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Hello.
Thank you all for your kindness when I posted last month about my GP wanting to repeat my HBA1C.
My random glucose in November was 8.9, The same day he also tested the HBA1C which was 35. He told me at the time of the results he wasn't concerned. He just did a full MOT to rule things out as I am suffering from chronic fatigue and an underactive thyroid that they're trying to treat with thyroxine. Then a month ago my GP called me, I told him I was still tired, I'd had recent thyroid results which showed my thyroid was struggling so I needed a higher dose of thyroxine. He increased it to 75mg and said he would see me in a couple of months but he then said going back to the November result he wanted to repeat my glucose and HBA1C. I asked why and he said because the random was 8,9. I said that the HBA1C according to the NHS under my glucose result, was the definitive test to diagnose diabetes and my HBA1C was fine. He said it was good at 35 but he wanted to just repeat it every 3 months. He knows how much I hate blood tests and how anxious they make me so I got a little upset as I fear I am becoming diabetic.
I am 37, I weigh 8 stone 8lbs, I am 5ft tall. I suffer anxiety and agoraphobia due to PTSD. I was attacked 4 years ago by my brother and my family cut me off out of resentment that I wouldn't accept him back in my life, this was the cause of the PTSD, and the anxiety and agoraphobia. I had therapy and overcame it 80% then a year ago I experienced another trauma, my son was badly bullied at 12 years of age and he became suicidal. He hadn't told us the severity of it but it had been going on a few years. It was hell for me and during this time my health deteriorated, I had a major sudden crash that landed me in bed for week. By crash I mean my legs wouldn't walk, they shook if I tried to walk, I was chronically dizzy and chronic fatigue. After that my GP ran a lot of tests and found an underactive thyroid and my GP suspects I had chronic fatigue syndome due to the PTSD, constant trauma effecting my body.
Over the last year my anxiety and agoraphobia returned due to my health being so bad. I have been fatigued and weak for a year, I rarely get out other than to take the kids to school, short walks with my dog.... noone came to visit me during my illness so I hid away at home. I managed some days out with hubby and the kids last year and a short holiday in a caravan an hour away which was great. I hope to do that again this summer. My health improves and then I get the random crashes again which land me in bed. I am chronically fatigued and have to pace myself or I crash. It's tough with 3 children and the guilt it causes. I have severe anxiety because of this ill health as I fear dying and not seeing my children grow up and having agoraphobia it adds a further complication, my GP comes to my house to see me and now even that I find hard as it causes me intense panic because of all the tests he keeps running. He did so many tests last year, he just keeps repeating the same ones and it's causing me so much anxiety that even my therapist says he is a huge cause of the anxiety.
I spoke to my GP today and he wants to repeat the thyroid in 4 weeks to see how I am on the increased dose and to repeat just the HBA1C due to the high glucose. I have agreed to this. He says that the HBA1C is definitive and the random sugar may just be that, a one off random but HBA1C is the one he diagnoses from. Someone on the thyroid board i use suggested I was pre diabetic with a random glucose of 8.9 and it has concerned me. Should I be concerned?
I am sorry to post again I am just struggling at the moment with all of these health worries and now the fact I could face diabetes according to this woman I am concerned. I know you're experts on the subject so I wanted to ask here. I hope it's ok I have posted again.
Julie
Thank you all for your kindness when I posted last month about my GP wanting to repeat my HBA1C.
My random glucose in November was 8.9, The same day he also tested the HBA1C which was 35. He told me at the time of the results he wasn't concerned. He just did a full MOT to rule things out as I am suffering from chronic fatigue and an underactive thyroid that they're trying to treat with thyroxine. Then a month ago my GP called me, I told him I was still tired, I'd had recent thyroid results which showed my thyroid was struggling so I needed a higher dose of thyroxine. He increased it to 75mg and said he would see me in a couple of months but he then said going back to the November result he wanted to repeat my glucose and HBA1C. I asked why and he said because the random was 8,9. I said that the HBA1C according to the NHS under my glucose result, was the definitive test to diagnose diabetes and my HBA1C was fine. He said it was good at 35 but he wanted to just repeat it every 3 months. He knows how much I hate blood tests and how anxious they make me so I got a little upset as I fear I am becoming diabetic.
I am 37, I weigh 8 stone 8lbs, I am 5ft tall. I suffer anxiety and agoraphobia due to PTSD. I was attacked 4 years ago by my brother and my family cut me off out of resentment that I wouldn't accept him back in my life, this was the cause of the PTSD, and the anxiety and agoraphobia. I had therapy and overcame it 80% then a year ago I experienced another trauma, my son was badly bullied at 12 years of age and he became suicidal. He hadn't told us the severity of it but it had been going on a few years. It was hell for me and during this time my health deteriorated, I had a major sudden crash that landed me in bed for week. By crash I mean my legs wouldn't walk, they shook if I tried to walk, I was chronically dizzy and chronic fatigue. After that my GP ran a lot of tests and found an underactive thyroid and my GP suspects I had chronic fatigue syndome due to the PTSD, constant trauma effecting my body.
Over the last year my anxiety and agoraphobia returned due to my health being so bad. I have been fatigued and weak for a year, I rarely get out other than to take the kids to school, short walks with my dog.... noone came to visit me during my illness so I hid away at home. I managed some days out with hubby and the kids last year and a short holiday in a caravan an hour away which was great. I hope to do that again this summer. My health improves and then I get the random crashes again which land me in bed. I am chronically fatigued and have to pace myself or I crash. It's tough with 3 children and the guilt it causes. I have severe anxiety because of this ill health as I fear dying and not seeing my children grow up and having agoraphobia it adds a further complication, my GP comes to my house to see me and now even that I find hard as it causes me intense panic because of all the tests he keeps running. He did so many tests last year, he just keeps repeating the same ones and it's causing me so much anxiety that even my therapist says he is a huge cause of the anxiety.
I spoke to my GP today and he wants to repeat the thyroid in 4 weeks to see how I am on the increased dose and to repeat just the HBA1C due to the high glucose. I have agreed to this. He says that the HBA1C is definitive and the random sugar may just be that, a one off random but HBA1C is the one he diagnoses from. Someone on the thyroid board i use suggested I was pre diabetic with a random glucose of 8.9 and it has concerned me. Should I be concerned?
I am sorry to post again I am just struggling at the moment with all of these health worries and now the fact I could face diabetes according to this woman I am concerned. I know you're experts on the subject so I wanted to ask here. I hope it's ok I have posted again.
Julie