Thank you for all your help and advice the last few days. Rang the receptionist for results which she wasnt happy or qualified to give, but in the end I said just give me the number please. there was no doctor available to talk to. HbA1c is 33. So very relieved its not diabetes but still doesnt...
they are testing for diabetes via the HbA1c, thyroid function and cholesterol as well as FBC. I do have high cholesterol even at 8.5 stone and 5'1" as this is apparently hereditary. They "tried" to give me statins a few years ago and took them for a week......I have never been so ill in my...
Hi, no, they said the results will be back tomorrow after 3 pm. On a plus note I have found some home made cauli-cheese in the freezer so will have that for dinner and hope this silly episode sorts itself out. Just feeling pretty rotten and groggy today. Unsure as to what RH does to you but have...
Hi and so sorry to trouble you all again. I had the blood tests this morning but havent checked any sugars for a couple of days and thought I would leave it to the gods as it were. Felt a little unwell this morning. Bloods were 9 am and I get up at 4 am everyday as husband is a diary farmer. Ran...
Hi Emile and thank you. the highest "random" reading was 24, self tested. On average I am around 6 before meals and still around 12, 2 hours after eating. 12 months ago I had an ambulance at home due to pleurisy and was tested at 3.2, he made me a cup of tea with sugar in and 5 mins later was...
Hi and thank you all for replies. I am undiagnosed. My GP is running a battery of tests on thurs this week. I was just confused as the last two weeks I have had high BG readings and still eating the same food today they have all been normal around 5.4. so apart from this morning on waking at 6.9...
Hi I have posted at the weekend in LADA section but basically I have Lupus, hereditary high cholesterol. 8.5 stone. Had some hypo's for the last 15 yrs or so but started getting more frequent. started testing BG thinking it would be low but was quite shocked at the high readings. Highest random...
Good morning to all. Well, the GP took me very seriously for which I am delighted. we went through the BG readings, tested my stomach for any lumps and bumps around the pancreas (all ok) and has booked me in for an armful of tests on Thursday am. From the readings and symptoms he is pretty sure...
Hi and thank you for reading. I am new on here and need some advice please. I have dr's appt in the morning. I have been autoimmune for 20 years and was diagnosed with Lupus 8 yrs ago. Long before this I was and still am experiencing hypo's 2 to 3 times a week. symptoms are shakey, clammy...