Recent Content by damianhucker07

results after dinner . myself 7.6 and girlfreind 5.0 . dunno what happened earlier maybe a dodgy result . regardless looks like we are both all clear . thnx for everyones help

hi . i said on my previous thread ,am i diabetic, that i was suffering diabetic symptoms and that i had bought a test kit ( see am i diabetic for further info) well my results appear to be all fine ive done random tests and got varying from 4.0 to 6.1 and then did a diy GTT this morning . my...

ok dunno if i understand any of my results on my first attempts . ive done this in evening so not done any fasting etc gunna do it that way 1st thing in morning . i tested before my dinner and it read 5.9 which didnt surprise me as ive felt fine all day an hour later it was 5.3 , not much...

thanx for the advice guys . if i dont end up being diagnosed as diabetic it will be a shame to not need to visit this forum anymore , i have found everyone very helpful thus far , i work in a trade in which forums are quite commonplace and usually theres allsorts of bickering going on between...

ive been to gp this morning and asked for glucose tolerance test . i was flatly refused the test being told that my results from festing was 5.1 and that it would be ridiculous to request the test . i explained (again) about all my sypmtoms and he agreed they sound diabetic but that other...

ok , thnx for clearing that up dennis . just didnt want to have to point out to the doctor that he told me to do something wrong , dont think that would make him as keen to be helping me . lol :wink:

hi yes that all made sense i think you missed my point on the plasma glucose fasting test though . i had it done last week and it read that i was fine , but i was told to fast for 12 hours . ive since found i should have fasted 8-10 hours not the 12 the gp told me , so would the extra fasting...

yes it was just a single blood test . i will definately be asking for a glucose tolerance test tomorrow , is this something i will need to go hospital to do and how long after asking does it usually take before i get the test . i agree also that the symptoms doesnt all neceserally mean i am...

in addition to all this i have been sent home from work today suffering from very severe headache that meant i couldnt stand up as i felt so dizzy , its the worst headache of my entire life . i called nhs direct as it was so bad i thought i should possibly go to hospital and didnt want to go and...

thats exactly what i was thinking of doing , am i completly within my rights to ask and is there any reason for him to refuse me the glucose tolerance test

hi for the last 18 months i have been suffering from dizzy spells which i had approx once a fortnight but are now once or twice a day and last for a couple of minuttes , sometimes a little longer . my grandma was diabetic and my mum thinks she might be . i am getting more and more symptoms...