Help please

[Geordieboy72]

Hi everyone, I was hoping to get some advice please. I am 49 and work fulltime running a business as well as lots of other things in my life but meaning my days are normally between 17 and 21 hour long days.
I had to change doctors back in April and give them the normal blood checks etc etc before them allowing me on the books as a patient. I had no idea of having high glucose level and have been never been told before of this. {my bloods taken in the past have been normal} I was mortified to recieve a telephone call back in April to say i had type 2 diabetes but it wasn't enough to warrant going on medication for it. The reading was 50 I was told. Since that exact day after picking myself off the floor I made changes to my lifestyle and eating habits. I have lost over 3 stone and walking twice a day to get my fitness up to where it used to be. I have asked for my bloods to get checked to see any progress and just received the results saying my levels are now back to normal at a reading of 41.
I have never been given a diabetes nurse or any advice from anyone and I just want to know what happens now. I have read about reversing or remission but I have only had 1 high reading in my life and within 3 months it is back to where it has always been.

Can anyone give me any help as to what happens now or what I need to do. I have had zero help from my doctors and they obviously blame Covid.

Obviously I know I will need to watch my diet and exercise and not fall back into old habits but that's just obvious. Do I need to inform my private health care I'm a diabetic, because the questions on the application form asks for any medication {None} last blood reading {41} so it doesn't take that information in. ha ha

Thanks in advance

 

[bulkbiker]

Hi and welcome

So you have gone from being "just" T2 50 mmol/mol to just under "pre- diabetic" 41 mmol/mol

Ranges are "normal" 41 mmol/mol and under

Pre-diabetes 42-47 mmol/mol

"Full" T2 48 mmol/mol or more (for reference I was 87 mmol/mol when diagnosed)

Those numbers are what are used for official diagnosis in the NHS but obviously it's likely to be more of a sliding scale.

You obviously have a propensity for metabolic dysfunction so would be a good idea to continue to monitor your blood sugars fairly regularly. I hope your GP will ensure this is done at least every 6 months).

Losing the excess pounds will have helped a lot but you probably want to watch your carbohydrate consumption in future.

To be honest you've probably dodged a bullet as most doctors are pretty hopeless where T2 is concerned (with a few notable exceptions) so you seem to have found your own way pretty well.

 

[Geordieboy72]

Hi and welcome

So you have gone from being "just" T2 50 mmol/mol to just under "pre- diabetic" 41 mmol/mol

Ranges are "normal" 41 mmol/mol and under

Pre-diabetes 42-47 mmol/mol

"Full" T2 48 mmol/mol or more (for reference I was 87 mmol/mol when diagnosed)

Those numbers are what are used for official diagnosis in the NHS but obviously it's likely to be more of a sliding scale.

You obviously have a propensity for metabolic dysfunction so would be a good idea to continue to monitor your blood sugars fairly regularly. I hope your GP will ensure this is done at least every 6 months).

Losing the excess pounds will have helped a lot but you probably want to watch your carbohydrate consumption in future.

To be honest you've probably dodged a bullet as most doctors are pretty hopeless where T2 is concerned (with a few notable exceptions) so you seem to have found your own way pretty well.

Thanks very much. Hopefully i can continue the way its been for the first 3 months.

 

[KennyA]

Hi everyone, I was hoping to get some advice please. I am 49 and work fulltime running a business as well as lots of other things in my life but meaning my days are normally between 17 and 21 hour long days.
I had to change doctors back in April and give them the normal blood checks etc etc before them allowing me on the books as a patient. I had no idea of having high glucose level and have been never been told before of this. {my bloods taken in the past have been normal} I was mortified to recieve a telephone call back in April to say i had type 2 diabetes but it wasn't enough to warrant going on medication for it. The reading was 50 I was told. Since that exact day after picking myself off the floor I made changes to my lifestyle and eating habits. I have lost over 3 stone and walking twice a day to get my fitness up to where it used to be. I have asked for my bloods to get checked to see any progress and just received the results saying my levels are now back to normal at a reading of 41.
I have never been given a diabetes nurse or any advice from anyone and I just want to know what happens now. I have read about reversing or remission but I have only had 1 high reading in my life and within 3 months it is back to where it has always been.

Can anyone give me any help as to what happens now or what I need to do. I have had zero help from my doctors and they obviously blame Covid.

Obviously I know I will need to watch my diet and exercise and not fall back into old habits but that's just obvious. Do I need to inform my private health care I'm a diabetic, because the questions on the application form asks for any medication {None} last blood reading {41} so it doesn't take that information in. ha ha

Thanks in advance

Well done on the weight loss and getting your BG down. Are you sure they've officially diagnosed you as diabetic? This is nothing really to do with your health but is more about the implications of diagnosis. I have a feeling that the NHS usually do two HbA1c readings (mine were 50 and 49) to confirm the diagnosis. Given that you are so close to the diagnosis point it could possibly be normal variance in the test that has put you over. In my opinion (others may disagree) if you haven't been diagnosed officially this is a good thing - even if you get back to normal BG and in remission (defined as a full year of normal bloods in my area) if you are or have been officially diagnosed it will affect things like life insurance for years. Do you know exactly what they've put on your medical record?

 

[Geordieboy72]

Well done on the weight loss and getting your BG down. Are you sure they've officially diagnosed you as diabetic? This is nothing really to do with your health but is more about the implications of diagnosis. I have a feeling that the NHS usually do two HbA1c readings (mine were 50 and 49) to confirm the diagnosis. Given that you are so close to the diagnosis point it could possibly be normal variance in the test that has put you over. In my opinion (others may disagree) if you haven't been diagnosed officially this is a good thing - even if you get back to normal BG and in remission (defined as a full year of normal bloods in my area) if you are or have been officially diagnosed it will affect things like life insurance for years. Do you know exactly what they've put on your medical record?

Thanks Kenny,
All I got told was I was type 2 diabetic and I got sent loads of books and leaflets. I was blown over and didn't have a clue where to turn in April. I am a financial adviser, Hence why I have tried to get these answers because I know the effects it will have on all my future life protection details. It just seems mad that I have had one high reading in my life and that's it. No answers or anything were given. 1 telephone call from someone at the Doctors surgery but she admitted she was not medically qualified and all she kept saying was how well id done. I wasn't bothered about that I wanted some specific answers and she couldn't help at all.
Thanks