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- Type of diabetes
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Hi all,
The week before last, I had an appointment with the consultant that I see for Long Covid. He mentioned that my blood sugar was up on my last blood test and that I should get another to confirm/refute diabetes. I got a repeat blood test done last week. On Friday, the consultant called to confirm the test confirmed diabetes. He said to contact my GP on Monday and to ask to be referred to the Remission programme. I didn't think to ask about what readings either test had been. After contacting my GP, I now have an appointment with the diabetic nurse on the 21st of June. That's a whole month away. That makes me feel concerned, not knowing anything.
On the NHS App, I tried to find my test results. It didn't have the two recent ones, but I found one from last August that was HbA1c = 41. I had a blood test when I was in the US in November and that result was 86 mg/dl = 4.773 mmol/l. Then today, I had a letter from the consultant that said my latest result was 59. It just feels like one moment my blood sugars were fine and then suddenly I'm told that I have diabetes. No warning of pre-diabetes.
So, I ordered a glucose monitor that came today. At about 10:30, with just a cup of coffee, my first reading was 9.4. I think that's high, but what do I know? Since the confirmation on Friday, I have been conscious of what I've been eating. Trying for low carb, but is that right? What else am I supposed to do until I see the diabetic nurse? I just feel lost.
Sorry if this is rambling. I'm not much of a forum poster. I'm more of a lurker.
Thanks for any insight you may have.
- Monica
The week before last, I had an appointment with the consultant that I see for Long Covid. He mentioned that my blood sugar was up on my last blood test and that I should get another to confirm/refute diabetes. I got a repeat blood test done last week. On Friday, the consultant called to confirm the test confirmed diabetes. He said to contact my GP on Monday and to ask to be referred to the Remission programme. I didn't think to ask about what readings either test had been. After contacting my GP, I now have an appointment with the diabetic nurse on the 21st of June. That's a whole month away. That makes me feel concerned, not knowing anything.
On the NHS App, I tried to find my test results. It didn't have the two recent ones, but I found one from last August that was HbA1c = 41. I had a blood test when I was in the US in November and that result was 86 mg/dl = 4.773 mmol/l. Then today, I had a letter from the consultant that said my latest result was 59. It just feels like one moment my blood sugars were fine and then suddenly I'm told that I have diabetes. No warning of pre-diabetes.
So, I ordered a glucose monitor that came today. At about 10:30, with just a cup of coffee, my first reading was 9.4. I think that's high, but what do I know? Since the confirmation on Friday, I have been conscious of what I've been eating. Trying for low carb, but is that right? What else am I supposed to do until I see the diabetic nurse? I just feel lost.
Sorry if this is rambling. I'm not much of a forum poster. I'm more of a lurker.
Thanks for any insight you may have.
- Monica