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I have been told that I have diabetes type2

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imrankhan

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I am not on tablets yet, my readings are normally between 5.6-7.0, but how can I have diabetes with readings like this? the nurse said that several samples of blood show diabetes. :silent:
 
Well, it takes just two fasting readings of 7.0 to diagnose diabetes; you are considered diabetic when you meet the somewhat arbitrarily chosen diagnostic criteria even if blood sugar is not sky high all the time.
 
imrankhan said:
the nurse said that several samples of blood show diabetes. :silent:
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Nurses should not be making a diagnosis. They may venture an opinion. I'll never forget one nurse telling me 4 hours before my father died that 'he's fine, nothing to worry about'.
 
I only ever see a nurse never a doctor. It was the nurse that rang me to tell me I had diabetes.
 
If the doctor has made a medical diagnosis and authorised the nurse to tell the patient, that's OK. He's the one responsible for writing up the medical records, the one who is legally responsible, the one who for example an insurance company would write to and so on. On any form requiring it, it will ask who is your doctor, not who is your nurse. It was very common at one time for nurses to be asked about an illness and the standard response was always 'the doctor will tell you'. Other than a general reply, they are not allowed to give a medical diagnosis from their own interpretation of results.
 
My reading are usually 5.6 to 7.0 and I definitely have diabetes. The reason they are relatively low is because I minimise my carbohydrate intake. A non- diabetic should not be getting fasting levels of 7.0. What time do you take your readings? Are they before or (how long) after meals? How much carbohydrate do you eat?

It'll be easier for us to give an (admittedly unqualified, but probably as knowledgable as your diabetic nurse) view if we have a bit more context.


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this is my first attempt at using the forum ,havnt found a way to get into it properly so am gatecrashing ( i think ) my dr prescribed metformin 6wks ago then sent me off with a repeat prescription having told i haveto take them for life then sent off on my way telling me to go back sometime june when he would send me to path lab at local hospital for another blood test ,i know nothing about diabetic clinics or nine point checks ,he didnt recomend i do self testing ,on the advice of my sister i have purchased a test kit ( code free) have put myself on a strict diet and have lost up to now around one and half stone ,but have to say i do feel rather unsure with it all so any advice would be good
in the meantime can someone tell me how to ask a question without barging in !!
mick spurling
 
My doctor told me two fasting blood tests of above 6 meant diabetes, from then on I was on meds and have been stable type 2 for the last 3 years.
 
Mick spurling said:
this is my first attempt at using the forum ,havnt found a way to get into it properly so am gatecrashing ( i think ) my dr prescribed metformin 6wks ago then sent me off with a repeat prescription having told i haveto take them for life then sent off on my way telling me to go back sometime june when he would send me to path lab at local hospital for another blood test ,i know nothing about diabetic clinics or nine point checks ,he didnt recomend i do self testing ,on the advice of my sister i have purchased a test kit ( code free) have put myself on a strict diet and have lost up to now around one and half stone ,but have to say i do feel rather unsure with it all so any advice would be good
in the meantime can someone tell me how to ask a question without barging in !!
mick spurling
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Hi Mick and welcome to the forum :)
Start at the Board Index.
From there click on Ask a Question
Click on new topic and off you go!
 
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