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<blockquote data-quote="Ailidh" data-source="post: 905897" data-attributes="member: 191393"><p>Being now about 2 years in remission from Lymphoma, I decided to take control and address my weight/fitness issues. Signed up at a local Nuffield gym in March, where as part of their induction they do a blood sugar test. The little lad said mine was 11 (11 whats, I don't know), and should see my doctor. I'd just retired and moved house, so didn't have a GP yet. I eventually got round to registering at the end of May and asked for a blood test. When those results came back, all I got was a text from the practice saying to have another test. That was scary. I had the HbA1c test, and it came back 7.7%. I was given the diagnosis by phone, and at the time was merely relieved it wasn't pancreatic cancer. (**** google).</p><p>It was another 15 days before my first DN appointment, during which time I feverishly searched the internet, and made myself literally ill with worry. I honestly hadn't thought T2 diabetes was that big a deal. I know differently now. After the Lymphoma, I had a major anxiety, depression, insomnia "thing" that lasted very many months. I'd had a bit of a recurrence of that between the blood tests, and I think it would have died down by now had it not been for the diabetes diagnosis. As it is, I'm still having some odd sensations throughout the day, that I'm not sure whether they're latent fear or lowering blood sugar.</p><p>However, from 01 June, when I eventually Did start a diet, to today, I've lost 27.2lbs, which has to be good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ailidh, post: 905897, member: 191393"] Being now about 2 years in remission from Lymphoma, I decided to take control and address my weight/fitness issues. Signed up at a local Nuffield gym in March, where as part of their induction they do a blood sugar test. The little lad said mine was 11 (11 whats, I don't know), and should see my doctor. I'd just retired and moved house, so didn't have a GP yet. I eventually got round to registering at the end of May and asked for a blood test. When those results came back, all I got was a text from the practice saying to have another test. That was scary. I had the HbA1c test, and it came back 7.7%. I was given the diagnosis by phone, and at the time was merely relieved it wasn't pancreatic cancer. (**** google). It was another 15 days before my first DN appointment, during which time I feverishly searched the internet, and made myself literally ill with worry. I honestly hadn't thought T2 diabetes was that big a deal. I know differently now. After the Lymphoma, I had a major anxiety, depression, insomnia "thing" that lasted very many months. I'd had a bit of a recurrence of that between the blood tests, and I think it would have died down by now had it not been for the diabetes diagnosis. As it is, I'm still having some odd sensations throughout the day, that I'm not sure whether they're latent fear or lowering blood sugar. However, from 01 June, when I eventually Did start a diet, to today, I've lost 27.2lbs, which has to be good. [/QUOTE]
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