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<blockquote data-quote="Debandez" data-source="post: 1979259" data-attributes="member: 460354"><p>8 Dec 2017. Remember it well. Went to Dr with heartburn, and IBS symptoms. Mad dash for the loo for about 3 months. Dry mouth. I was worried that it might be diabetes as so many in the family have it. I asked him to do finger prick during my appointment. It was 5.6 (or 5.8 can't quite remember) he said 'I would be very surprised if you were diabetic with that reading'. How wrong could he be. Bloods came back hba1c 62. Devastated. Cried when I got home on and off for a few days. Devastated. I saw what it could do with my mum who was eventually insulin dependent, lost her sight, had a stroke, sores on her legs that wouldn't heal..very poor BS control. I felt ashamed. Felt that my lifestyle had given me t2d. Couldn't even tell anyone I was for about 3 months. Just said I had high BS. Googled 'reverse diabetes' on the day of diagnosis after refusing metformin and the rest is history. Current hba1c 39 (Nov) lab 31 home test (Just this week). 4 stone lost in 7 months. Maintaining well. My diagnosis was a blessing in disguise. I've never felt better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Debandez, post: 1979259, member: 460354"] 8 Dec 2017. Remember it well. Went to Dr with heartburn, and IBS symptoms. Mad dash for the loo for about 3 months. Dry mouth. I was worried that it might be diabetes as so many in the family have it. I asked him to do finger prick during my appointment. It was 5.6 (or 5.8 can't quite remember) he said 'I would be very surprised if you were diabetic with that reading'. How wrong could he be. Bloods came back hba1c 62. Devastated. Cried when I got home on and off for a few days. Devastated. I saw what it could do with my mum who was eventually insulin dependent, lost her sight, had a stroke, sores on her legs that wouldn't heal..very poor BS control. I felt ashamed. Felt that my lifestyle had given me t2d. Couldn't even tell anyone I was for about 3 months. Just said I had high BS. Googled 'reverse diabetes' on the day of diagnosis after refusing metformin and the rest is history. Current hba1c 39 (Nov) lab 31 home test (Just this week). 4 stone lost in 7 months. Maintaining well. My diagnosis was a blessing in disguise. I've never felt better. [/QUOTE]
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