Spiker
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I think that might be the case. Annoying patient, diagnosing herself.7.3 and 6.8 were the fasting readings taken by the doctor using blood from my veins..... His rationelle for leaving it three months was because he said no harm would happen in three months and he wanted to see if .... Err.... Dunno.( maybe He just wanted to see if I stopped bothering him? )
He has a wafer thin case to think you are not diabetic since one of your two venous FPGs was under 7, even though the average of the two is over 7.0. I don't know what he's playing at. If you come back in 3 months time with FPGs around 6.9 is he going to pronounce you non-diabetic or 'controlled by diet' or what.
I think I will change practices. I have nothing to lose......
I tend to agree with you
In the meantime..... If I am diabetic then what can I do apart from exercise. ( I am a gardener so I move around a lot every day). and stick with the low carb?
Just keep doing what you are doing I think - low carb, test regularly, exercise, and keep talking and asking questions here on the forum.
@donnellysdogs is a gardener too, as well as a lovely lady, I'll tag DD and see if she can come along for some moral support.
That sounds awful and does sound like you were prediabetic even 7 years ago. You must get it sorted. You are being really proactive, don't let one sceptical GP stand in the way of you looking after your health. I mean I hope he's right and you're wrong, and you're not diabetic or prediabetic, but it seems unlikely.I suspected I wasnT right about 7 years ago and my doctor gave me a fasting glucose tolerance test...... She said the results were ok.... I never thought to find out what they were.... But on the way home I felt absolutely dreadful. I was grey by the time I got home and had to sleep it off for two days. I wonT be volunteering for a GTT anytime soon....... II cannot cope with feeling that bad again.