Hi.....I had bloods taken back in June, and being someone who has been very reticent to attend my GP surgery for anything, I didn't go back for the results until yesterday. The bloods were taken originally to see where I was with perimenopause and because I'd been feeling so fatigued for a while. I put some of it down to just getting older (I'm 53), but stayed active...I'm doing a lot of walking and I work full-time, but with various aches and some stomach problems I finally bit the bullet in June and went and had some tests. Anyway, yesterday I went back for the results and I've been told that my blood sugars are unacceptably high, and she thinks I may be diabetic (my father has Type 2), and my cholesterol and liver function high too. Dr asked me to come back in this morning for further tests to make sure, as the previous tests had only been after 8 hour fasting - today I hadn't eaten or drunk anything for 12 hours.
Won't have results until early next week, but I'm feeling really worried and in shock I think as diabetes hadn't crossed my mind. I don't have a raging thirst, although I do drink a fair amount of water during the day. I've googled other symptoms and now I've got myself in a real state and worrying about what a confirmed diagnosis will mean for me. I 'm afraid of what this means for my future health - and I haven't got the first idea of the implications this will have.
Won't have results until early next week, but I'm feeling really worried and in shock I think as diabetes hadn't crossed my mind. I don't have a raging thirst, although I do drink a fair amount of water during the day. I've googled other symptoms and now I've got myself in a real state and worrying about what a confirmed diagnosis will mean for me. I 'm afraid of what this means for my future health - and I haven't got the first idea of the implications this will have.
