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<blockquote data-quote="jingyd36" data-source="post: 1124584" data-attributes="member: 283066"><p>Thank you, very reassuring.</p><p></p><p>No I am not being treated, my GP said 1 more test and he will treat my thyroid. Ridiclious as my TSH is already 7.51. It's been a nightmare trying to get anywhere with the NHS yet he has said I have hypothyroidism but they don't usually treat until a TSH hits 10.</p><p></p><p>That is why I won't self test because I know it would send my anxiety racing obsessing about numbers and what is normal. Plus I hate needles haha. but no honestly I would worry. Last September I had eaten cake in the morning one day, normal lunch.. it was my birthday. I had my first HBA1C booked for later that week due to fatigue and dry mouth. My step father tested my blood sugar with his monitor he uses as he has type 2. My sugar was 9.7. I panicked, went red hot in the face and was terrified. He asked when I last ate and I said 30 minutes or so before he arrived, I had cereal with milk. This was about 4pm. He said that's fine don't worry. I told my GP and he said he wasn't worried, did the HBA1C and that was 38 so I was told I was fine and to stop worrying and don't self test. I still worry about that 9.7 result to this day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jingyd36, post: 1124584, member: 283066"] Thank you, very reassuring. No I am not being treated, my GP said 1 more test and he will treat my thyroid. Ridiclious as my TSH is already 7.51. It's been a nightmare trying to get anywhere with the NHS yet he has said I have hypothyroidism but they don't usually treat until a TSH hits 10. That is why I won't self test because I know it would send my anxiety racing obsessing about numbers and what is normal. Plus I hate needles haha. but no honestly I would worry. Last September I had eaten cake in the morning one day, normal lunch.. it was my birthday. I had my first HBA1C booked for later that week due to fatigue and dry mouth. My step father tested my blood sugar with his monitor he uses as he has type 2. My sugar was 9.7. I panicked, went red hot in the face and was terrified. He asked when I last ate and I said 30 minutes or so before he arrived, I had cereal with milk. This was about 4pm. He said that's fine don't worry. I told my GP and he said he wasn't worried, did the HBA1C and that was 38 so I was told I was fine and to stop worrying and don't self test. I still worry about that 9.7 result to this day. [/QUOTE]
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