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Do I have diabetes or not?

What does your doctor tell you should be done?
 
When fam dr retired ...procedure is to go on a list and wait... Still waiting.
 
I could go to a urgent care clinic. They'd say get a fam dr. And so on....govt. health care. No choice either. Not allowed to pay.
 
Yes . Here they interview you to see if they want you. I was spoiled I guess having same guy so long. 30 plus years.
 
Same thing would happen at an er. Sign in. Wait 6 hours. Etc. last year I had bad fall on knee in us. Emergency insce paid for xrays. But that's it. Return home. Major pain. See 4 drs. One finally says ok I'll send u for ultrasound it's cheap test. Radiologist rec Mir. No says dr. Ppl waiting here for knee replacement . You can manage. So it's not an easy system to navigate.
Sorry to unload. Frustrated.
Just wondered what ppl might think...I've read tons...I guess I'll just have to keep trying.
 
Yes tx. That's what I think. And therein lies the problem!
 
Mike D said:
I would not be going on to metformin unless I had to. What do you mean by all other readings are "normal"?
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Preprandial and post are in normal range. Hour after low carb meal it's typically 6ish
 
You're already on a low carb diet, so you need to get a doctor. Here in Calgary they list doctors accepting new patients online. There may also be a hotline you can call to get advice. I would do more than just wait for them to call with a new doctor - that can take months.
 
I do from 2 years ago official and then my own I bought at drugstore. Trying to monitor this..yes I could show last labs. Good idea. Ty. Is it 2 tier in Calgary?
 
Worrierfrog said:
Tx. Dunno though..w/o labs. A random stab would be normal and they'd be like lady are you a dr,?
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Hi I've posted all my readings earlier in the thread and on some of my readings I'm 11-24 three hours after food yet my doctor says I am not diabetic. I thought a reading of 6, 2 hrs after eating would be in the normal range of my doctor is saying that mine are? This evening I registered 7.8 '5' hours after eating.
 
We have an online list too. You have to pay to be on it, a monthly fee. I tried it but could not find anyone that wasn't 2 hours away. ...good advice tho. Tx.
 
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