A few years ago I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. My weight loss was ascribed to the diabetes, not all my hard work with Weight Watchers. I tested my BS regularly, and everyone was surprised at how good all my test results were. The day of my annual review, I was told that I was possibly not, in fact, diabetic - the GTT had been performed incorrectly. So they repeated the GTT which showed I was not diabetic. To say I was angry is an understatement!
I have now moved to a different area and the blood tests for the new patient routine show that I now DO have Type 2! Two fasting blood test have shown 7.7 and 7.1. Because they are aware of the orevious situation, they have handled it really well.
But, I've been told I don't need to do any testing myself. This confuses me, as I did have to self-test last time. When I queried this, I was told there was little point at this stage - they only recommend self-testing "in later stages". Is this something you think I should push, or do I just accept what they say?
I have now moved to a different area and the blood tests for the new patient routine show that I now DO have Type 2! Two fasting blood test have shown 7.7 and 7.1. Because they are aware of the orevious situation, they have handled it really well.
But, I've been told I don't need to do any testing myself. This confuses me, as I did have to self-test last time. When I queried this, I was told there was little point at this stage - they only recommend self-testing "in later stages". Is this something you think I should push, or do I just accept what they say?
