Recent Content by confused1

Thankyou for your valuable information. I had a creatinine value of 93umol/L and an estimated GFR (MDRD) of 89.9 ml/min, just using the online calculators which use the MDRD formula, I have had various values between 85-90 ml/min. One indicates I might have stage 2 chronic kidney disease based...

That's the nature of the healthcare system in the UK, we don't directly pay for services and have little bargaining power when it comes to decisions made by doctors affecting our health. Often we are forced to whine, pester and beg for doctors to act on our behalves. We are made to feel ashamed...

I'm not quite sure what you mean? I didn't know my "normal" GFR before the test, if that's what you meant. The test showed I had a GFR of greater than 90 ml/min but no indication of the value, so if the person is a 90 year old woman or a 20 year old man, that doesn't factor in apparently. I do...

Did you have a HBA1C test? If so, what was your value?

I'm a 27 year old man and have a family member who was a type 1 when he was 30ish, my hb1ac came back as 32 which is not what you'd class as diabetic, but I also had my kidney function tested (GFR test) and it was 90 which is only just normal but quite low for someone of my age and sex from what...

It's good to know that i'm not a diabetic...yet! I'll have a look at that NICE doc for more information. My only concern is that since the HBa1c test measures AVERAGE blood glucose levels, the blood sugar spikes that could result from say, an insulin production irregularity, might be being...

Thanks you seem to know your stuff, it's great to hear from knowledgeable people. I know my doctor is the person to speak to, but sometimes you want to meet them armed with knowledge, my doctor doesn't explain much and I don't want these results to be dismissed. It's good to hear that i'm in...

Thanks all, I explained to my doctor that my uncle is a diabetic and he ordered these tests. I did not eat anything for 12 hours just be sure that there wouldn't be any bias in HbA1C test, although I understand now that it doesn't affect the test result. I thought that a value of 32.0 meant that...

Hi all, I'm a male in my twenties and recently had a blood test, but don't know what to think about it. I have an uncle who's diabetic and was diagnosed in his thirties. Any help understanding would be much appreciated. :)