What is a Diabetic Review

[Katiekay]

Thank you for all your comments and advice.
My husband went to his review today. Weight, health questions, urine test, blood test and foot touch test.
Apparently, every thing is good as far as the nurse can see. I am not sure how true this is but he was told his number are 11mol was ok as he drives a lot and it would not be good for it to go too low whilst he was driving. I am not sure how true this is.

we will wait for the blood test results to come back.
I am not sure what I thought would happen but again I believe My husband has gone in and said he smokes less than he does, walks further than he actually does, feels well when I know he doesn’t .

we won’t know if the medications he is on will need changing until his bloods come back.

I am and have been trying to help for 3 years ,not sure what else I can do.

k

 

[Leadinglights]

Thank you for all your comments and advice.
My husband went to his review today. Weight, health questions, urine test, blood test and foot touch test.
Apparently, every thing is good as far as the nurse can see. I am not sure how true this is but he was told his number are 11mol was ok as he drives a lot and it would not be good for it to go too low whilst he was driving. I am not sure how true this is.

we will wait for the blood test results to come back.
I am not sure what I thought would happen but again I believe My husband has gone in and said he smokes less than he does, walks further than he actually does, feels well when I know he doesn’t .

we won’t know if the medications he is on will need changing until his bloods come back.

I am and have been trying to help for 3 years ,not sure what else I can do.

k

It sounds as if the visit was not particularly helpful at helping your husband to take things more seriously. I assume the blood glucose level of 11 that he was told was a spot test which is a high level to be seeing and I suspect it will be reflected in quite a high HbA1C.
Hopefully the HbA1C test which I assume they will have done as well will give a better indication of his diabetic status and spur him into making some dietary changes.
I could understand the nurse saying she did not want his levels any lower because of driving if they were below 5.
Please check back in when the results come back so people can support you in trying to cope.

 

[Katiekay]

It sounds as if the visit was not particularly helpful at helping your husband to take things more seriously. I assume the blood glucose level of 11 that he was told was a spot test which is a high level to be seeing and I suspect it will be reflected in quite a high HbA1C.
Hopefully the HbA1C test which I assume they will have done as well will give a better indication of his diabetic status and spur him into making some dietary changes.
I could understand the nurse saying she did not want his levels any lower because of driving if they were below 5.
Please check back in when the results come back so people can support you in trying to cope.

Thanks for your reply, I would imagine the comment about the driving was actually someth8ng my husband said and not the nurse in a round about way. The level of between 11 and 15 is what we have been testing at home over the last two weeks. My husband has never read lower than 11 over that period.
The results of the HbA1C test will be back next week. i am not sure what this blood test actually tests but I am sure we will find out, I am sure my husband mentioned Liver to me earlier.
I am sure we will know more when the results come back and it will stop the denial.

Thank you again,

 

[trophywench]

Not unusual to get a whole raft of blood tests at the same time as the HbA1c - whilst they're taking blood for that, they may as well check Liver function, kidney function (eGFR and U&E tests) , possibly Thyroid function and Cholesterol at the same time.

 

[Katiekay]

Thank you