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<blockquote data-quote="Daibell" data-source="post: 467376" data-attributes="member: 21149"><p>Hi and welcome. The blood test your GP took could either be a random finger prick test which if high enough can confirm diabetes. He may have taken a sample from your arm which would be the HBa1c and the results will take few days to come from the lab. I suspect it was the random finger-prick test that he did. If you are overweight then dieting thru a low-carb diet will help both weight reduction and blood sugar reduction. If you are overweight it causes insulin resistance where the muscles can't use the insulin the body produces. Losing weight will help remove this. You may be put onto some tablets to help as well. Do get a meter as others have said and that will help guide you on the extent of carb reduction you need. Good luck and we're all in it together!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Daibell, post: 467376, member: 21149"] Hi and welcome. The blood test your GP took could either be a random finger prick test which if high enough can confirm diabetes. He may have taken a sample from your arm which would be the HBa1c and the results will take few days to come from the lab. I suspect it was the random finger-prick test that he did. If you are overweight then dieting thru a low-carb diet will help both weight reduction and blood sugar reduction. If you are overweight it causes insulin resistance where the muscles can't use the insulin the body produces. Losing weight will help remove this. You may be put onto some tablets to help as well. Do get a meter as others have said and that will help guide you on the extent of carb reduction you need. Good luck and we're all in it together! [/QUOTE]
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