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Yeah i didnt ask the breakdown, i have had high triglycerides before when on zoladex, side effect of medication that time. Toatl cholestrol of 6.8 is still not good

My cholesterol is 6.8 which shocked me-lettuce leaves it is then

I had hb1ac 51, fasting glucose 6.3 and cholesterol 6.8 last Monday and GP wants repeat fasting bloods this Monday! Isn't it too soon!!!

I got the call this morning-they want repeat hb1ac etc on Monday-my cholesterol is 6.8! Not 4.6 as I was told-but fed up with myself as I have never smoked and most of the time I eat healthy but need some weight off like most of us but I know people with bigger weight issues than me [emoji53]

No am still awake lol got to be up for work shortly too

Thankyou everyone, even as a nurse i dont fully understand diabetes. I love carbs and that will be tough for me. I have also noticed friends reactions are odd, 'oh u can reverse that' or the best one is ' oh type 2 is not serious like type 1' 'lose a few pounds and it will go away'! I had to...

I am a practice nurse and dont need a full appt, thats a waste of gp time, i just need a quick chat so will wait for them to ring me, they know me well so probably think i dont need any advice etc, but i am no expert on diabetes

I seem to have been waking at 3am recently

Well i got my hb1ac result of 51 2 days ago when i rang the receptionist, however, the doctor still hasnt contacted me to discuss it! I wonder when they will have a look at my blood results!,

Should i be testing my sugars regularly? I know that for a long time i have felt awful a couple of hours after eating sugary stuff but didnt think about diabetes as i had a gtt years ago after finding glucose in my urine but it was ok

Thanks for ur reply, the new no count weight watchers is very good, only brown pasta and brown warburtons thins in moderation, everything else is fresh food from scratch so i think it will fit in well but will speak to my ww consultant. I hope my GP rings soon and we can discuss it, although i...

To cut a long story short i had found glucose in urine and a blood sugar of 11.5 2 hrs after eating sweet stuff (am a nurse). I felt unwell so dipped urine. Anyway i had hb1ac done yest and fasting bloods, hb1ac is 51, doctor not contacted me yet i just rang and asked the receptionist. I have a...

Hi I am not diagnosed but had eaten sugary cake at work (nurse) on Sunday, felt unwell two hrs or so later so checked urine for infection and saw glucose +++, (and infection as usual) did finger prick and was 11.5. I suspect pre diabetes or type 2. Had hb1ac yest and had fasted so did finger...