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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
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- Cycling, Exercise Classes
I received a letter from my doctors yesterday, please will I go and have a fasting blood test unless I am on certain medication in which case do not - nice to know it is personal (sorry sarcasm) - tests for everything, liver, heart, HbA1c etc etc - as I have also got annual eye test at hospital have decided to do both on same day - also will I drop by the surgery to pick up two sample bottles one to take with me when I go for my blood tests and the other to take with me when I go to see the diabetic nurse after having the blood tests done.............
Why two urine samples? Am I missing something - I just do not know why two test within weeks of each other for urine - if someone out there can explain to me please do as it really does frustrate me.
Anyway this will be my first HbA1c for 6 months because 6 months ago my HbA1c had dropped to pre-diabetic levels - that was all I was informed of and that doctor did not want to see me -- no mention of when next test would take place or even if it would ever be done again - just no information - no explanation - is this happening to others?
No point in changing surgery as the other one in my area has an even worse reputation than my current one.
So having been wound up I am sorry I decided to vent a little here - friends just don't understand the frustration that lack of information can cause. Not looking forward to conversation with diabetic nurse but hopefully I will be able to follow good advice from here and smile and nod and say not a lot or I will be having yet another long discussion where she tells me I am not to test and all I need is the HbA1c results - well fingers will be crossed and will do my very best to get out of the surgery without letting my frustration get the better of me.............
Thanks for reading.
Why two urine samples? Am I missing something - I just do not know why two test within weeks of each other for urine - if someone out there can explain to me please do as it really does frustrate me.
Anyway this will be my first HbA1c for 6 months because 6 months ago my HbA1c had dropped to pre-diabetic levels - that was all I was informed of and that doctor did not want to see me -- no mention of when next test would take place or even if it would ever be done again - just no information - no explanation - is this happening to others?
No point in changing surgery as the other one in my area has an even worse reputation than my current one.
So having been wound up I am sorry I decided to vent a little here - friends just don't understand the frustration that lack of information can cause. Not looking forward to conversation with diabetic nurse but hopefully I will be able to follow good advice from here and smile and nod and say not a lot or I will be having yet another long discussion where she tells me I am not to test and all I need is the HbA1c results - well fingers will be crossed and will do my very best to get out of the surgery without letting my frustration get the better of me.............
Thanks for reading.