I bought a meter but I can't use it because I can't make my fingers bleed enough. :arghh:
I set the lancing device to the highest setting and tried 4 different fingers but no luck. I tried the sides of my fingers and the fingertips. I even tried holding my hands under hot running water for a...
I used to have a meter but my doctor said they are not reliable enough so she only cares about the official blood test results.
I'll still buy a new one and test at home for a week or two before I go back to the doctor with my blood test results. Maybe this time she will believe me if I get...
I forgot to add that 4 years ago I had an oral glucose tolerance test done because I already had most of these symptoms back then.
The results were:
Fasting glucose 5.4
1 hour later: 11.1
2 hours later: 8.7
I thought that was too high so I went to consult an endo. But she only had one...
I have no idea why I wrote this all down. I don't really have any questions. I guess I just need to vent because nobody will listen to me in real life.
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I asked my GP to send me to take a blood test because I'm pretty sure I have diabetes (insulin resistance).
Here are the symptoms I have...