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<blockquote data-quote="Heretic1" data-source="post: 1599824" data-attributes="member: 307769"><p>I had a routine work medical and expected to be told 'Heretic, loose a bit of timber and your BP is borderline' . The nurse took the urine sample and when she came back just dropped into the conversation 'oh it looks like you're diabetic' (I was completely asymptomatic). My blood literally ran cold as she uttered those words, I think I nearly passed out. She did a finger prick test which was 16 (I hadn't a clue what that meant back then). She then said I needed to see the Dr to get a referral letter for my GP and sat me back in the waiting room - my head was swimming - I was in complete panic mode!</p><p>The Dr was quite good and relaxed. He asked what I was doing that weekend (it was a Friday) and said I was away with my mates on a lads weekend away!!! .... he smiled and winked and said 'don't worry too much, go and enjoy yourself one weekend won't make a difference at this stage'..... so I did!, though I only had half a pizza, and missed the occasional round of Beers!! - so was cutting down even then!</p><p>Only the following week did it sink in when I had my first hba1c test which came back at 97!!! ... again didn't know what it meant, just that it was too damned high and I had to sort it.</p><p>18 months on, now a skinny thing, absolutely fit as a flea (see previous posts) in fact fitter than both my kids!!, hba1c now 34, no medication ... oh and yes I do still have the occasional night out with the lads, a few beers, and a 'dirty' takeaway etc - just no where near as often as I did.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Heretic1, post: 1599824, member: 307769"] I had a routine work medical and expected to be told 'Heretic, loose a bit of timber and your BP is borderline' . The nurse took the urine sample and when she came back just dropped into the conversation 'oh it looks like you're diabetic' (I was completely asymptomatic). My blood literally ran cold as she uttered those words, I think I nearly passed out. She did a finger prick test which was 16 (I hadn't a clue what that meant back then). She then said I needed to see the Dr to get a referral letter for my GP and sat me back in the waiting room - my head was swimming - I was in complete panic mode! The Dr was quite good and relaxed. He asked what I was doing that weekend (it was a Friday) and said I was away with my mates on a lads weekend away!!! .... he smiled and winked and said 'don't worry too much, go and enjoy yourself one weekend won't make a difference at this stage'..... so I did!, though I only had half a pizza, and missed the occasional round of Beers!! - so was cutting down even then! Only the following week did it sink in when I had my first hba1c test which came back at 97!!! ... again didn't know what it meant, just that it was too damned high and I had to sort it. 18 months on, now a skinny thing, absolutely fit as a flea (see previous posts) in fact fitter than both my kids!!, hba1c now 34, no medication ... oh and yes I do still have the occasional night out with the lads, a few beers, and a 'dirty' takeaway etc - just no where near as often as I did. [/QUOTE]
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