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I would like to say hi to all.
I was diagnosed as being bordrline diabetic many years ago, (around 16 max) after taking part in 6 years of trials on staving off/reversing diabetes using regular diabetic medication. (don't know results of the trials, my father and his family were riddled with type 2 so I was a prime candidate!)
I have been recently undergoing more tests and it looks as if I have finally crossed the line. A fasting glucose test awaits in a week. Yuk.
I'm not overweight but have been diagnosed with underactive thyroid as well which is a bummer.
I would just like to say that whilst I have generally felt ok for years and considered myself healthy, watch my food and exercise I decided to give myself an mot this autumn (am 56) and this is what it brought to light!
I did ask for the occasional cursory check over the years and was just told cut down on the sugars at the last but one by a totally unhelpful nurse.(Haven't got a sweet tooth anyway so that was never an issue)
Moral of this - just because you feel ok doesn't mean you are, get checked regularly, you can never tell if anything has worsened.
I was diagnosed as being bordrline diabetic many years ago, (around 16 max) after taking part in 6 years of trials on staving off/reversing diabetes using regular diabetic medication. (don't know results of the trials, my father and his family were riddled with type 2 so I was a prime candidate!)
I have been recently undergoing more tests and it looks as if I have finally crossed the line. A fasting glucose test awaits in a week. Yuk.
I'm not overweight but have been diagnosed with underactive thyroid as well which is a bummer.
I would just like to say that whilst I have generally felt ok for years and considered myself healthy, watch my food and exercise I decided to give myself an mot this autumn (am 56) and this is what it brought to light!
I did ask for the occasional cursory check over the years and was just told cut down on the sugars at the last but one by a totally unhelpful nurse.(Haven't got a sweet tooth anyway so that was never an issue)
Moral of this - just because you feel ok doesn't mean you are, get checked regularly, you can never tell if anything has worsened.