Newbie - Newly diagnosised

[macast]

hi Aileen.... welcome to the forum 🙂

 

[Northerner]

Not sure why they would want a fasting and a non-fasting on the same day. The second one is going to be potentially influenced by whatever you eat for lunch. Although I guess they could get some information.

Don't worry too much about the ketone test, it's just if you are a Type 1 in theory you should have raised ketones even if you do have some limited insulin production left. If you are not currently getting any diabetes symptoms it's unlikely you are in DKA. (Northener/Alan will correct me I think)

Yes, highly unlikely as it has such a rapid and profound onset you'd know by now. I guess that the post-meal test might show a high reading, potentially higher than a non-diabetic would get whatever they ate, but you might get a reasonable 'normal range' reading if you don't eat much carbohydrate!

 

[AileenCJ]

I guess the best thing to do is wait till I finally get to see the diabetic nurse at my surgery, and go in with a list of questions. But there's no point in speculating anything atm, till I can get some answers, though I do feel like a bit of a pin cushion atm

Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone.