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The fasting glucose test sounds right, I was asked not to eat or drink (only water) for approx 8 hours before going to the surgery, so you are correct, will know the results of my HbA1c test when I see the diabetic nurse, I asked her to contact me if its an emergency, also this is the test i am...

I was told that I would not get a meter, at least just now, possibly later on, so buying a glucose meter is the way to go, I am going to buy a code free one now, also does it come with the needles, i know i have to buy the indicators, but how many needles do you get with the above codefree...

Well after all of the palaver (again) over the weekend I went back to my Drs and this time I saw the diabetic nurse, so I was able to get all the information I needed and alas I AM diabetic, I was 14 on the scale (do not know what that means, but I was told it should be between 3-6) so I am now...

I am unwaged at the moment and only get very basic benefit and it is a lot of money just to pay out on a whim, what I will do is go for my blood test on Thursday and ask the nurse what she can tell me from my medical report and then if I am still confused make another wee appointment to see the...

Sorry Alison Campbell being patient is not my personality!!!!! I am the worse person for being patient, they say that irritability is a sign of diabetes and I cannot wait to have an excuse to use it, I am currently using not getting any sleep at the moment!!!!! I have been given great...

Would going for a blood glucose test at my local chemist tell me if I am diabetic, even if it's just preliminary, I just want to know IF I am diabetic or not, it will not tell me for sure but would this be a good indication

Right, what a palaver!!! The Dr gave me so little information and now I am back at square one!!! What is true is that I am peeing a heck of a lot and tired all the time so hopefully all of these tests will confirm something will try and get any info I can does the diabetic nurse get the result...

I think I have got over the guilt factor and now realised that I might have to just deal with things when they happen I am a bit control freaky and want to know everything before it happens and not getting much sleep due to peeing is making it worse, I now think that my urine was a bit week and...

I was on the NHS website and the test is a PSA blood test (nearly got it right in my original email) and that is why i easy thinking it might be my post rate but I had sugar in my urine would prostrate issues have that, anyway as bluetit said just attend diabetic clinic and ask all the hard...

I am in a bit of a tizz and was wondering what the rules were when getting testing, let me explain Had all the diabetic palaver weeing tired, and I got a urine sample, and then a psco (sic) blood test i came back I had sugar in my urine, my dr told me I was diabetic, he made an appointment for...