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<blockquote data-quote="Emski68" data-source="post: 1691748" data-attributes="member: 400540"><p>Hi all</p><p></p><p>I'm confused as to whether or not I'm diabetic.</p><p></p><p>I had an OGTT a few years back due to low blood sugar concerns. My fasting sugar was 4 something, then it dropped to 2.6 after 30mins after the drink, then came back up. Last year I had this test repeated. Fasting/starting sugar was 4 something again, then went over 11.1 but then came back below 7.8 by the 2 hour mark. I was told I definitely wasn't diabetic despite the high reading over 11.1 as it then dropped. I was diagnosed with reactive hypoglycaemia from the first OGTT a few years ago. However I have all the symptoms of diabetes- eating 3000+ cals per day and staying slim, drinking 3+ litres as I'm often thirsty, sometimes even after drinking, and so obv passing urine a lot, I'm tired all the time, have blurred vision at times and because of the reactive hypoglycaemia I have a meter and have had many readings in double figures. I had a recent lab glucose of 22mmol.</p><p>My questions are- am I diabetic? My hba1c has always been 33 (had it tested once a year for the last few years) however as I have symptoms of diabetes and many more than one casual glucose over 11.1 (which would be diagnostic from some guidelines, 2 of which were lab measurements), but with an ok hba1c and ok fasting glucose does this rule out the diabetes?</p><p>I'm confused, I'm 31, if I were 20 years younger I'd expect I'd be diagnosed with the symptoms and high lab glucose as type 1, if I were 20 years over and possibly overweight I'd expect I'd be diagnosed with type 2.</p><p>I still get hypos from the reactive hypoglycaemia so would this balance out the highs I also get on the hba1c? Can you have both conditions?</p><p>It seems to me that the reactive hypoglycaemia has almost exhausted my pancreas in that I used to get a burst of insulin response straight away-and drop low, now it's as though my first stage insulin response has failed and that's when I go high but my body will eventually catch up and throw out insulin eventually.</p><p>I've read a lot about this and wonder if this could be Lada?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Emski68, post: 1691748, member: 400540"] Hi all I'm confused as to whether or not I'm diabetic. I had an OGTT a few years back due to low blood sugar concerns. My fasting sugar was 4 something, then it dropped to 2.6 after 30mins after the drink, then came back up. Last year I had this test repeated. Fasting/starting sugar was 4 something again, then went over 11.1 but then came back below 7.8 by the 2 hour mark. I was told I definitely wasn't diabetic despite the high reading over 11.1 as it then dropped. I was diagnosed with reactive hypoglycaemia from the first OGTT a few years ago. However I have all the symptoms of diabetes- eating 3000+ cals per day and staying slim, drinking 3+ litres as I'm often thirsty, sometimes even after drinking, and so obv passing urine a lot, I'm tired all the time, have blurred vision at times and because of the reactive hypoglycaemia I have a meter and have had many readings in double figures. I had a recent lab glucose of 22mmol. My questions are- am I diabetic? My hba1c has always been 33 (had it tested once a year for the last few years) however as I have symptoms of diabetes and many more than one casual glucose over 11.1 (which would be diagnostic from some guidelines, 2 of which were lab measurements), but with an ok hba1c and ok fasting glucose does this rule out the diabetes? I'm confused, I'm 31, if I were 20 years younger I'd expect I'd be diagnosed with the symptoms and high lab glucose as type 1, if I were 20 years over and possibly overweight I'd expect I'd be diagnosed with type 2. I still get hypos from the reactive hypoglycaemia so would this balance out the highs I also get on the hba1c? Can you have both conditions? It seems to me that the reactive hypoglycaemia has almost exhausted my pancreas in that I used to get a burst of insulin response straight away-and drop low, now it's as though my first stage insulin response has failed and that's when I go high but my body will eventually catch up and throw out insulin eventually. I've read a lot about this and wonder if this could be Lada? [/QUOTE]
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