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Thanks. I'm 20 now, if I was diabetic, how would it have developed? Would I have had it from a young age or does it simply just happen overnight?

Ok thanks for all the replys guys. I had an eye exam today and the optician said my eye health was fine, althought I did need glasses for computer use. I guess this is a good sign because diabetes can damage the eyes. Going to try and make an appt with my doc tomorrow to get that HBA1C blood...

I'm getting confused now. Will a HBA1C find out if I'm diabetic or not? Or does it HAVE to be a fasting blood test?

Oh I see. :( Oh well I will still try and see my doc next week and I'll ask him if he thinks I need to take another blood test. Cheers!

Thanks, I'll see about getting the bloodtest done next week. I just hope my doc understand the link between anaemia and HBA1C. How did you find out about it? Just wondering because I couldn't see much about it on Google - Did your doctor inform you about it? EDIT - I had iron deficency anaemia...

Well my last blood test showed I wasn't anaemic anymore so when I next see my doc I will ask for a HBA1C blood test. All of my symptoms are probabaly just down to anxiety. My doctor never mentioned anaemia affecting the results of the HBA1C test though. :/ Cheers

Ah **** that sucks. I was on medication for anaemia for 7 months and the last blood test I had showed I wasn't anaemia so I assume it's all cleared up. So when I go to my doctor I ask for a HBA1C blood test? Cheers

It's strange you should say that. I had a blood test done around 12 months ago when I had these symptoms. My doctor said something to me about the blood test being able to see my blood sugar levels for the past 3 months - I assume you are reffering about the same one? He did not go into detail...

Thanks for the replys. Just starting to worry again now as I remembered that the last time I went through a period of testing my self it was 6.6 when I woke up. Granted it probabaly wasn't a full 12 hours so probabaly nothing to be alarmed about. I will probabaly go and see my doctor about it...

Could anyone please recommend a Glucose meter that would be good for testing in the morning i.e 12 hour fast? Cheers

Hello, Thank you very much for the reply. I have been through a period of worry before and did end up purchasing a glucose meter. I tested my blood sugar levels when I felt the symptoms come on and they were always in normal range which I found strange. (They were never below 4 and never above...

Hi guys, I'm a 20 year old male from the UK. I appreciate this is not a medical forum and I understand that you guys aren't health professionals, but I have a question in regards to detecting diabetes. I purchased some urine dip strips from my chemist and they detect glucose in the urine which...