Attended GP who had not seen me for a while back in February , as I am 51 he requested routine blood screen. Bloods came back showing high fasting blood sugar. 6.6 I think, I was a bit gob smacked at the time to remember. He asked me to see the DNS. Two weeks later met and was given a hand out with sensible health eating suggestions and a request to increase exercise, which I took badly as I was in the gym 6 days a week for an hour plus each day. Yes I was overweight but was lifting weights and had muscles. DNS suggested I had another FBS in three months. I read the leaflet and being a healthy eating pescarian ignored most of it. I cut down on snacks but not on portion size and three months later presented for the repeat smugly having lost a stone in weight. Next day call from DNS Fasting 6.2 but HBC1A 6.5 so she was not suggesting possible type 2 and not pre-diabetes.
This shocked me into radical changes to my diet. Took out all bread, past ,rice and potatoes and mainly ate fish and vegetables and cheese. Weight just fell off. Started a bit of self-testing. Bloods were good mainly in 4-6. Next fasting was 5.4 but DNS would not commit to going back to pre-diabetes also by now had lost 2.5 stone. Still overweight according to BMI but I can see any body fat, still got muscles but much smaller now and I am a wisp of my former self. Then I went on a week all inclusive holiday to the sun. Stayed off the carbs but enjoyed slight potion size increase and a bit too much red wine, which I had not drunk for 6 months. Returned and bloods were going all over the place. Mainly mid 6s some as high as 8 a couple of hours after eating. Now I am worried my next HBC1A will be high in September so a bit deflated and resigning myself to type 2 diagnosis. Struggling with all this but I guess that’s all part of the fun!
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This shocked me into radical changes to my diet. Took out all bread, past ,rice and potatoes and mainly ate fish and vegetables and cheese. Weight just fell off. Started a bit of self-testing. Bloods were good mainly in 4-6. Next fasting was 5.4 but DNS would not commit to going back to pre-diabetes also by now had lost 2.5 stone. Still overweight according to BMI but I can see any body fat, still got muscles but much smaller now and I am a wisp of my former self. Then I went on a week all inclusive holiday to the sun. Stayed off the carbs but enjoyed slight potion size increase and a bit too much red wine, which I had not drunk for 6 months. Returned and bloods were going all over the place. Mainly mid 6s some as high as 8 a couple of hours after eating. Now I am worried my next HBC1A will be high in September so a bit deflated and resigning myself to type 2 diagnosis. Struggling with all this but I guess that’s all part of the fun!
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