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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Hi all.
I have been a lurker for a while diagnosed type 2 in nov 16. I am 43 and in Australia. I have a couple of questions.
I am a bit confused as to what levels should be after meals as on the Australian Diabetes sites it says aim for between 6 and 10 mmol 2 hours after meals. But i was of the belief that levels should be under 8.5 after meals. Most of the time after meals i am under 10mmol, occasionally i have been as high as 13mmol. My question is what should type 2's aim for 2 hours after meals to be under 10mmol or under that.
Also i did have a test a couple years back which didn't indicate Diabetes but i am not sure if i was pre-diabetic as doc didn't tell me the number. As i said, i was diagnosed in Nov last year ( i believe i have been Diabetic for at least a year pre diagnosis) but before that i have had sore feet which i brought up to doc who didn't seem concerned.
I have symptoms ranging from numb patches on toes. Sensation like freezing cold feet put in hot water (hard to describe), stabbing pains and sort of tingling feeling, also extremely sensitive. Left foot worse than right but it has started on the right as well. It seems worse when sugar is higher. I know you cant diagnose this but can anyone tell me if this sounds like neuropathy? If so, i thought it took years for complications to arise? Excluding that i might have been pre-diabetic (i assume doc would have said) for a few years. Is it a common thing to develop neuropathy within a year of having Diabetes?
Thanks in advance
I have been a lurker for a while diagnosed type 2 in nov 16. I am 43 and in Australia. I have a couple of questions.
I am a bit confused as to what levels should be after meals as on the Australian Diabetes sites it says aim for between 6 and 10 mmol 2 hours after meals. But i was of the belief that levels should be under 8.5 after meals. Most of the time after meals i am under 10mmol, occasionally i have been as high as 13mmol. My question is what should type 2's aim for 2 hours after meals to be under 10mmol or under that.
Also i did have a test a couple years back which didn't indicate Diabetes but i am not sure if i was pre-diabetic as doc didn't tell me the number. As i said, i was diagnosed in Nov last year ( i believe i have been Diabetic for at least a year pre diagnosis) but before that i have had sore feet which i brought up to doc who didn't seem concerned.
I have symptoms ranging from numb patches on toes. Sensation like freezing cold feet put in hot water (hard to describe), stabbing pains and sort of tingling feeling, also extremely sensitive. Left foot worse than right but it has started on the right as well. It seems worse when sugar is higher. I know you cant diagnose this but can anyone tell me if this sounds like neuropathy? If so, i thought it took years for complications to arise? Excluding that i might have been pre-diabetic (i assume doc would have said) for a few years. Is it a common thing to develop neuropathy within a year of having Diabetes?
Thanks in advance