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<blockquote data-quote="Mrs HJG" data-source="post: 2483690" data-attributes="member: 552087"><p>Thank you [USER=372207]@Antje77[/USER] & [USER=372717]@EllieM[/USER] Yep my BG is staying pretty stable mid-4s & 5s, (post-tea sometimes, but rarely, high 6s if I have experimented with something new/bad), so I am not particularly worried at this minute, but not knowing if it could suddenly go horribly wrong or will take a while is a constant, all-consuming thought. Every test makes me worry I'll see higher figures than yesterday.</p><p></p><p>I was told that only the consultant could diagnose 'genetic' diabetes, which I have taken to mean T1/auto-immune as opposed to T2/lifestyle diabetes, but yes, a bit more info from the nurse would have been helpful.</p><p></p><p>It's so frustrating as I was given c-peptide and GAD tests immediately when others seem to have had to fight to get them, but then when the results came back and weren't quite as expected they have withdrawn their interest. From the LADA forum posts it seems most have a battle to get the tests at all, not to have the tests but no-one willing to actually tell me what they mean and think is going on.</p><p></p><p>I know nothing about what could happen or to look out for if I am ill, (I didn't feel ill when my BG was in the 20s!), if I should have a pneumonia jab this winter, how paranoid I should be about catching covid, or anything else, whether I should have some insulin in the fridge just in case, or taking a low dose to preserve the beta cells I have... I asked the hospital team but they won't answer without the diagnosis - what a bonkers way to run the NHS.</p><p></p><p>I will be asking everyone everything tomorrow but suspect I will end up being my pleasant happy self on the the phone and getting nowhere, as I am scared if I p*ss them off too soon, I'll never get a call back<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />. If this was my electricity supplier I would be 'asking to speak to the manager, swapping to another provider and being one of 'those' customers'!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mrs HJG, post: 2483690, member: 552087"] Thank you [USER=372207]@Antje77[/USER] & [USER=372717]@EllieM[/USER] Yep my BG is staying pretty stable mid-4s & 5s, (post-tea sometimes, but rarely, high 6s if I have experimented with something new/bad), so I am not particularly worried at this minute, but not knowing if it could suddenly go horribly wrong or will take a while is a constant, all-consuming thought. Every test makes me worry I'll see higher figures than yesterday. I was told that only the consultant could diagnose 'genetic' diabetes, which I have taken to mean T1/auto-immune as opposed to T2/lifestyle diabetes, but yes, a bit more info from the nurse would have been helpful. It's so frustrating as I was given c-peptide and GAD tests immediately when others seem to have had to fight to get them, but then when the results came back and weren't quite as expected they have withdrawn their interest. From the LADA forum posts it seems most have a battle to get the tests at all, not to have the tests but no-one willing to actually tell me what they mean and think is going on. I know nothing about what could happen or to look out for if I am ill, (I didn't feel ill when my BG was in the 20s!), if I should have a pneumonia jab this winter, how paranoid I should be about catching covid, or anything else, whether I should have some insulin in the fridge just in case, or taking a low dose to preserve the beta cells I have... I asked the hospital team but they won't answer without the diagnosis - what a bonkers way to run the NHS. I will be asking everyone everything tomorrow but suspect I will end up being my pleasant happy self on the the phone and getting nowhere, as I am scared if I p*ss them off too soon, I'll never get a call back:(. If this was my electricity supplier I would be 'asking to speak to the manager, swapping to another provider and being one of 'those' customers'! [/QUOTE]
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