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Over40dave

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For the last 8yrs or so I have been tested for diabetes. Originally I was told that my readings fter fasting was anywhere between 6.8 and 7.1. Eventually I had readings over 7.0 and was told I would. Be treated at type 2 diabetic.
They then changed to testing criteria not fasting blood test and was told I was reading at 60. My last reading was 80 and this had worried me. I don't know what the scale is and whether or not I am at the top end or bottom end. I am being treated with Lingaliptin.
Can anyone enlighten me as to what my risk is. Am I prediabetic or diabetic
Thanks
 
What country do you live in? Might give us a better idea of the figures you are quoting..
 
Over40dave said:
For the last 8yrs or so I have been tested for diabetes. Originally I was told that my readings fter fasting was anywhere between 6.8 and 7.1. Eventually I had readings over 7.0 and was told I would. Be treated at type 2 diabetic.
They then changed to testing criteria not fasting blood test and was told I was reading at 60. My last reading was 80 and this had worried me. I don't know what the scale is and whether or not I am at the top end or bottom end. I am being treated with Lingaliptin.
Can anyone enlighten me as to what my risk is. Am I prediabetic or diabetic
Thanks
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Can I suggest that you start by having a read of this page..
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html
 
The confusing part is that there are the blood glucose levels, which are either measured in mmol/l or mg/dl, those will vary over the day.
And then there are hba1c levels, which are measured in mmol/mol or %, those tell you something about the average over the last couple of months.
We don't know what tests you've had and what units they are in, but I'd wager the 60 and 80 are hba1c levels, which clearly put you in the diabetic range.

Here is the very useful piece we like to offer our new members to get started. Please ask anything you'd like to know, and ask your health care professional about those numbers too.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/basic-information-for-newly-diagnosed-diabetics.26870/

Good luck!
 
I too suspect that the 60 and 80 are Hba1c levels, and both are fully in the diabetic range, and you should not have been left to your own devices for so long.
I strongly suggest testing your blood glucose after meals, and reducing the carbohydrate content if you are seeing high numbers at the two hours from starting to eat point.
 
Hello and welcome,

I agree wing Resurgam's suggestion that you get your own meter and start testing. It is important to know what your levels are. You need to know what your levels are so you can make decisions about what you are eating. You can't make a decision until you know what effect the food is having on your levels.

The good news is that once you have your meter and are testing regularly you will learn what your body can tolerate and can make decisions which will improve your blood sugar levels. It is possible and so you can make positive changes to your health

Read around and ask questions- this is an awesome place that can help and support you.

Good luck.
 
Over40dave said:
For the last 8yrs or so I have been tested for diabetes. Originally I was told that my readings fter fasting was anywhere between 6.8 and 7.1. Eventually I had readings over 7.0 and was told I would. Be treated at type 2 diabetic.
They then changed to testing criteria not fasting blood test and was told I was reading at 60. My last reading was 80 and this had worried me. I don't know what the scale is and whether or not I am at the top end or bottom end. I am being treated with Lingaliptin.
Can anyone enlighten me as to what my risk is. Am I prediabetic or diabetic
Thanks
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Without units we don't quite know what your numbers mean, but with a bit of an educated guess, adding the medication you're on to the equation, I do believe that 80 was a HbA1c, and that's quite thoroughly in the diabetic region. Heck, 60 was, for that matter. The medication you're on, and I had to get this off wikipedia so someone tell me off if I am getting this wrong, increases the output on insulin (which for a T2 is just basically trying to mop the flooded floor with the fawcet still running; in the long run it just makes it all that much worse, if you ask me), and cutting back on the glucose your liver naturally dumps. I do find it kind of insane that you have to go online to find out whether your numbers and treatment mean you're diabetic or not: Your doc's not exactly a star incommunication is he/she? Sheesh!

In any case... From what I gather this med isn't the preferred one, and looking at the potential side-effects i can see why. Were you put on different medications first, like Metformin or Gliclazide? All in all.... If those figures were your HbA1c, then yeah, you're a diabetic, and there's a lot more you can do about it than just take medication that can make a bad thing worse. https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html might help, as can Dietdoctor.com, this forum's website (diabetes.co.uk, not .org!) and Dr. Jason Fung's book The Diabetes Code. Just whatever you do, do NOT combine low carb eating with your current medication, you WILL hypo with your current medical regime. Learn a little about the condition and possible solutions first, talk them over with your doc to decide on what to do next with the dosage, provided you want to try the diet of course, and go from there. You don't have to get it right overnight, and a meter'll be your invaluable tool. You'll be okay.

Good luck!
Jo
 
Hi, @Over40dave , this message is just to tag you in this thread so you'll get an alert. When I was new here it took me ages to find out I had to click the 'watch thread' button on the top of a thread to get alerts when someone responded to my thread :)
 
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