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<blockquote data-quote="ziggy_w" data-source="post: 2287435" data-attributes="member: 323454"><p>Hello [USER=527695]@rg2203[/USER],</p><p></p><p>First of all, welcome to the forum.</p><p></p><p>Hugs to you -- I remember how shocked I was a diagnosis (and I definitely expected it unlike you) and how hard it was to accept that I had diabetes. Without wanting to sound melodramatic, it almost felt as if life as I knew it was over.</p><p></p><p>I also agree with you -- it would be nice if we were treated like adults and told which tests are done and why.</p><p></p><p>This being said, it is still probably a good thing that these tests were done and you were alerted early to the problem re blood sugars. The real issue is that high blood sugar levels in the long run can cause a lot of organ damage. Having caught it now, probably means you may be able to avoid most if not all of these complications -- and this is what really matters imho.</p><p></p><p>So, in some sense a lot of us feel diagnosis has been a blessing in disguise. It has enabled us to something about this and has provided an impetus to learn about what causes high blood sugar levels and what to do about it.</p><p></p><p>Many of us have been diagnosed with much higher blood sugar levels (yours is barely in the diabetic range) and have been able to return to truly normal blood sugar levels by changing diet and cutting out most carbs. (Personally my HbA1c was 100 mmol at diagnosis five years ago and it has since been at at normal levels (29 mmol to 36 mmol) ever since. Of course, exercise in addition to diet changes helps, but diet is definitely the more important of the two.</p><p></p><p>As to further testing, difficulty loosing weight in spite of leading an active life, might point towards high insulin levels and associated insulin resistance -- a hallmark of T2 diabetes. Is there any reason that you suspect MODY?</p><p></p><p>So, again welcome to the forum. Have a read around and ask any questions you may have. There are loads of friendly, helpful and very knowlegeable members around to help you out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ziggy_w, post: 2287435, member: 323454"] Hello [USER=527695]@rg2203[/USER], First of all, welcome to the forum. Hugs to you -- I remember how shocked I was a diagnosis (and I definitely expected it unlike you) and how hard it was to accept that I had diabetes. Without wanting to sound melodramatic, it almost felt as if life as I knew it was over. I also agree with you -- it would be nice if we were treated like adults and told which tests are done and why. This being said, it is still probably a good thing that these tests were done and you were alerted early to the problem re blood sugars. The real issue is that high blood sugar levels in the long run can cause a lot of organ damage. Having caught it now, probably means you may be able to avoid most if not all of these complications -- and this is what really matters imho. So, in some sense a lot of us feel diagnosis has been a blessing in disguise. It has enabled us to something about this and has provided an impetus to learn about what causes high blood sugar levels and what to do about it. Many of us have been diagnosed with much higher blood sugar levels (yours is barely in the diabetic range) and have been able to return to truly normal blood sugar levels by changing diet and cutting out most carbs. (Personally my HbA1c was 100 mmol at diagnosis five years ago and it has since been at at normal levels (29 mmol to 36 mmol) ever since. Of course, exercise in addition to diet changes helps, but diet is definitely the more important of the two. As to further testing, difficulty loosing weight in spite of leading an active life, might point towards high insulin levels and associated insulin resistance -- a hallmark of T2 diabetes. Is there any reason that you suspect MODY? So, again welcome to the forum. Have a read around and ask any questions you may have. There are loads of friendly, helpful and very knowlegeable members around to help you out. [/QUOTE]
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