Hello everybody!
Recent HBA1c came back as 104, other than unexplained weight loss I haven’t had any other symptoms. GP isn’t clear whether it is type 1 or 2 (although I would say 2 more likely!) so he has commenced me on insulin. I was thinking that that was the right thing to do but from reading posts on here and speaking to a friends husband who was recently diagnosed (similar HBA1c) it seems that medication could have been a better option. Is there a hard and fast rule on initial treatment? I’m feeling very overwhelmed with everything, feel like it’s a death sentence currently and I’m struggling to be positive. I’m going to speak to my GP Monday as he’s going to give me a telephone call, I just wondered if anyone had any tips for speaking to him about thus, if it’s possible I don’t want to be taking insulin long term - he’s said about three months to start.
Thank you
Recent HBA1c came back as 104, other than unexplained weight loss I haven’t had any other symptoms. GP isn’t clear whether it is type 1 or 2 (although I would say 2 more likely!) so he has commenced me on insulin. I was thinking that that was the right thing to do but from reading posts on here and speaking to a friends husband who was recently diagnosed (similar HBA1c) it seems that medication could have been a better option. Is there a hard and fast rule on initial treatment? I’m feeling very overwhelmed with everything, feel like it’s a death sentence currently and I’m struggling to be positive. I’m going to speak to my GP Monday as he’s going to give me a telephone call, I just wondered if anyone had any tips for speaking to him about thus, if it’s possible I don’t want to be taking insulin long term - he’s said about three months to start.
Thank you