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Confused , stressed and shocked ! Please help ?!

Doughnut123 said:
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
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Ask for slow release metformin from your GP ...good luck ...this is a very common problem ..
 
Low 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.
 
VinnyJames said:
Low 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.
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But there playing havoc with my insides . Chest pains ( maybe indigestion ) . I'm still not convinced so going for another test , probably at asda
 
Welcome :)
by your blood results you are type 2 diabetic so will need metformin(often called metfartin) the dodgy belly will soon settle down,
let us know how you get on
 
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.

Neil
 
daddys1 said:
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.
daddys1 said:
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.

Neil
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daddys1 said:
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.

Neil
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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 more
 
It doesn't go away as such but some type 2s can manage it by diet and exercise alone:)
 
If 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:)
 
totsy said:
If 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:)
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Very difficult my friend . Thank you
 
I know,
i got type 1 about 11 yrs ago and on diagnosis i was so scared ,and the thought of injections day in day out was so scary, but until recently when my insulin levels have gone a bit silly you honestly live normally :)
 
Hi. 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
 
Doughnut123 said:
But there playing havoc with my insides . Chest pains ( maybe indigestion ) . I'm still not convinced so going for another test , probably at asda
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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?

I'd suggest talking to your GP and asking what tests he did and explain you're finding it tough getting your head around it (that's quite common, as you might expect).
 
Daibell said:
Hi. 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
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It was blood drawn , and this was after a hearty breakfast
 
daddys1 said:
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.

Neil
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Hi again , what is hypoglycamia ? And would I get this ? Sounds bad looking at googles answers
 
Doughnut123 said:
Hi again , what is hypoglycamia ? And would I get this ? Sounds bad looking at googles answers
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I suggest you clear everything up with your doc first before starting to look around for complications and hypos.
May be you are ok and all this is just scaring you more than anything else.
I am type 2 with no family history and neither overweight nor unhealthy eater infact I don't miss anything as I was always eating what I am eating now except fruits and first few days for me were like crazy as well but my level was 16 when it came back so I was sure diabetic. Just go to gp and ask for a1c that would confirm if you are or not a diabatic.
 
Hello and welcome! It's a shocking and scary time, you really are in the best place for information, advice and support from great folks who talk from experience of exactly the same. I can only re-iterate what's been said, go talk again to your doctor, ask for the slow release metformin, if you still have the stomach problems (which is the most common thing with met) there are other meds so don't worry there. Low carb is a proven way to reduce levels (and weight if you need), I went straight into it and in 6 months have been able to go meds free now and my last hba1c had me in non - diabetic levels, I'm still diabetic, that will not change, but I'm controlling it and feel so much different!! Hang in there, read lots on here and keep asking!
 
I can't really understand why your doctor put you on Metformin on a blood test level of 6.7 as they say it is only classed as being full diabetes if you have two consecutive drawn blood tests of 7 or over so you would be prediabetic at 6.7
My own tests were 6.9 and my doctor said I was still hanging in but not quite into full diabetes so she will not put me on medication. I have been like this for over 3 years hovering on the brink and to try and stay there I have cut out all sugar stuff and moderate on food like bread and potatoes and I don't eat pasta or rice
 
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