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Phil_W

Phil_W

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Messages
6
Location
Newton Abbot
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
At the age of 56, I never thought that I would end up with Type 2 Diabetes. I went for a medical for my job as a taxi driver, and my Doctor discovered my Type 2 with a simple blood test, later confirmed by the lab. I have been taking Metaformin for a week and have had no strange side effects, in fact, I feel as normal as I did before my diagnosis. Are there any fellow "sufferers" out there that felt like this when they were first diagnosed?
 
Hi @Phil_W and welcome to the forum. I didn't have any symptoms when I was diagnosed too, and I still don't.
 
Hi and welcome. This is one of the problems with diabetes i.e. you can have it without any symptoms unless very advanced. There are many walking around without knowing they have it.
 
Hello and welcome.

I'm another that had no symptoms, and still haven't. The diagnosis came as a complete shock to me. That was January 2014. I feel perfectly normal. :)
 
Phil_W said:
At the age of 56, I never thought that I would end up with Type 2 Diabetes. I went for a medical for my job as a taxi driver, and my Doctor discovered my Type 2 with a simple blood test, later confirmed by the lab. I have been taking Metaformin for a week and have had no strange side effects, in fact, I feel as normal as I did before my diagnosis. Are there any fellow "sufferers" out there that felt like this when they were first diagnosed?
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Phil-W
Much the same as me. A normal BT and the result was a phone call from the Doc informing me that I had T2. That was last Sept. since then I have been given Metformin 500mcg x2. and have not felt any different all that time. I do test for bg several times a day with varying results from 4 to 16 but average 5.4 two hours after a meal. I do walk a lot and have lost two stone.
Just keep watching this forum and you will be kept well informed.
 
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