I am totally shocked that I have my results back and I have signs already of retinopathy, so soon? I was told 10 to 20 years can be the normal time for signs to show and if I have good control I might avoid all together. Has anyone else had a bad result at the first test? I have an appointment to see an eye specialist at the end of the month as my eye pressure was also high from the routine eye test a few weeks before and I could be starting with glaucoma as well. I am going to ask whilst I am at the hospital about the retinopathy.
In December I was told I had Type 2, it was picked up from a health check and apart from feeling tired I had no signs. My family have a problem so I thought maybe one day in my retirement it might appear but apart from the love of a glass of wine with meals I had no real bad habits. I do not snack, drink sugar drinks and I would never order a dessert in a restaurant so I thought that would all help. Sadly not, at 42 I am the youngest in my family. My fasting blood came back at 8 so I thought that was fairly low and with good control my first A1C a few weeks later came back at 6. I was please and it showed a low carb diet was worth the hassle. I was positive and even coped with Christmas, my blood was under 6 for lunch and I had a roastie, parsnip and a glass of wine plus a tiny bit of Christmas pudding that I bought for diabetics as I was interested how high I might go. Even a pudding with no added sugar was still going to be a bad choice with all the fruit. The family had no idea and ate it, my dad is also diabetic but does not care what he eats, he is now 79 and after 20 years I give up.
My dad has done exactly as he likes and his eyes are fine, it all feels odd. I now wonder how long I have had this for but my levels were not sky high, could that be due to the fact I ate fairly well anyway. I have also read by taking on a strict control it can make it worse in the short term. I am a bit confused and very fed up.
In December I was told I had Type 2, it was picked up from a health check and apart from feeling tired I had no signs. My family have a problem so I thought maybe one day in my retirement it might appear but apart from the love of a glass of wine with meals I had no real bad habits. I do not snack, drink sugar drinks and I would never order a dessert in a restaurant so I thought that would all help. Sadly not, at 42 I am the youngest in my family. My fasting blood came back at 8 so I thought that was fairly low and with good control my first A1C a few weeks later came back at 6. I was please and it showed a low carb diet was worth the hassle. I was positive and even coped with Christmas, my blood was under 6 for lunch and I had a roastie, parsnip and a glass of wine plus a tiny bit of Christmas pudding that I bought for diabetics as I was interested how high I might go. Even a pudding with no added sugar was still going to be a bad choice with all the fruit. The family had no idea and ate it, my dad is also diabetic but does not care what he eats, he is now 79 and after 20 years I give up.
My dad has done exactly as he likes and his eyes are fine, it all feels odd. I now wonder how long I have had this for but my levels were not sky high, could that be due to the fact I ate fairly well anyway. I have also read by taking on a strict control it can make it worse in the short term. I am a bit confused and very fed up.
