Dear Taff,
I read your recent posting. Your doctor did a FGT and HbA1c test to chect your 'Overnight Fasting Blood/glucose level' and also what had been your average blood/glucose levels taken over the last 12 weeks prior to when the Blood test was taken.
From the results that are derived from the blood test, it can then establish if you have/have not/ or are sitting in limbo between the prescribed limits for diagnosing and confirming diabetes. He/She is probably concerned that your current readings shown that you are not confirmed as being a diabetic as so far they haven't crossed the boundries, however he/she is doing the right thing in keeping a close watch on you just to monitor you in case you should, hence the repeated blood/tests.
Like many of those on this diabetic site, my time before I was finally confirmed as diabetic wasn't without problems, and I was left ignorant as to why over a 2 year period they decided to do so many repeated blood/tests before I finally joined the 'Diabetic Fraternity'
Had they informed me what they were looking for, and what I should do to lower my blood/glucose through diet and appropriate exercise, then these 2 years of ignorance could have been avoided. In my case where I was hovering around the diabetic threshold (they usually need to confirm their findings TWICE in succession, I would have for instance not cycled the two miles to my doctors surgery (lowering my fasting B/G in the process) and would have been diagnosed as being a Type 2 diabetic that bit sooner.
You appear to be in the Pre-diabetic stage, so I would advise that you study and follow all that you can from this site on a healthy diet together with simple exercise as there is a chance that you might be lucky and reverse your pre-diabetic state and avoid diabetes altogether.
With my best regards - Lazybones
