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Over Christmas I noticed that I had this unquenchable thirst. I drank litres and litres of water. I put it down to a combination of too many christmas treats and the cold weather. It's never really went away.

Since Christmas I noticed that I was waking every night once to go to the loo. Also going twice during my shift at work. I think I was in the office for three month (obviously, I went home at night ;))before I ever used the toilets there. I never used to wake up during the night. I started to think that something was wrong and pushed it to the back of my mind.

At the weekend my Mum made a comment that I had lost weight. I told her not to be silly, then went away and secretly weighed myself. About 1.5 to 2 stone since Hogmanay. Something definitely not right.

I realised that I have been really tired in the afternoons at the end of my shift. I decided to make an appointment.

I went to the Doctors this evening after work and she tested my urine and blood. Here's what she found: Urinalysis++++glucose, no ketones, BM27.2. She has referred my to the (Hospital name removed) and I have an appointment there tomorrow to find out more.

Can anyone explain those results at all? I am dreading tomorrow and just know I will get no sleep tonight at all.

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a blood glucose level of 27.2 is high a normal non diabetic reading is between 4-6, this would explain the +++ of glucose in the urine when blood glusose levels are high your body passes urine more frequently in abid to remove some of the glucose form the blood stream this is the excess glucose spilling out into your urine thats what caused the ++++ glucose in your urine sample.
try not to worry at the moment just try to get a good nights sleep so you are more prepared for your appointment at the hospital tommorrow.
you have done the best thing you could by going to the doctor and getting this hosptal appointment to get a proper diagnosis of whether you have diabetes or not. dont worry too much i jnow its easier said than done just wait and see the hospital has to say.
 
forgot to add post again and let us know how you get on at the hospital there is alot of support here on this forum and you can ask as many questions as you like
 
ok and forgot to add the fact that there is no ketones is a GOOD thing I wont go into trying to explain about ketones are for one im not knowledgeable enough and two no point as you have not had a definate diabetic diagnosis yet have you?
 
I have not, no. I think that's what my appointment this afternoon is for. I understand the basics of Ketones. Enough for now anyway.

I have just Googled for what foods are allowed/not recommended. Wow - so confusing. I guess I'm probably too early to be looking for this and I will probably find accurate info from reading this forum later, but just wanted to make the point that I found 2 sites high in the Google search results - both with entirely opposite advice. One said to avoid carbs and eat fat. The other said that wholegrain, starchy foods should make up the main part of your meal.
 
personally I follow a reduced carb diet in that I still eat carbs but only better one likes wholemeal pasta rice and bread. I never eat white bread or rice etc.
the only way to know what works for you is testing your blood glucose after every meal to see what way differnt foods affect your bg everybody is different but I still think controlling the amount of carbs is good for every diabetic however that is just my opinion.
 
They are treating it as type 2, but cannot be sure yet. I have got a kit to check my blood at regular intervals and Glimepiride to take for a start before they move me on to Metformin.
 
well if need to know anything dont be afraid to ask im also type cotrolled by metformin.
here I post the advice the moderators of this site post for newly diagnosed people.

Here is the advice we usually give to newly diagnosed diabetics. We hope that these few ideas gained through experience help you to gain control and give you some understanding of Diabetes. This forum doesn't always follow the recommended dietary advice, you have to work out what works for you as we are all different.

It's not just 'sugars' you need to avoid, diabetes is an inability to process glucose properly. Carbohydrate converts, in the body, to glucose. So it makes sense to reduce the amount of carbohydrate that you eat which includes sugars.

This is NOT a low carb diet suggestion, just a reduction in your intake of carbohydrate. You have to decide yourself how much of a reduction will keep your blood glucose levels in control.

The main carbs to avoid OR reduce are the complex or starchy carbohydrates such as bread, potatoes, pasta, rice, starchy root veg and also any flour based products. The starchy carbs all convert 100% to glucose in the body and raise the blood sugar levels significantly.

If you are on Insulin you may find that reducing the carb intake also means that you can reduce your dose of insulin. This can help you to keep weight gain down as Insulin tends to make you put on weight and eventually cause insulin resistance. This should be done slowly so as not to cause hypos.

The way to find out how different foods affect you is to do regular daily testing and keep a food diary for a couple of weeks. If you test just before eating, then two hours after eating, you will see the effect of certain foods on your blood glucose levels. Some foods, which are slow acting carbohydrates, are absorbed more slowly so you may need to test three or even four hours later to see the effect that these have on your blood glucose levels.

Buy yourself a carb counter book (you can get these on-line) and you will be able to work out how much carbs you are eating, when you test, the reading two hours after should be roughly the same as the before eating reading, if it is then that meal was fine, if it isn’t then you need to check what you have eaten and think about reducing the portion size of carbs.

When you are buying products check the total carbohydrate content, this includes the sugar content. Do not just go by the amount of sugar on the packaging as this is misleading to a diabetic.


As for a tester, try asking the nurse/doctor and explain that you want to be proactive in managing your own diabetes and therefore need to test so that you can see just how foods affect your blood sugar levels. Hopefully this will work ! Sometimes they are not keen to give Type 2’s the strips on prescription, (in the UK) but you can but try!!

If you are an Insulin user in theory you should have no problem getting test strips.

The latest 2010 NICE guidelines for Bg levels are as follows:
Fasting (waking).......between 4 - 7 mmol/l........(Type 1 & 2)
2 hrs after meals......no more than 8.5 mmol/l.....( Type 2)

2hrs after meals....... no more than 9 mmol/l ......(Type 1)

If you are able to keep the post meal numbers lower, so much the better.

It also helps if you can do 30 minutes moderate exercise a day. It doesn't have to be strenuous.

The above is just general advice and it is recommended that you discuss with your HCP before making any changes. You can also ask questions on the forum on anything that is not clear.

Ken / Sue.
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Not managing to get my BG down really. Average is at 14.6. Been feeling a bit rubbish too. Just waiting on the hospital calling me back.

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A reduction to an average of 14 from 27 is good. It will not come down quickly but at least it is coming down, that is a good sign. Keep testing and try to restrict high carb foods as much as you can and it will keep lowering.
I had to come down from 25 when I was diagnosed and it took a couple of weeks before I was anywhere near reasonable figures let alone in the recommended zone!! If it comes down too fast you will feel shaky due to false hypos too, so slow and sure is more manageable.
As the levels get lower you will start to feel much better.
Good luck, we're all here to help.
Angie
 
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