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Hi all,
I've just joined as I'm feeling overwhelmed and confused.
Went to docs 3 weeks ago with long term recurrent thrush symptoms and on my birthday was diagnosed type 2 diabetes (happy happy birthday!) with a hba1c of 104, she was confused (I'm 107 lbs, 5"1 so verging on underweight) retested and it was 105. I was promptly told I had diabetes type 2, was allowed NO sugar, fell into in floods of tears and was thrown out as GP was running over. In the meantime I found out my dad may have had diabetes and great uncle has it. I had another appointment with a different GP and then was told it wasn't definitely type 2 and could be type 1 and they needed more tests (and that I could have the occasional sugar treat!) which they'll do at my next appointment. Finally the next appointment rolls around, I leave school early and they tell me I missed a doctors appointment (I most certainly didn't I wasn't told of any other appointments) and its the diabetes nurse and she can't tell me anything about my type, run any tests or really do anything since she doesn't know my type.
She tells me I need an urgent doctors appointment tomorrow in the middle of school. Then she runs off to see the duty doctor and comes back saying 'You're type 1.' despite running no further tests and no further input from the doctor, she says she just found it in his notes (which is weird because he told me categorically that he couldn't tell me at the last appointment). She says she'll do the DN appointment as if I'm a type 1 and refer me to a specialist. and defer the appointment with the GP for next Tuesday but I'm just a bit confused and worried - am I actually type 1 or should I take this with a grain of salt? If so should I be on insulin now or can it wait a bit? Should I be having ketones test strips? I've started monitoring my blood glucose and I was happy because at times is been down to 6.6 and it's averaging 10ish which seems better but she's still majorly concerned since there are spikes of 13/16/17/20.
Sorry for the rant but I can get really anxious and have a fear of needles so really not looking forward to the prospect of insulin and just want answers ): I'm worried I'll be waiting another few weeks for an appointment with the specialist and then have to rebook a session with tests and then have to wait for the results and could be months before I know where I'm at!
xxx
I've just joined as I'm feeling overwhelmed and confused.
Went to docs 3 weeks ago with long term recurrent thrush symptoms and on my birthday was diagnosed type 2 diabetes (happy happy birthday!) with a hba1c of 104, she was confused (I'm 107 lbs, 5"1 so verging on underweight) retested and it was 105. I was promptly told I had diabetes type 2, was allowed NO sugar, fell into in floods of tears and was thrown out as GP was running over. In the meantime I found out my dad may have had diabetes and great uncle has it. I had another appointment with a different GP and then was told it wasn't definitely type 2 and could be type 1 and they needed more tests (and that I could have the occasional sugar treat!) which they'll do at my next appointment. Finally the next appointment rolls around, I leave school early and they tell me I missed a doctors appointment (I most certainly didn't I wasn't told of any other appointments) and its the diabetes nurse and she can't tell me anything about my type, run any tests or really do anything since she doesn't know my type.
She tells me I need an urgent doctors appointment tomorrow in the middle of school. Then she runs off to see the duty doctor and comes back saying 'You're type 1.' despite running no further tests and no further input from the doctor, she says she just found it in his notes (which is weird because he told me categorically that he couldn't tell me at the last appointment). She says she'll do the DN appointment as if I'm a type 1 and refer me to a specialist. and defer the appointment with the GP for next Tuesday but I'm just a bit confused and worried - am I actually type 1 or should I take this with a grain of salt? If so should I be on insulin now or can it wait a bit? Should I be having ketones test strips? I've started monitoring my blood glucose and I was happy because at times is been down to 6.6 and it's averaging 10ish which seems better but she's still majorly concerned since there are spikes of 13/16/17/20.
Sorry for the rant but I can get really anxious and have a fear of needles so really not looking forward to the prospect of insulin and just want answers ): I'm worried I'll be waiting another few weeks for an appointment with the specialist and then have to rebook a session with tests and then have to wait for the results and could be months before I know where I'm at!
xxx