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[Nonnahove]

Hi everyone, this is my first post so apologies if not I’m doing it the right way.

My GP told me I was pre-diabetic after blood results. She then gave me a form where I could apply to join the NHS diabetes prevention program. I did this this morning saying my level was 48 HBA oneC. They replied to say they couldn’t help me as I wasn’t pre-diabetic but I was diabetic type two

And to contact my GP I wondered if anyone had any idea why she might not have said I was type two diabetes. I have a lot of other medical problems and we only mentioned it in a few moments when I was with her.

I contacted the Surgery to asked to have an appointment but any information would be fantastic.

Thank you very much. I have been reading up on the diabetes, of course but I’m still not that sure what the level should be two hours after eating mine is okay in the morning and usually okay before sleeping but two or three hours after eating it can be 11 or 12 or 13. I’ve changed my diet totally but I don’t think I’m doing the right thing. Thank you very much everybody wishing you a good evening. Apologies for any mistakes I’ve just had cataract surgery and typically me got bad inflammation so it’s difficult to see. I’m 76.

And thanks for any messages that are left.

Nona HOVE

 

[Leadinglights]

Hi everyone, this is my first post so apologies if not I’m doing it the right way.

My GP told me I was pre-diabetic after blood results. She then gave me a form where I could apply to join the NHS diabetes prevention program. I did this this morning saying my level was 48 HBA oneC. They replied to say they couldn’t help me as I wasn’t pre-diabetic but I was diabetic type two

And to contact my GP I wondered if anyone had any idea why she might not have said I was type two diabetes. I have a lot of other medical problems and we only mentioned it in a few moments when I was with her.

I contacted the Surgery to asked to have an appointment but any information would be fantastic.

Thank you very much. I have been reading up on the diabetes, of course but I’m still not that sure what the level should be two hours after eating mine is okay in the morning and usually okay before sleeping but two or three hours after eating it can be 11 or 12 or 13. I’ve changed my diet totally but I don’t think I’m doing the right thing. Thank you very much everybody wishing you a good evening. Apologies for any mistakes I’ve just had cataract surgery and typically me got bad inflammation so it’s difficult to see. I’m 76.

And thanks for any messages that are left.

Nona HOVE

Welcome to the forum.
The threshold for a diabetes diagnosis is 48mmol/mol so yes that puts you on the first rung of the ladder so to speak.
Dietary changes are important in that it is carbohydrates that your body struggles to cope with so what those levels after eating indicate is your meals are too high in carbs.
You would expect 2 hour post meal reading to be no more than 8-8.5mmol/l. With an HbA1C that is just in the diabetic range some modest changes to your diet should be sufficient.
This link may help you to see where you can make some changes, it is a low carbohydrate approach based on REAL food https://lowcarbfreshwell.co.uk/

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @Nonnahove

Some Drs wait for a confirmatory follow-up (and perhaps don’t consider you formally diagnosed until that has happened?)

The Prevention Programme appears to be using 48 as the cut-off, which is understandable.

Great to hear that you have a meter and that lots of your readings are on-target. For those few in double figures, try not to worry about them too much at this stage. Treat them as a learning opportunity, and consider tweaking the meal you had before, to aim for a smaller rise in glucose levels. ideally a rise of 2-3mmol/L or less from your pre-meal reading. Perhaps reduce the portion size of carbohydrates in the meal, or experiment with different sources of carbs.

With a few modest tweaks (and cutting back anything obviously sugary), at 48mmol/mol you should see some positive progress fairly swiftly 🙂