Hi all, I'm a long time lurker
I will start by saying that I wasn't in denial, in fact I was too accepting and I have worked hard to change things but still not sure if I ever had Type 2.
I had a random test as part of a work visit by the NHS, after initially saying my tests were fine, the second nurse said out of the blue, that I had Diabetes. I wasn't surprised if I had been Pre but this was a shock. She said my reading was 50mmo1/mol so I had it and that was it. I had just come back from a wild weekend of over eating and drinking, don't know how many Cranberry cocktails I had and I had a chocolate bar an hour before the test but she said none of that matters the test goes over your last 3 months. I was no convinced.
But anyway I went to see my doctor but instead of giving me a 2nd test, i didn't know that was the thing they should have done, they booked me on eye tests, allsorts and I was just swept along. Well I though ok I will fight this thing, I lost 13 lbs before my next test 6 months later and it was 39mmol/mol and I had another test a year later and still 39mmol/mol and I had lost almost 2 stone by this point, just by eating smaller portions, and less snacking of cakes and chocolate at work and a bit more walking. So I said can you remove that first reading as I maybe never had it but she said no and said I was in remission, ok fine.
So anyway I have kept the same weight and I must add I had no symptoms when diagnosed apart from maybe going to the toilet slightly more than normal but normal for me wasn't normal for most, I probably only go about 5 times a day, 2 twice at night but now back to 4 and sometimes not at night. But again is that just because I am drinking less alcohol and eating less food in general.
But anyway I still can't get it out of my head, I feel like a hypochondraic as I have had a sore foot the last few weeks but it cant be diabetic related can it? This website, 'diabetes org uk' even says that 48mmol/mol is considered remission, so I was only jsut in the Diabetes zone, and then for a year at most.
So yes good things,lost 2 stone, eat better etc but why can't I get this diagnosis out of my head. I don't want to go down the route of getting blood monitoring as I think that feeds hypochondria even more. Many here seem to overreact at the slightest blip and I don't want to be one of those people. Don't know what I want just had to vent this to somebody hehe
I will start by saying that I wasn't in denial, in fact I was too accepting and I have worked hard to change things but still not sure if I ever had Type 2.
I had a random test as part of a work visit by the NHS, after initially saying my tests were fine, the second nurse said out of the blue, that I had Diabetes. I wasn't surprised if I had been Pre but this was a shock. She said my reading was 50mmo1/mol so I had it and that was it. I had just come back from a wild weekend of over eating and drinking, don't know how many Cranberry cocktails I had and I had a chocolate bar an hour before the test but she said none of that matters the test goes over your last 3 months. I was no convinced.
But anyway I went to see my doctor but instead of giving me a 2nd test, i didn't know that was the thing they should have done, they booked me on eye tests, allsorts and I was just swept along. Well I though ok I will fight this thing, I lost 13 lbs before my next test 6 months later and it was 39mmol/mol and I had another test a year later and still 39mmol/mol and I had lost almost 2 stone by this point, just by eating smaller portions, and less snacking of cakes and chocolate at work and a bit more walking. So I said can you remove that first reading as I maybe never had it but she said no and said I was in remission, ok fine.
So anyway I have kept the same weight and I must add I had no symptoms when diagnosed apart from maybe going to the toilet slightly more than normal but normal for me wasn't normal for most, I probably only go about 5 times a day, 2 twice at night but now back to 4 and sometimes not at night. But again is that just because I am drinking less alcohol and eating less food in general.
But anyway I still can't get it out of my head, I feel like a hypochondraic as I have had a sore foot the last few weeks but it cant be diabetic related can it? This website, 'diabetes org uk' even says that 48mmol/mol is considered remission, so I was only jsut in the Diabetes zone, and then for a year at most.
So yes good things,lost 2 stone, eat better etc but why can't I get this diagnosis out of my head. I don't want to go down the route of getting blood monitoring as I think that feeds hypochondria even more. Many here seem to overreact at the slightest blip and I don't want to be one of those people. Don't know what I want just had to vent this to somebody hehe
