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am i diabetic strange condition says my dr

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jellly

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hello
many thanks in advance for any suggestions or advice given

about 6 months ago i had a really bad episode were my blood sugars dropped to 2.9 i know the signs as my wife is type 2 and it was her blood monitor i used to check
i had a mars bar and some lucozade and slowly got back to normal so off i took to the drs and saw a locum who said i couldnt have had blood sugars so low as i am not on diabetic medication so my sugars cant drop he had a full set of fasting bloods done which came back at 11 plus
i then had to see a different gp at the practice who said i was type 2 but diest control only as my chlesteral is below 7 i think it was 6.5 if i remember right
he gave me a diet sheet to follow which i did and was having more and more episodes were my levels were dropping so i went back to the dr who when i explained told me to eat more and forget the diet
the next dr i saw because my levels are high and low basically all over the place sent me for a ct scan that showed nothing wrong
i went to see a different gp this week who looked at my notes and said i am not diabetic she doesnt know what i am apparently she wants me to go to the hospital and be induced into my levels dropping then do some more tests on my insulin levels meanwhile i am stuck knowing nothing and haveing a really bad time of it with my levels being up and down

sorry this turned out to be a long post and thank you to anyone who took the time to read it

thanks paul
 
Not sure we can tell you what you are in a diabetic sense. Think you'll have to wait for the results of your full tests. Let's hope it's good news, but if not, being in our diabetic club aint as bad as you may think, so don't be overly concerned.
 
hi
thanks for the reply
i am reading round the forum and finding little bits of information that fit me like a glove then other bits dont
i am waiting it is just the different drs telling me i am or am not depending on how the dr is feeling i think lol
its just so annoying as it is effecting my job as i work alone and when my sugars drop all i want to do is snooze and if i do that and miss an alarm at work it could cause some very big problems my employers have been very good about it so far but i dont know how much longer they will be with out knowing what is wrong and the differing diagnosis of the drs is not helping any at all
thats why i posted here incase someone said oh its this or the other

thanks paul
 
I'm not medically qualified - so all I can do is give an opinion on the data provided. This is a suggested course of action - NOT diagnostic.
jellly said:
hello
many thanks in advance for any suggestions or advice given

about 6 months ago i had a really bad episode were my blood sugars dropped to 2.9 i know the signs as my wife is type 2 and it was her blood monitor i used to check
Surprising for a non-diab, or a diab diet controlled. What DO you eat? Do you eat regularly? Had you been no eaten for a time before the episode? Were you exhausted?

i had a mars bar and some lucozade and slowly got back to normal so off i took to the drs and saw a locum who said i couldnt have had blood sugars so low as i am not on diabetic medication so my sugars cant drop he had a full set of fasting bloods done which came back at 11 plus
That makes you diab IMO.
i then had to see a different gp at the practice who said i was type 2 but diet control only as my chlesteral is below 7 i think it was 6.5 if i remember right
Chol & diab are quite different conditions. If you are diab, they want your chol to be below 4.0. They would be very concerned at 6.5. What diet were you given?
he gave me a diet sheet to follow which i did and was having more and more episodes were my levels were dropping so i went back to the dr who when i explained told me to eat more and forget the diet
You need to eat more sustaining food - particularly more protein & fats. You were probably given a recommendation to eat a high carb diet - & it seems your digestive system is processing foods too quickly, & thus you get swings between high & low BG. You may also have a food allergy, perhaps to gluten.
the next dr i saw because my levels are high and low basically all over the place sent me for a ct scan that showed nothing wrong
i went to see a different gp this week who looked at my notes and said i am not diabetic she doesnt know what i am apparently she wants me to go to the hospital and be induced into my levels dropping then do some more tests on my insulin levels meanwhile i am stuck knowing nothing and haveing a really bad time of it with my levels being up and down
Many on this forum have benefited from a low carb diet - in defiance of the NHS/DUK diet which recommends getting 1/2 our calories from carbs.
sorry this turned out to be a long post and thank you to anyone who took the time to read it
We are here to help each other - this forum changed my life from complications due to the NHS/DUK "healthy diet."
thanks paul
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