Firstly the headline figure HbA1c of 37mmol/mol or 6.2mmol/L / 5.5% in old units (Previous years 2012 back to 2009 have been 40 42 42 37)
I 'failed' a self administered OGTT just three weeks ago 4.9 mmol/L waking, 14.5 @ 1 hour 12.6 @ 2 hours (with finger tip testing) Clearly impared glucose at the very least and and over the limit for diabetic diagnosis although I admit there is some error introduced by the use of the finger tip test
Figures on waking from the last three months range from 3.9 to 13.5, but mainly in the mid 5's to late 6's, very blurry eyes on waking is a regular occurance, numb feet and legs quite often
New nurse at GP practice really chessed me off with her attitude. No blood pressure check, no weight check, no test of neuropathy, no real indication if my figures for other things were ok. Refused testing strips as 'not diabetic' despite years of usage to ensure safety when driving and operating machinery, told if I am to be declared diabetic, I have to have an OGTT administered at their premises and pay a prescription charge for 'Polycal'
I had a huge number of blood tests in 2001 when I had very severe fatigue and chest pains and among them was a fasting blood glucose of 8.2. Despite this the 'experts' at the local hospital and the GP failed to diagnose me, the physician eventually said I was 'unfit' No **** sherlock I could hardly bloody move let alone walk or run or cycle! Confirmation of diabetes with a self administered OGTT of around 13 @ 2 hours was accepted by the doctor eight years later in 2009 and was scanned and is in my records at the surgery, I've had a few years of retinal screening with no issues. But there is lots of family history of diabetes and pancreatic problems. Presumably with this new policy its now deemed cheaper in the short term to drive a patient away and maybe off their books than actually provide proper preventative assistance by the way of regular testing?
Managed to get a printout of my figures although she was very reluctant to give them to me
Other results:
Urine albumin 7.5mg/L
Urine creatine 13.6 mmol/L
Urine albubin:creatine ratio 0.6mg/mmol
Serum cholesterol 4.7mmol/L
Serum HDL 1.4mmol/L
Serum triglicerides 1.1 mmol/L
Total cholesterol:HDL ratio 3.4
Serum LDL cholesterol level 2.8 mmol/L
Serum sodium 142 mmol/L
Serum potassium 4.2 mmol/L
Serum creatine 84 umol/L
Serum urea level 3.2 mmol/L
GFR calculated abbreviated MDRD 84ml/min/1.73m2
Forgot to add that back in 2011 they wanted to put me on Metformin !!
I 'failed' a self administered OGTT just three weeks ago 4.9 mmol/L waking, 14.5 @ 1 hour 12.6 @ 2 hours (with finger tip testing) Clearly impared glucose at the very least and and over the limit for diabetic diagnosis although I admit there is some error introduced by the use of the finger tip test
Figures on waking from the last three months range from 3.9 to 13.5, but mainly in the mid 5's to late 6's, very blurry eyes on waking is a regular occurance, numb feet and legs quite often
New nurse at GP practice really chessed me off with her attitude. No blood pressure check, no weight check, no test of neuropathy, no real indication if my figures for other things were ok. Refused testing strips as 'not diabetic' despite years of usage to ensure safety when driving and operating machinery, told if I am to be declared diabetic, I have to have an OGTT administered at their premises and pay a prescription charge for 'Polycal'
I had a huge number of blood tests in 2001 when I had very severe fatigue and chest pains and among them was a fasting blood glucose of 8.2. Despite this the 'experts' at the local hospital and the GP failed to diagnose me, the physician eventually said I was 'unfit' No **** sherlock I could hardly bloody move let alone walk or run or cycle! Confirmation of diabetes with a self administered OGTT of around 13 @ 2 hours was accepted by the doctor eight years later in 2009 and was scanned and is in my records at the surgery, I've had a few years of retinal screening with no issues. But there is lots of family history of diabetes and pancreatic problems. Presumably with this new policy its now deemed cheaper in the short term to drive a patient away and maybe off their books than actually provide proper preventative assistance by the way of regular testing?
Managed to get a printout of my figures although she was very reluctant to give them to me
Other results:
Urine albumin 7.5mg/L
Urine creatine 13.6 mmol/L
Urine albubin:creatine ratio 0.6mg/mmol
Serum cholesterol 4.7mmol/L
Serum HDL 1.4mmol/L
Serum triglicerides 1.1 mmol/L
Total cholesterol:HDL ratio 3.4
Serum LDL cholesterol level 2.8 mmol/L
Serum sodium 142 mmol/L
Serum potassium 4.2 mmol/L
Serum creatine 84 umol/L
Serum urea level 3.2 mmol/L
GFR calculated abbreviated MDRD 84ml/min/1.73m2
Forgot to add that back in 2011 they wanted to put me on Metformin !!
