Hello All,
I am a new ish Type 2 diabetic who was recently diagnosed, a few weeks ago, here in Spain.
The Subject matter of this topic is, as you can see, is Diabetic Ignorance-not by me, not by my GP but both of us.
My tale of woe goes back to mid 1990 when I was just six months from being dishcharged from the Royal Navy. At this stage of your service you were then permitted to attend briefings, courses and interviews to allow you to take up employment in civillian life at the completion of your "time".
I duly attended a job interview (and medical) for a firm who were recruiting for staff in the Middle East. Passed the interview but failed the medical "Excess sugar in urine". I went to see the doctor in the Sick Bay who arranged for me to take a Glucose Tolerance Test. When the results came back he was satisfied with them, explaining to me that although there was a high sugar reading it was no indication of diabetes. He wrote a letter to my prospective employer and I got the job.
From that time I recieved no further advice as I simply had "a low tolerance to glucose"
22 years down the line and recently with lots of kidney problems I was finally diagnosed as Type 2.
I now know that, with simple precautions, since that GTT I could have prevented becoming a diabetic, but this is one example of ignorance NOT being bliss.
I am a new ish Type 2 diabetic who was recently diagnosed, a few weeks ago, here in Spain.
The Subject matter of this topic is, as you can see, is Diabetic Ignorance-not by me, not by my GP but both of us.
My tale of woe goes back to mid 1990 when I was just six months from being dishcharged from the Royal Navy. At this stage of your service you were then permitted to attend briefings, courses and interviews to allow you to take up employment in civillian life at the completion of your "time".
I duly attended a job interview (and medical) for a firm who were recruiting for staff in the Middle East. Passed the interview but failed the medical "Excess sugar in urine". I went to see the doctor in the Sick Bay who arranged for me to take a Glucose Tolerance Test. When the results came back he was satisfied with them, explaining to me that although there was a high sugar reading it was no indication of diabetes. He wrote a letter to my prospective employer and I got the job.
From that time I recieved no further advice as I simply had "a low tolerance to glucose"
22 years down the line and recently with lots of kidney problems I was finally diagnosed as Type 2.
I now know that, with simple precautions, since that GTT I could have prevented becoming a diabetic, but this is one example of ignorance NOT being bliss.
