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<blockquote data-quote="Emjay1581" data-source="post: 839594" data-attributes="member: 178629"><p>It runs in my family, and I started showing symptons 4 weeks ago. I was just getting over a cold and had been drink loads to flush my system. Once the cold was over I was still drinking loads and needed the loo more than usual. One day I asked a work colleague who is diabetic, if I could take a reading. Monitor count was 21.8. I called my GP and got an appointment for bloods 2 days later. However, the nurse was unable to find any veins, and I got sent on my way with bruised arms and no test done. I had to rebook for an appointment which was a week later!! This time there was no problem drawing blood. I called up the next day for results and was told I needed to book an appointment with the doctor for my results. Earliest appointment was a week later, so I booked the appointment and on the Monday called again and luckily I was fit on. Dr saw me, asked me why I thought I was diabetic, then told me I was and gave me a prescription for metformin and statins. She explained the side effects and told me I had to book in to see the diabetic nurse. I asked whst the statins were for and was told 'it is to lower cholesterol' when i asked what my cholesterol was '4.4'. When i asked why i needed to take it then i was told all my answers would be provided by the diabetes nurse.Diabetic nurse was only available 2 days later. And now that I have been to see her, I have no answers to my questions and a lot more questions. Oh and possibility that instead of being type 2 I might be type 1. She too tried taking blood with no luck so was sent to the blood clinic a day later. I won't know the results until Tuesday!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Emjay1581, post: 839594, member: 178629"] It runs in my family, and I started showing symptons 4 weeks ago. I was just getting over a cold and had been drink loads to flush my system. Once the cold was over I was still drinking loads and needed the loo more than usual. One day I asked a work colleague who is diabetic, if I could take a reading. Monitor count was 21.8. I called my GP and got an appointment for bloods 2 days later. However, the nurse was unable to find any veins, and I got sent on my way with bruised arms and no test done. I had to rebook for an appointment which was a week later!! This time there was no problem drawing blood. I called up the next day for results and was told I needed to book an appointment with the doctor for my results. Earliest appointment was a week later, so I booked the appointment and on the Monday called again and luckily I was fit on. Dr saw me, asked me why I thought I was diabetic, then told me I was and gave me a prescription for metformin and statins. She explained the side effects and told me I had to book in to see the diabetic nurse. I asked whst the statins were for and was told 'it is to lower cholesterol' when i asked what my cholesterol was '4.4'. When i asked why i needed to take it then i was told all my answers would be provided by the diabetes nurse.Diabetic nurse was only available 2 days later. And now that I have been to see her, I have no answers to my questions and a lot more questions. Oh and possibility that instead of being type 2 I might be type 1. She too tried taking blood with no luck so was sent to the blood clinic a day later. I won't know the results until Tuesday!! [/QUOTE]
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