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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 2315347" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>Hi [USER=531359]@Humminglime[/USER] and welcome</p><p></p><p>Great advice above, so I won't go on about food, since lowering carbs is likely to help you a lot.</p><p>No need to go hungry though - just eat more meat, fish, eggs, cheese and veggies to compensate and make sure you are full.</p><p></p><p>One think I did want to mention though - you were identified as preD last September and then had a gall bladder op and infection over Xmas.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The gall bladder is right next to the pancreas, and a massive infection may (please note that I am stressing the word <em><strong>may</strong></em>) have had a bit of a knock on effect on the pancreas. It is the pancreas that releases insulin. This could be long or short term (or not happening at all), but I would encourage you to get it checked out.</p><p></p><p>So while you may have been heading towards T2 before that op, it is possible that the op and the subsequent infection kicked it up a gear.</p><p></p><p>My suggestion would be to do two things:</p><p></p><p>Firstly enquire at reception at your surgery for online access to your medical records. That way you will be able to see the actual results of the tests they have run. You may have to jump through a few hoops, such as producing ID and signing the application forms, but it only has to happen once, and then you can check your own results in future. Getting results like that is FAR better than getting vague misinformation from your nurse!</p><p></p><p>Secondly, I would insist on a referral. Say that you have been left in the dark and don't feel confident that you are being given the best treatment. They may push you towards another doc, but you can ask for a referral to the nearest diabetes clinic. The best place to get your pancreas investigated would be the diabetes (endocrinology) clinic, since they will have had plenty of experience with patients for whom reduced pancreatic function leads to diabetes. That type of diabetes even has a name 'Type 3c'. And while it is very unlikely that you have it, it would still be a good idea to have it eliminated as a possibility, by a healthcare professional.</p><p></p><p>Please keep posting, and let us know how you get on?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 2315347, member: 41816"] Hi [USER=531359]@Humminglime[/USER] and welcome Great advice above, so I won't go on about food, since lowering carbs is likely to help you a lot. No need to go hungry though - just eat more meat, fish, eggs, cheese and veggies to compensate and make sure you are full. One think I did want to mention though - you were identified as preD last September and then had a gall bladder op and infection over Xmas. The gall bladder is right next to the pancreas, and a massive infection may (please note that I am stressing the word [I][B]may[/B][/I]) have had a bit of a knock on effect on the pancreas. It is the pancreas that releases insulin. This could be long or short term (or not happening at all), but I would encourage you to get it checked out. So while you may have been heading towards T2 before that op, it is possible that the op and the subsequent infection kicked it up a gear. My suggestion would be to do two things: Firstly enquire at reception at your surgery for online access to your medical records. That way you will be able to see the actual results of the tests they have run. You may have to jump through a few hoops, such as producing ID and signing the application forms, but it only has to happen once, and then you can check your own results in future. Getting results like that is FAR better than getting vague misinformation from your nurse! Secondly, I would insist on a referral. Say that you have been left in the dark and don't feel confident that you are being given the best treatment. They may push you towards another doc, but you can ask for a referral to the nearest diabetes clinic. The best place to get your pancreas investigated would be the diabetes (endocrinology) clinic, since they will have had plenty of experience with patients for whom reduced pancreatic function leads to diabetes. That type of diabetes even has a name 'Type 3c'. And while it is very unlikely that you have it, it would still be a good idea to have it eliminated as a possibility, by a healthcare professional. Please keep posting, and let us know how you get on? [/QUOTE]
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