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Newly diagnosed T2 and very confused!

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Hi everyone I’m new here so just a quick post because I’m feeling deflated and confused!
So I had episodes of reactive hypoglycaemia last year and was under an endocrinologist. My hba1c in may was 44. Yesterday I had a follow up appointment and I was told my hba1c is now 59 and I’m type 2 diabetic. My doctor said he’ll write to my gp and for me to make an appointment as I’ll likely need to start on metformin and a lifestyle change. My dad has type 2 diabetes as well and with my hypoglycaemia episodes I knew myself I was on my way to developing it.

I’m just feeling so angry at myself! And so fed up. My doctor even apologised for telling me on New Years’ eve!

I have a gp appointment next Thursday to discuss everything but I don’t know what will happen next!

Any advice anyone?!

thank you :)
Tasha
 
I don't know so much about reactive hypoglycaemia, but with T2 I think the best way is to lower your carb intake - not just obvious sugars.
If you can go low carb that helps to reduce spikes and lowers blood sugar successfully.
 
TL92 said:
Hi everyone I’m new here so just a quick post because I’m feeling deflated and confused!
So I had episodes of reactive hypoglycaemia last year and was under an endocrinologist. My hba1c in may was 44. Yesterday I had a follow up appointment and I was told my hba1c is now 59 and I’m type 2 diabetic. My doctor said he’ll write to my gp and for me to make an appointment as I’ll likely need to start on metformin and a lifestyle change. My dad has type 2 diabetes as well and with my hypoglycaemia episodes I knew myself I was on my way to developing it.

I’m just feeling so angry at myself! And so fed up. My doctor even apologised for telling me on New Years’ eve!

I have a gp appointment next Thursday to discuss everything but I don’t know what will happen next!

Any advice anyone?!

thank you :)
Tasha
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Hi Tasha,
I'm glad you have had some form of information from your specialist and your doctor will give you his assessment.
Hang on!
How did your endo come to firstly you have reactive hypoglycaemia?
And after the second hba1c decide you wereT2?

There are many tests necessary for a true diagnosis of RH!
And to him putting you on drugs that if you are RH, you don't need, because RH is all down to food and what foods (typically carbs and sugers) you can tolerate.
The same with T2, if he believes that your control is not good, he could suggest diabetes drugs that would do you more harm than good.
I would read the RH forum threads, and ask your GP to explain why the need for drugs is necessary as the usual diabetes drugs would cause more hypos?
Ask your GP if he has experienced a RH patient before.
Ask your GP, what is the trigger for the hypo? And how to stop going hypo, by eating carbs?( You can't!)
Ask him if it would be possible to redo hba1c tests and include a full blood panel and then an eOGTT test, which is a glucose tolerance test over five hours. And test your insulin levels and a c-peptide test?
Both the tests for a RH patient is fasting because if it is not, the food will skew the results.
Do you go hypo if you have not eaten?
So if I read it right that the episodes of hypoglycaemia have gone and so you are T2?
If you had RH last year, you would still have it but with everything else going on, you probably don't realise you are going hypo. In everything I've read and experienced, you're going to experience with RH, you cannot stop your pancreas over producing insulin. Unless you have found a miracle cure!!!!

Sorry, I did not see this thread earlier.

Let us know how you get on.
 
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