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I think I’m pre diabetic but gp not interested

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linzi77

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Type of diabetes
Prediabetes
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I do not have diabetes
Hi
I’m after advice if anyone can help.
I had twins 2 years ago at 43 when I developed gestational diabeties, I managed with diet and metformin. My dad is also type 2 diabetic.
Last year I had to really push to have the blood test to check for type 2 and I was fine.
Over the last few months I’ve been waking up feeling hungover when I haven’t had a drink. I started testing my blood sugars and my morning fasting level is usually over 7. The rest of the day they are 7 or below. I contacted my gp to advise I thought I maybe pre diabetic especially with my history but have been told because it’s not an emergency they won’t see me. I am due to be tested again in august this year again I know I will have to really push to get this. As I had gestational diabeties I was told I had to be tested every year and I have a 50% change of developing type 2 over the next 5 years. When I was pregnant the reading I always struggled with was the morning one.
Just wondered if anyone else has experienced this and it has turned into full type 2 diabeties.
 
Hi, I had gestational diabetes when I was pregnant with my first child in 1991 and I’m not sure how many years later but it came back and Ive been type 2 ever since. I was told at the time I would probably get it later in life but it was only a few years later.
 
It doesn’t seem like your readings are high enough that they would be causing symptoms (like feeling hungover) but they do perhaps seem a bit higher than ideal. It light be worth looking at your diet and seeing if there are carbs you could cut down on (bread, rice, pasta, fruit, cereal, porridge?)
 
Thanks it just seems weird that whenever I feel like that it’s over 7. I have tried to stick to my low carb diet since I had gestational diabeties. My readings are well within the range 2 hours after food it’s just the morning one I seem to be struggling with which is what I was like when I had GD and why I had to go in metformin. I eat my evening meal earlier to try help. I’ll just wait it out till I have my next test In summer it may be a blip or something that I’m over worrying about. Thanks again for replying
 
@linzi77, If it's only the morning one, don't forget about the Dawn Phenomenon when the liver dumps a load of glucose into your bloodstream to help you start the day. So if the rest of your readings are ok, I would be inclined to ignore it. Just try to keep to a low carb diet
 
Alternatively, and I'm not an expert but have hypoglycemia so managing diet is crucial, maybe experiment with either eating later, or having a small non carb snack before sleeping ... as the docs aren't helping try some data gathering yourself ... good luck with it.
 
RosemaryJackson said:
@linzi77, If it's only the morning one, don't forget about the Dawn Phenomenon when the liver dumps a load of glucose into your bloodstream to help you start the day. So if the rest of your readings are ok, I would be inclined to ignore it. Just try to keep to a low carb diet
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Unless you have a defective pancreas, you will not experience Dawn Phenomenon. Most people’s liver will dump glucose in the morning. Most pancreas then release insulin to manage it so do not see a significant blood sugar rise.
 
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Unless you have a defective pancreas, you will not experience Dawn Phenomenon. Most people’s liver will dump glucose in the morning. Most pancreas then release insulin to manage it so do not see a significant blood sugar rise.
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I suffered from Dawn Phenomenon, which can be a pain. It takes a while but will sort itself out eventually
 
pixie1 said:
I suffered from Dawn Phenomenon, which can be a pain. It takes a while but will sort itself out eventually
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According to your profile, you have Type 2 diabetes which I include under the definition of "defective pancreas".
 
linzi77 said:
Hi
I’m after advice if anyone can help.
I had twins 2 years ago at 43 when I developed gestational diabeties, I managed with diet and metformin. My dad is also type 2 diabetic.
Last year I had to really push to have the blood test to check for type 2 and I was fine.
Over the last few months I’ve been waking up feeling hungover when I haven’t had a drink. I started testing my blood sugars and my morning fasting level is usually over 7. The rest of the day they are 7 or below. I contacted my gp to advise I thought I maybe pre diabetic especially with my history but have been told because it’s not an emergency they won’t see me. I am due to be tested again in august this year again I know I will have to really push to get this. As I had gestational diabeties I was told I had to be tested every year and I have a 50% change of developing type 2 over the next 5 years. When I was pregnant the reading I always struggled with was the morning one.
Just wondered if anyone else has experienced this and it has turned into full type 2 diabeties.
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Do you know what your HbA1c results have been? Sometimes people will be told "they're fine" and only later discover that the results were around 46 or 47mmol/mol. I only found out my A1c had been rising at the point I was diagnosed.
 
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