Hi,
I have had diabetes since last year but because of my age at the time (34), the doctor wasn't sure which type I was saying I was a bit old to get type 1 but because my symptoms occurred over a short period, I was likely to be type 1. I was told by the diabetic nurse that my local hospital didn't do the blood test to differentiate between the types and that "I think we can be fairly certain you are type 1", so I've never officially been diagnosed.
I've read the yahoo webpage and I'm just wondering whether the local doctors can just do a blood test and send it off to the appropriate hospital and what I was told was a load of rubbish?