Good morning all,
Thank you for taking the time to read my query/intro.
I am a 41 year old male and wondering if I am heading in the direction of type 2. I have not yet sought medical advice as I'm hesitant to jump in that direction yet, and aside from Google have nowhere else to turn as I don't want to alarm the family/wife yet.
History - I am 6'2, currently 19st 12lb. Last autumn I hit 21st 6lb after 18 months of WFH and suffering from new weight-related joint pain I decided to get off my backside and fix things. Started working out end of September and I got down to 19st 12lb by Christmas. Christmas took me back up to 20st 4lb, and since then I have just this week got back down to 19st 12lb. I am not a drinker, don't smoke or do drugs. I am a stress eater though, and the last year or two has seen a lot of stress.
Family history - both parents have Type 2. Dad diagnosed about 18 years ago, Mum last year.
The thing that started me wondering if something was wrong though, is that pre-Christmas I had to work very hard to lose that weight. I was working out 6 days a week, hard workouts, and cutting calories a lot to go with the exercise. I have Narcolepsy which greatly effects my metabolism in a negative way, so I have always had to burn more calories than a "normal" person would to lose weight. Since Christmas though, I've lost 6lb over the last few weeks with 0 effort at all. I've never once in my life been able to lose weight without considerable effort due to my metabolic quirks, so this was an instant flag.
Around 3 weeks ago I also started being woken up in the night, usually around the 4-4.30am mark with the need to go to the toilet and a very dry mouth. A quick Google search obviously pointed me in the direction of Type 2 diabetes, especially when combined with the weight loss.
Earlier this week I ordered a blood sugar testing gizmo from Amazon, and across the days of the week I have been keeping a log of things. Trouble is I really don't know whether the numbers are cause for concern or not, as Google searching finds me all kinds of conflicting information.
I've uploaded an image of the log I've been keeping. I'm just hoping for some help to make sense of it. Yesterday for example I didn't need to get up in the night for a wee and started the day on a 5.5 reading. This morning though I didn't need a wee in the night again but I was at 7.9! I panicked a bit and tested twice more and got 7.2 then 7.0, then 15 minutes later was down to 6.6.
Am I in the red zone? Should I be heading to my GP? Or am I convincing myself of something that isn't there?
Thank you for taking the time to read my query/intro.
I am a 41 year old male and wondering if I am heading in the direction of type 2. I have not yet sought medical advice as I'm hesitant to jump in that direction yet, and aside from Google have nowhere else to turn as I don't want to alarm the family/wife yet.
History - I am 6'2, currently 19st 12lb. Last autumn I hit 21st 6lb after 18 months of WFH and suffering from new weight-related joint pain I decided to get off my backside and fix things. Started working out end of September and I got down to 19st 12lb by Christmas. Christmas took me back up to 20st 4lb, and since then I have just this week got back down to 19st 12lb. I am not a drinker, don't smoke or do drugs. I am a stress eater though, and the last year or two has seen a lot of stress.
Family history - both parents have Type 2. Dad diagnosed about 18 years ago, Mum last year.
The thing that started me wondering if something was wrong though, is that pre-Christmas I had to work very hard to lose that weight. I was working out 6 days a week, hard workouts, and cutting calories a lot to go with the exercise. I have Narcolepsy which greatly effects my metabolism in a negative way, so I have always had to burn more calories than a "normal" person would to lose weight. Since Christmas though, I've lost 6lb over the last few weeks with 0 effort at all. I've never once in my life been able to lose weight without considerable effort due to my metabolic quirks, so this was an instant flag.
Around 3 weeks ago I also started being woken up in the night, usually around the 4-4.30am mark with the need to go to the toilet and a very dry mouth. A quick Google search obviously pointed me in the direction of Type 2 diabetes, especially when combined with the weight loss.
Earlier this week I ordered a blood sugar testing gizmo from Amazon, and across the days of the week I have been keeping a log of things. Trouble is I really don't know whether the numbers are cause for concern or not, as Google searching finds me all kinds of conflicting information.
I've uploaded an image of the log I've been keeping. I'm just hoping for some help to make sense of it. Yesterday for example I didn't need to get up in the night for a wee and started the day on a 5.5 reading. This morning though I didn't need a wee in the night again but I was at 7.9! I panicked a bit and tested twice more and got 7.2 then 7.0, then 15 minutes later was down to 6.6.
Am I in the red zone? Should I be heading to my GP? Or am I convincing myself of something that isn't there?