Search Results

Hi, Well I had a quick chat with a GP from my surgery who confirmed that I was on the borderline between impaired glucose tolerance testing and diabetes. However, he said he was sure things would improve wiht diet and exercise. The trouble is, I weigh less than 8 stone already! I've lost more...

Right - I got my actual results today and they're nothing like my finger-prick results! Fasting was 8 (!!), but then between doing my an fingerprint at home and this one there was a 2 hour gap in which I didn't eat anything but did take my morning tablets. Maybe some of them are sugar coated...

Thanks so much. I know the actual results will be accurate as they took blood from a cannula, but yes, my finger could well have been dirty, particularly given I was trying to test myself sneakily without anyone seeing. Are you able to give any ideas of what kinds of things could have...

Hello, I'm not yet diagnosed but undertook a glucose tolerance test last week. I haven't got the results back yet, but I did sneakily test on my own meter - and now I'm confused! My fasting reading was 4.9. After the standard oral glucose test solution, my reading was 9.9 at 1 hour and 12.2...