as well.
I was diagnosed with "probably" Type 2 at the end of April, GP was not 100% sure.
My HbA1c was 7.1% the diagnosis came as a bit of a shock to me (and my GP) as I hadn't had any blood tests for anything for over 10 years......and was pretty asymptomatic.
I am a doctor myself (in an unrelated speciality) and have pretty much been left to get on with it. I did lots of internet research, updated my own very outdated info from Med school days in 1980's and decided I needed to lose weight forthwith, embarked on a LCHF type diet and have shed 5kg so far. It's been a massive change in my life, I bought a glucometer and have been testing fasting and also pre and post meals to see how various foods affect me.
Hoping to "reverse" the beast and GP said I should give it max 3 months before deciding on whether to use meds or not.
I have a very stressful fulltime NHS post which doesn't help the BG levels I am sure, but have found a lot of support on various forums, hoping to contribute to them all as well.