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Ask for slow release metformin from your GP ...good luck ...this is a very common problem ..
Ask for slow release metformin from your GP ...good luck ...this is a very common problem ..Thanks but the tablets are making my insides do things I have never felt before . Not sure whether I want to share this with my workplace as its devasating as it is , on its own
But there playing havoc with my insides . Chest pains ( maybe indigestion ) . I'm still not convinced so going for another test , probably at asdaLow carbing is more effective than metformin but take them until your next hba1c then discuss it with your GP.
You are only slightly in the diabetic range - as I was.
I'm now controlled by diet and exercise.
Hi @Doughnut123 , and welcome to a really great forum.
When your first diagnosed it really takes some time to get your head round it all, even coming on here and everybody welcoming you can seem a little odd at first because it is some where you did not expect to be.
I t really does appear that you have had a HbA1c blood test, and before you go rushing off to Asda, if you go back to the Doctors and ask the receptionist if you could have a 'Print Out' of you HbA1c test. If she gives you that then you will know that you have been tested and the figure you have been quoted is actually a %. That 6.7% is not too high but certainly enough for diagnosis and medication to start.
Just slow down it can be very overwhelming at first as sometimes they are not particularly many symtoms for you to believe that you can have diabetes.
Keep asking the questions and read and learn from here it will be very helpful for you.
OkHi @Doughnut123 , and welcome to a really great forum.
When your first diagnosed it really takes some time to get your head round it all, even coming on here and everybody welcoming you can seem a little odd at first because it is some where you did not expect to be.
I t really does appear that you have had a HbA1c blood test, and before you go rushing off to Asda, if you go back to the Doctors and ask the receptionist if you could have a 'Print Out' of you HbA1c test. If she gives you that then you will know that you have been tested and the figure you have been quoted is actually a %. That 6.7% is not too high but certainly enough for diagnosis and medication to start.
Just slow down it can be very overwhelming at first as sometimes they are not particularly many symtoms for you to believe that you can have diabetes.
Keep asking the questions and read and learn from here it will be very helpful for you.
Neil
hi Neil , true I'm struggling to cope with this new news . Will it go away in time if I adjust my diet and excrcise moreHi @Doughnut123 , and welcome to a really great forum.
When your first diagnosed it really takes some time to get your head round it all, even coming on here and everybody welcoming you can seem a little odd at first because it is some where you did not expect to be.
I t really does appear that you have had a HbA1c blood test, and before you go rushing off to Asda, if you go back to the Doctors and ask the receptionist if you could have a 'Print Out' of you HbA1c test. If she gives you that then you will know that you have been tested and the figure you have been quoted is actually a %. That 6.7% is not too high but certainly enough for diagnosis and medication to start.
Just slow down it can be very overwhelming at first as sometimes they are not particularly many symtoms for you to believe that you can have diabetes.
Keep asking the questions and read and learn from here it will be very helpful for you.
Neil
OkIt doesn't go away as such but some type 2s can manage it by diet and exercise alone
1 more horrible question that really scares me . LifespanIt doesn't go away as such but some type 2s can manage it by diet and exercise alone
Very difficult my friend . Thank youIf you look after yourself you can go on as long as you would anyway, and if you keep your blood sugars in check you should miss out on the complications associated with diabetes,try not to worry
I would suggest the test they might do at ASDA will do will just be a finger prick test, which will only tell you roughly what your blood score is, at that moment. The test on which a diagnosis is usually made is blood drawn from a vein, and analysed at a lab. That test looks at different factors, but results in a score of your average blood score over a longer period (2-3 months). So, you can see how the two differ and how the average is more informative?But there playing havoc with my insides . Chest pains ( maybe indigestion ) . I'm still not convinced so going for another test , probably at asda
It was blood drawn , and this was after a hearty breakfastHi. If the 6.7% was a random finger prick test then that is in itself not a diabetic level. A fasting test or a test 2 hours after a meal can be a guide particularly if it's over 8 mmol, but you need a GTT (Glucose Tolerance Test) or an HBa1C blood test to confirm diabetes
Hi again , what is hypoglycamia ? And would I get this ? Sounds bad looking at googles answersHi @Doughnut123 , and welcome to a really great forum.
When your first diagnosed it really takes some time to get your head round it all, even coming on here and everybody welcoming you can seem a little odd at first because it is some where you did not expect to be.
I t really does appear that you have had a HbA1c blood test, and before you go rushing off to Asda, if you go back to the Doctors and ask the receptionist if you could have a 'Print Out' of you HbA1c test. If she gives you that then you will know that you have been tested and the figure you have been quoted is actually a %. That 6.7% is not too high but certainly enough for diagnosis and medication to start.
Just slow down it can be very overwhelming at first as sometimes they are not particularly many symtoms for you to believe that you can have diabetes.
Keep asking the questions and read and learn from here it will be very helpful for you.
Neil
I suggest you clear everything up with your doc first before starting to look around for complications and hypos.Hi again , what is hypoglycamia ? And would I get this ? Sounds bad looking at googles answers
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