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Was pre but think im diabetic now
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I just posted. Wanted to add i ate too much cos i wasnt hardly eating for reasons then cos i lost weight thats when i ste like too many hot x buns and puddings as i didnt want lose anymore weight as people commented..thankyou plesde see my 1st post
rebrascora
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Hi and welcome.
Sorry to hear you are feeling rough and suspect that your diabetes has progressed. The first thing that you should do is make an appointment at the doctors to get checked out and get a blood test. You mention weight loss.... Is this unintentional? Are you suffering with thirst and constant trips to the toilet or just the fatigue/lethargy after you eat carb rich foods. It is never to late to turn this around with the right treatment, so make an appointment and set the ball rolling.
If you have difficulty getting an appointment (I know some surgeries are really difficult to access by phone), do you have the option of an online service like "Ask My GP" at your practice? If so, I find that really good for explaining the problem in an email format and getting a very speedy response.
Hope you can get something sorted soon but obviously you know that your diet is not helping things and you need to start addressing that. Just small sustainable changes is important. Maybe have scrambled eggs and mushrooms for breakfast or an omelette instead of cereal or bread/toast.
I assume as you were pre diabetic, you are not currently on any medication for diabetes... is that a safe assumption?
Sorry to hear you are feeling rough and suspect that your diabetes has progressed. The first thing that you should do is make an appointment at the doctors to get checked out and get a blood test. You mention weight loss.... Is this unintentional? Are you suffering with thirst and constant trips to the toilet or just the fatigue/lethargy after you eat carb rich foods. It is never to late to turn this around with the right treatment, so make an appointment and set the ball rolling.
If you have difficulty getting an appointment (I know some surgeries are really difficult to access by phone), do you have the option of an online service like "Ask My GP" at your practice? If so, I find that really good for explaining the problem in an email format and getting a very speedy response.
Hope you can get something sorted soon but obviously you know that your diet is not helping things and you need to start addressing that. Just small sustainable changes is important. Maybe have scrambled eggs and mushrooms for breakfast or an omelette instead of cereal or bread/toast.
I assume as you were pre diabetic, you are not currently on any medication for diabetes... is that a safe assumption?
Pumper_Sue
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Hello,
If you go back to your first post there is an edit button so you can add this info to it 🙂 you can delete this post as well to save confusion 🙂
Inka
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Or just add the information you missed out in a new post on your thread here:
https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/threads/was-pre-but-think-im-diabetic-now.100005/
Both options are fine.
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rebrascora
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Good to hear you are getting a blood test. That is a good first step/ Please let us know how you get on and what the result is.
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