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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bertyboy" data-source="post: 1666167" data-attributes="member: 453093">I feel your pain. The NHS is pretty good once you are diagnosed, but that takes too long to happen in the first place.Your case sounds identical to mine : previously OK bloods, lethargy, sudden thirst, urination, blurred vision, rapid onset of symptoms.In my case, I suspected what this was and bought a cheap BG meter from Amazon which showed levels in the mid-high 20s. Upon telling my GP surgery this, they said that I indeed need an appointment but the earliest they could fit me in was 6 weeks time.I paid for a private GP, who within 15 mins had me booked into the rapid access diabetes clinic, having said it was type 1 (based on high ketone levels).That was November, and I'm still no wiser to what type it really is. GAD and c-peptide results came back negative. It would be good to ditch the insulin, so I'm trying to reduce it by keeping carb intake low, and hopefully the consultant (who I will see in two weeks) will try metformin instead.But I agree with others, I would see another doctor if I were you. Did your GP check ketones?</blockquote>

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