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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Hi, I have recently been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes . I am 44 and about 2 - 3 stone overweight. ( 2 siblings and one parent also diabetic)
I was diagnosed early January ( last month) and it did come as a shock as I had requested a hormone/ blood test previously as I was having some menopausal symptoms.... The GP had already done a test the previous year but neglected to tell me that it did show I was going through the change.
On going back in january this year ,He decided to do another blood test to make sure as he felt I was too young...?!
Then looking back on my notes he realised that the previous years blood tests in fact showed I was going through the change. I had the bloods done again...
I was then called back in to see him the following week with the results, I was focusing on the hormone test. But he also confirmed my Hb Aic showed I had Diabetes...
I have gone through all the usual emotions of shock, denial , blame etc and he put on metformin and made an appointment for me to see the nurse etc etc
This week ( some weeks on) I have now had a letter sent to me from my surgery basically informing me that there had been an error on one of the hospital pathology equipment , meaning that it has been giving out abnormally high results??
So I have been asked to go back and have the test again...
Has anyone else had similar experiences...? I am obviously pretty annoyed and concerned although no one's fault..I am now wondering if this means I may not be diabetic as my origional reading was 6.8%. Obviously I am wondering if the metformmin is doing its job surely this will affect the new reading.?
I was diagnosed early January ( last month) and it did come as a shock as I had requested a hormone/ blood test previously as I was having some menopausal symptoms.... The GP had already done a test the previous year but neglected to tell me that it did show I was going through the change.
On going back in january this year ,He decided to do another blood test to make sure as he felt I was too young...?!
Then looking back on my notes he realised that the previous years blood tests in fact showed I was going through the change. I had the bloods done again...
I was then called back in to see him the following week with the results, I was focusing on the hormone test. But he also confirmed my Hb Aic showed I had Diabetes...
I have gone through all the usual emotions of shock, denial , blame etc and he put on metformin and made an appointment for me to see the nurse etc etc
This week ( some weeks on) I have now had a letter sent to me from my surgery basically informing me that there had been an error on one of the hospital pathology equipment , meaning that it has been giving out abnormally high results??
So I have been asked to go back and have the test again...
Has anyone else had similar experiences...? I am obviously pretty annoyed and concerned although no one's fault..I am now wondering if this means I may not be diabetic as my origional reading was 6.8%. Obviously I am wondering if the metformmin is doing its job surely this will affect the new reading.?