Hi everyone,
I’m in London, England. 45 years old and female.
My most recent bloods showed fasting glucose as 6.0 mmol/L (range 4.1 - 5.9). My HbA1c, which was measured early May this year, was at 38 / 5.7%. HbA1c was not measured again early August. Based on my elevated glucose of 6.0 early August this year, I’ve decided to wear a blood glucose monitor for 10 days. One piece of white toast with peanut butter made it go up to 8.3. A few bites of Eton mess made it go up to 10.3.
What questions should I ask my doctor? And which tests are good to ask for (I have private insurance so can request anything - not bound by NHS guidelines).
Maybe also good to know: My fecal elastase recently also came back too low, so I’m wondering what’s going on w my pancreas. I had one bout of pancreatitis in 2018 and 2 bouts of pancreatitis in 2022, both after surgery for hyperparathyroidism, which I suffered from for many years - now cured. I don’t drink any alcohol at all.
I’m very new to this so any experiences you’d like to share with me, will be very much appreciated!
I’m in London, England. 45 years old and female.
My most recent bloods showed fasting glucose as 6.0 mmol/L (range 4.1 - 5.9). My HbA1c, which was measured early May this year, was at 38 / 5.7%. HbA1c was not measured again early August. Based on my elevated glucose of 6.0 early August this year, I’ve decided to wear a blood glucose monitor for 10 days. One piece of white toast with peanut butter made it go up to 8.3. A few bites of Eton mess made it go up to 10.3.
What questions should I ask my doctor? And which tests are good to ask for (I have private insurance so can request anything - not bound by NHS guidelines).
Maybe also good to know: My fecal elastase recently also came back too low, so I’m wondering what’s going on w my pancreas. I had one bout of pancreatitis in 2018 and 2 bouts of pancreatitis in 2022, both after surgery for hyperparathyroidism, which I suffered from for many years - now cured. I don’t drink any alcohol at all.
I’m very new to this so any experiences you’d like to share with me, will be very much appreciated!