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Message: <blockquote data-quote="osbornet" data-source="post: 107302" data-attributes="member: 23258">Like most, if not everyone here, it was constant thirst and peeing for England that made me get tested a few weeks ago.Its funny though how it can creep up on you, i was getting ridiculously tired, not at work really but when i was on my days off. Got to the stage where i would be slumped on the settee watching tv and thinking to myself that i must go to the Mercadona to get some shopping, i'd have next to nothing in the fridge to eat, but i hadnt got the energy to get out of the seat and go! Didn't really register as aproblem at first because, for whatever the reason, i've always been tired and lethargic on days off/holidays going back donkeys years!Thing is, without wanting to sound like a real saddo, i dont have anything in my life really apart from the job that i really enjoy so I used to joke about it, said it was my system going into hibernation as i had nothing to do or even think about!I was drinking 5 or 6 pints of orange squash at work each day plus maybe a couple of litres of water when i got home. I would be up 3 or 4 times a night to pee which probably didnt help the tiredness.Just got to a moment one day when i suddenly realised i had been very thirsty for about 3 weeks and that the tiredness/lethargy was getting worse by the week. Both my parents are diabetic (both type 2) so i knew that the thirst and excessive peeing were symptoms.I made an appointment to see a doctor a few days after and a blood test confirmed it. Was 15.4 when diagnosed and with a change of diet and taking 2 Metformin, when i checked earlier today it was down to 6.7. Still a little high but i'm getting there!</blockquote>

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