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Advice Needed...

Jaxx01

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294
Location
Bracknell, Berkshire
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
ok so I had GD and was told that my levels were highly suspicious of Type 2. So off I went to my GTT on thursday. I took my blood glucose monitor with me and took my levels myself before and after the test. So I got a fasting reading of 7.9 and two hours just before I went back in for my second blood test the ready was 12.9!!!

Sooo...I rang up on Friday for the results and the just said 'yeah, its come back normal' ?? My question is has anyone ever had this?? Quite clearly the levels that I took on my blood glucose monitor arent normal!! Im confused...do they test other stuff too to give an indication??
 
Hi Jaxx01!

OK, the levels you took on your meter are diabetic levels and if the GTT was the same, you would be diagnosed diabetic. However, as high as they are, they are only just diabetic levels, I think. The fasting one needs to be above 7 and the 2hour one above 10.9 (I think) for a diabetes diagnosis. So, your tester might be running slightly high and the GTT has shown you just below diabetes levels.

All that said, if your results are even close, you should be diagnosed as pre-diabetes and given appropriate advice as pre-diabetes almost always becomes diabetes in time - and certainly if you do not act to control it. Go back to your doctor and insist on a print-out of your test results and a discussion of their meaning.

Good luck and let us know how you get on

Smidge
 
Could be errors on your meter, or in how you did your readings, (hands washed?) but none the less, sounds kinda diabetic to me! I agree with above, and would want further tests. Ask for an HbA1c which shows average sugar levels over the recent past. Good luck!
 
Hi. Are you taking your BS readings just before and 2 hours after a typical meal; not breakfast? Let us know what readings you get. Are you having a low-carb diet as part of controlling your possible diabetes.? If you are pre-diabeteic then it help delay the move towards full diabetes.
 
Thanks guys!! Im off for another appointment tomorrow and will ask then the actual levels that came back. I have been following a low carb diet since I had my baby and will continue to do so but my levels still seem pretty high!! Ive now run out of test strips and obviously wont get anymore on prescription so Im gonna have a hunt around for some and then start taking them again for a while to keep a check!

Will let you know what they say tomorrow xx
 

Trouble is, if you go low carb, you may well get non-diabetic tests on the meter and on HbA1c tests; it wouldn't neccesarily mean you're not diabetic though, just that you're managing your sugar levels through diet. I'd want to find out wether I'm diabetic or not first, then go on a diet. Ask for another Oral glucose test if it's unclear, or stay on your normal diet and have a couple of fasting tests.
 
Do you know, I didnt even think about that!! Thanks Grazer. Well Im going in the morning to see the doctor...I will ask what the levels are and how they come to the diagnosis!? Should hopefully get some answers..Im just not confident that the doctor that said 'oh its normal' really got it right as he hadnt looked at them before and I literally put him on the spot!! Who knows, I'll let you guys know tomorrow I do really appreciate your help x
 
If you're to have a Glucose Tolerance Test it's advised that people who normally low-carb eat at least 150g of carb for three days before they have the test so that they get a 'true' reading.

I picked that up off this forum, I think, and I have also read it in one of my reference books, but I can't remember where! Makes sense though.

Viv 8)
 
See I naturally follow a low carb diet as I had gestational diabetes so I used to it lol my doctors seriously are ****...they didnt tell me anything!! They only told me when I got there that I wasnt allowed to leave the surgery! Lucky Im not stupid and knew that anyway otherwise my baby wouldnt have had any milk!!! Anyway, going in this morning so will prob ask if I can have a restest x
 
Ok so just been and my results actually came back as 'impaired'. She said not massively but to re-book another test in 6 months time!

At least I know I wasnt going too mad lol xx
 
That's great; you now know that you are on the verge of being diabetic, but not there. So keeping to a good moderate carbohydrate diet, reasonable exercise and a sensible weight means you can keep it at bay. Good luck, and keep us posted on any developments
 
Thanks Grazer I feel in a much better place as I know I can delay things.. Will keep you guys posted. I really do appreciate all your help!
 

I've never quite understood the logic of this. Surely you want the GTT result to reflect your insulin response to your usual eating and lifestyle habits. I'm not sure how it is a "true" reading if you deliberately change your eating pattern temporarily to influence the result.
 

I think the point is that if you're low carbing and suddenly have a massive glucose hit, (the glucose test) your body will not react normally because it's not used to dealing with those levels. You could thus get a false rersult. If you acclimatise it to some carbs, it will react more normally
 
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