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akelarules

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Hi

I'm in a bit of a confused state and need some advice.

In December I had a fasting blood test done to check my cholesterol levels (have had very high readings for a while) anyway it came back with a blood glucose level of 6.7. My Doctor siad it was nothing to worry about but last week whilst having my smear test done, the paractise nurse, who is also the paractise diabetic nurse noticed the results and immediately said she wanted more fasting tests and glucose tolerance tests run. (Having those tomorrow!) My dad lent me his spare blood testing monitor and i've been testing my blood at home, the results vary between 7.8 some mornings and 11 yesterday morning, my dad reckons I've got a problem - I just wanted to hear from others whether they agree with him.

Ta
 
Hi akelarules,

It depends on whether the readings you have been taking are before or after food. If before food then they are well into the diabetic range and vindicate your nurse's decision. If they are around an hour after food then they are normal to slightly high non-diabetic. If two or more hours after eating then again they are too high and would indicate diabetes.
 
Hey

Morning tests are before I've even had a cup of tea or my morning diruetics

After lunch tests are 2 hours after I've eaten - just as dad told me to do.

Last night I tested at 10pm and had a reading of 5, this morning when I got up it was 8.2 - its really weird!

K
 
Hi K,

Morning readings of between 7.8 and 11 before you have eaten are very high and very likely to be diabetes. The reason why your blood sugar level has gone up during the night is because while we are asleep, our livers produce additional glucose to keep us going during the night when no food is being taken on board. This is a perfectly normal body function and in a non-diabetic person their natural insulin production will deal with this so that the BS level on rising is not tremendously different from that at going to bed.

The fact that yours is much higher in the morning is another possible indicator of diabetes, because the night-time rise in blood sugar it seems is not being adequately dealt with by your insulin production.

I imagine that this is probably not what you wanted to hear, but if the extra tests your nurse is arranging do show diabetes, then let us know and we will soon have you in control of your blood sugar again.
 
Hi Dennis

Thanks for that its great to talk to someone who isn't "involved" in my life - dad's great but he relays everything back to mum and then she just lectures me (she doesn't believe in Doctors!) and I don't want to whinge to my hubby or sons!?

This has been going on for a while really - sugar in urine tests then not in the next test - all very weird but thats me

Can I ask is a funny metallic taste in the mouth linked with diabetes? also I have a cut on my arm that I did weeks ago and its still not healing, and my hands and feet constantly itch - are any of these linked or am I just trying to read something into it that isn't there?

Karen
 
Obviously your nurse knows more than your doctor! Even if your numbers come back as "not diabetic" you are already showing signs of what is called "metabolic syndrome", I predict your cholesterol will be low HDL, high LDL and sky high trigs with a side order of high blood pressure.

Have a read round here

http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/2006/10/d-day.html

then look through the Stickies and Success Stories for more sources of information

Skin infections, poor healing and preipheral neuropathy can all start to happen at prediabetic levels

BUT they can all be controlled and in many cases reversed
 
Hiya

Past blood tests for cholestrol have shown high "bad" and low "good" cholestrol (can never remember which is HDL & which LDL) last test showed that Bad level had risen from a previous test - up from 5.3 to 5.6 - 1st test taken 3 years ago was 9.2 so its going the right way but I guess I'm kind of planning for the worst now, anyway I know I'll get plenty of support - our diabetic nurse is fantastic!!

Karen
 
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