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Do I really have diabetes

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grandadv

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I recently went to my doctor for a flu jab. The nurse said she wanted to do a blood test for diabetes, the one where they take blood, give you a glucose drink, wait 2 hours then take more blood. 2 Days after the test I got a call from the surgery to say 'Come and see us'. The doctor says "You are 16stone, with a cholesterol level of 6. You must take statins and lose weight". I replied " I am here because of Diabetes, NOT cholesterol". To which she replies " Oh I'm not worried about that, your test level came back at 7.2" (The internet says that anything less than 10 after 2 hours is OK)
I then have to see the Nurse who confirms that I DO have type 2 Diabetes and gives me all the bits concerning Diabetes. Now because I have been very worried about this, I went and got a Blood Glucose Test Kit and Checked my Levels over a 4 Day period and all the readings were between 5.4 and 6.3.
So now I am totally, and absolutely confused. Do I, or Do I Not, have diabetes, or is my doctor just trying to scare me into losing weight and taking 'Statins' (which make me feel really ill and she already knows that. I think she is on Commision from the Prarmacutical Suppliers).
can anyone help?
 
Welcome to the Forum, unfortunately no one on here can tell you if you are diabetic...only the doctor can say for sure. You need to go back and clarify as the doctor and nurse seem to be at odds with each other !

Your cholesterol level is high and if you need a statin then make sure you ask for another type, not the one that you know makes you ill. There are quite a few different ones that the doctor can prescribe.

Can you say when, during the day, you were testing ? The best way is to test just before eating then two hours after to see if your blood glucose level has been affected by what you have eaten.
 
Hi

When I was diagnosed after the glucose test, my level was 12 and I was told that I was just over at that time and so T2 diabetic. Maybe they think you are Pre diabetic.

However, you need to see your doctor to confirm this as noone here can offer diagnosis Im afraid.

Good luck.
 
Thanks for taking the time to answer. Yes the tests I took of my blood glucase levels were as follows: 7am before food 6.4; 9am after breakfast 6.2, The following day 6.30am before food 5.8: 8.30am after breakfast 6.3. The next day; 6.30am before food 5.6; 14.30 after lunch 5.4. The following only one taken at 7.30am reading 5.5. As you can see they are all quite low, even after breakfast (Porridge). This is why I am confused as to why my doctor insists I am diabetic.
 
You need to get a second ( doctor's) opinion if you do not get a definitive answer from your GP.

Porridge is a slow acting carb which could have still been raising your blood glucose after two hours, with some foods you have to check three and even four hours after to check properly.
 

Thank You for your Help!
 
I think you have 'profile' that indicates on the computer that you are in danger of diabetes. So they have tested you with a GTT Ask for a HBa1c test which records your sugar level over the life of red blood cells around 120 days. Weight down , more exercise, eat less fat ,get that cholesterol lower with statins and profile clears back to 'normal' and the upsetting threat might go away.
 
Only a doctor can tell you for sure. Simplest thing would be to find a new doctor, with whom you have no history, who can take you through the diagnostics afresh.
 
I am quite happy to give I Metformin a day a whirl, as the evening one can easily be missed. Not a good time of the year to do this really. It really will prove the matter after Christmas and new year one way or the other!!! I am a good age, and feel concern for those who are younger and face a lifetime of whatever is current medication for diabetes of any type, and the long term damaging effects. The research reasons My GP gave were INTERESTING. I read the short article. Not proposing to discuss content. I have a One Touch machine to check blood sugar levels, and plenty of Metformin in hand if I get concerned.
 
apparently my HbAc1 was 5.9, which is part of the reason for my confusion. Thanks for your time.
 
I have seen posts elswhere from persons are very grateful they have been diagnosed a type 2 diabetic. It pulled ME up short. Too fat.....lost 2 stone very steadily over a year. B/P too high .....now down......Cholesterol 7+......now down to 4+. I eat foods that are absorbed slowly. Stoneground wholemeal bread. Wholegrain rice and pasta, yes PASTA. Fruit in moderation. New potatoes, available all year round. I use sweeteners, as guess what...I have a sweet tooth. I have taken more exercise by indoor walking. Aim for 6-7 K steps a day I wish someone had pulled ME up hard on my profile. The media are doing a lot of harm slagging off us diabetics/pre diabetics, diet/change lifestyle diabetics it can lead to fear and denial. I could be taken off medication in February after another blood test. I will always be at risk of diabetes even so.
 
You sound quite like me. I've done all of that although as yet I've only lost.75 stone. I'm grateful to the nurse at my Surgery because she is the one who has taken the time with me. (Actually, when I saw the Doctor and she saw my Blood Glucose results, her reaction was, and I Quote, (I'm NOT worried about that!). So had it not been for the Practice Nurse I would have assumed I was Fine.
 
Sounds as if your practice nurse and doctor may have thought they were reading results of different tests. The fasting glucose, oral glucose tolerance test, capilliary glucose and venous glucose readings are all different. If they have skimmed the results assuming you've had the kind of test they normally administer and seen a number that would be diabetes if it were the result of that test then they might have got themselves in a twist over it. You need to go back and find out what is going on, make sure they know which test you have taken, openly question why you thought a result below 10 was OK and they are saying your result is diabetes and then you'll get a satisfying answer.
 
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