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sam3675

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i am a prediabetic and i had to do more tests on tuesday and got a call wed eve as they found i have inflammation in my body and i already have ibd and fms which is not good and i asked her what my glucose was and she said is was high like about 8.6-9. and sometimes it can be over 10.mmol and she said that im now a full on diabetic and had to go on antibiotics and she wanted to see me today but she was fully booked so i saw another dr and i felt that she was fobbing me off i told her i did a finger prick this morning i had nothing to eat or drink when i did it and it was 11.6 and she said nothing and dismayed it and also told me that my white blood cells were high and they have no idea why this has happened i know im being treated of a flare up of my ibd so im going to make another appointment tomo morning to see the dr that called me wed night but what i dont get is if it was not that important or more to it then i dont think she would of called and just got me to pick the prescription today instead of last night. the dr i saw today just wanted me out basically as she was the on call dr. Im also getting tremors in my hands and in my legs which my own dr is dealing with that for me she is a nice dr but she is away this week. Im not sure if anyone can help me understand more as far as im aware i have full on diabetes now and i really fill very ill all i want to do is sleep and drink and need the loo very often but it dont help with my other health issues im scared really. But why is one saying onething and the other saying something different. i will keep this updated when i see the othe dr that called me.
 
hi sam calm down, don't think that much seriously, it will affect you more if you are have high tensions, tension will increase your sugar in your blood. Dont worry Diabetes is not a disease it is only something to be controlled so that the complication (which is the real problem) will be prevent.
You try to look for diabetologist and diabetes educator. They will explain to you well about the diabetes And look for registered dietitian as well. Diabetes is manageable and can be treated.
 
Sam
make sure you get tested again after your current flare up has gone.
Infections and inflammation can and often do put blood glucose up even in non-diabetics, so you may not yet have developed it fully.
I would also suggest you reduce the amounts of carbohydrates you are consuming. thiscan take the stress off your pancreas and also delay development of diabetes.
Hana
 
Sam, I hope your own doctor is able to explain things further and is able to calm your nerves a little. It's awful when we're not able to see the physician we know and trust.

Andy to romylin7....No matter how much you may wish otherwise, Diabetes IS a disease, and to state otherwise is more than a little irresponsible.
 
viv
I too don't regard diabetes as a disease. I think of it as a metabolic error which I can control. Which I do fairly well and hve been doing for near 8 years.
To me the "disease" mindset is counter productive.
Hana
 
Whatever gets everyone through thier days is great...I'm all for it.

But however you may 'regard' (which is totally up to you) it, it IS a Metabolic DISEASE, and IMHO telling a confused, newly diagnosed person that it isn't will just confuse them further at this point.

Painting a Donkey black & white does not make it a Zebra.
 
However, What you see is what you believe, so if a striped painted donkey looks like a zebra to you, A zebra is what you will believe you've seen. It's irrelevant what species it actually is.
If you keep in the front of your mind that you have a DISEASE, you may well not see the route to controlling it.
We humans definitely are affected by our thinking. I don't regard myself as having a disease, so I'm a fit healthy person. I watch my diet carefully and take small amounts of medication and Loads of exercise.
I do know diabetics who focus on their disease and are sick people. I don't need to ask for any special consideration from others. I keep a non-diabetic blood glucose level and thus don't seem to have any complications.
Hana
A positive mind set won't hurt the newly diagnosed.
 
Whether you call it a disease, condition or disorder and without wanting to scare people sh**less, diabetes should not be underplayed.

To say something like 'Dont worry Diabetes is not a disease it is only something to be controlled' sounds like it is something easy to do and not serious.

It is a very nasty disease/condition, which we we are all working very hard to control, but some people with the best will in the world don't succeed as well as others, and if they don't manage it, then they may think it is their fault.
 
I cant believe what I'm reading here. Regardless of whether Diabetes Mellitus is a disease or a condition, if left untreated it can and does KILL :evil:

Thankfully if treated with insulin in the case of type 1 and a combination of meds and or diet in the case of T2 it is controllable, but no mater how you think about it, it is serious


Now Sam, arguments about the definition of diabetes aside, try not to worry, as has been said I'm sure things will get better once you have seen your own doctor. Once your blood glucose (bg) starts to come down, and you will find lots of advice on the forum to help you achieve this, you will find that the drinking and going to the loo should subside and your energy will return.

Oh and by the way, welcome to the forum
 
I agree with Sid Bonkers... Regardless of semantics diabetes needs to be taken seriously and controlled. If well controlled complications can be avoided.
How you establish that control is what you need to think about. As my GP said "you CAN make a difference"
 
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