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<blockquote data-quote="TypeZero." data-source="post: 2316012" data-attributes="member: 525950"><p>I think many healthcare professionals struggle to break free of a stereotype they’ve been continuously force-fed. Not all type 1s are children and young adults just like not all type 2s are OAPs.</p><p></p><p>Type 2 diabetes is a progressive disease that worsens over time. Usually it would take years for someone to go 16mmol/L or even higher. Over the years your postprandial glucose would creep up and up if you did nothing to slow it’s progression.</p><p></p><p>However I think there is a possibility that you may have a type 1 diagnosis which should definitely be considered.</p><p></p><p>Type 1 diabetes is a more rapid disease where your blood sugar rises within weeks or months as your immune system destroys insulin-producing cells.</p><p></p><p>I’m a type 1 diabetic so I don’t really know the procedures for a type 2 but I assume you can get your GP to refer you to a diabetes consultant. From there onwards you can get a blood glucose meter, test then upload your blood glucose results to a website called Diasend, there’s an option to share the data with your clinic. Once you have done this they can see your blood sugars. The diabetes consultant should be able to prescribe either insulin or oral anti-diabetic medicine depending on how much insulin you are producing</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TypeZero., post: 2316012, member: 525950"] I think many healthcare professionals struggle to break free of a stereotype they’ve been continuously force-fed. Not all type 1s are children and young adults just like not all type 2s are OAPs. Type 2 diabetes is a progressive disease that worsens over time. Usually it would take years for someone to go 16mmol/L or even higher. Over the years your postprandial glucose would creep up and up if you did nothing to slow it’s progression. However I think there is a possibility that you may have a type 1 diagnosis which should definitely be considered. Type 1 diabetes is a more rapid disease where your blood sugar rises within weeks or months as your immune system destroys insulin-producing cells. I’m a type 1 diabetic so I don’t really know the procedures for a type 2 but I assume you can get your GP to refer you to a diabetes consultant. From there onwards you can get a blood glucose meter, test then upload your blood glucose results to a website called Diasend, there’s an option to share the data with your clinic. Once you have done this they can see your blood sugars. The diabetes consultant should be able to prescribe either insulin or oral anti-diabetic medicine depending on how much insulin you are producing [/QUOTE]
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