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Tootse

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I've recently been diagnosed Type 2 diabetic.

Now when I went for my gtt, the nurse who took a blood sample prior to the glucose drink said that she may not be able to administer the drink. This was because I was just over 9.2 after a 12hr fast and she feared that after the drink I would go way over and pass out!

She was given the go ahead after speaking to a cosultant. I went up to around 15.5.

Now my question is 'why would she feel that I was at risk of passing out?

I have read many posts on the internet and quite a few people have quoted that their bs have gone up to way into the twenties by eating the wrong thing. It makes my paltry 15.05 seen a bit tame,
 
My doctor told me not to worry when I was first diagnosed with BG 12+ because she had had someone walk into the clinic with a reading of 50 and added that she had heard of a case of 200 - yes 200 - but of course I was new then so did not question her further which, for the sake of interest/astonishment, I would do so now.
 
I'm type 1 and my levels have been much, much higher than 15 in the past. I'd like to stress that they are rarely over 10, but have been much higher around diagnosis and when I was a teenager.

I generally start to feel unwell as 12-13. I've never passed out from high sugars though. If they are high long term and you have ketones, then you're at risk of DKA, but a one off reading of 15 and you should be fine.

When I was diagnosed my levels were in the high 30s. As I said before, I'm type 1 so the way I control my levels is very different to you.

Em
 
Tootse said:
I've recently been diagnosed Type 2 diabetic.

Now when I went for my gtt, the nurse who to a blood sample prior to the glucose drink said that she may not be able to administer the drink. This was because I was just over 9.2 any BSa 12hr fast and she feared that after the drink I would go way over and pass out!

She wss given the go ahead after speaking to a cosultant. I went up to around 15.5.

Now my question is 'why would she feel that I was at risk of passing out?

I have read many posts on the internet and a quite a few people have quoted that their bs have gone up to an eletrical apprentice into the twenties by eating the wrong thing. It makes my paltry 15.05 seen a bit tame,
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I think the nurse was just being over cautious as the consultant actually gave the go ahead for the GTT to be done. Children however, would be in danger of collapsing due to high bg levels but not so much with adults. It is true to say that lots of people do walk around with bg levels well into the 20mmol mark before they start to feel unwell and even then they may just feel run down, slight blurred vision. a bit thirsty maybe. The giveaway is when they go and back and fore to the GP with infections all the time and it is then that bloodtests get done. This is why diabetes was portrayed a while ago by DUK as the silent killer on the adverts people saw on billboards along roadsides and in underground stations as so many people walk around with high bg levels and dont even realise it.............
 
16.7 this evening at 18:30 hrs , 6 hours after last food and before eating :shock:

Had a blood test this morning to check my hab1c levels , which I suspect will be astronomic
 
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