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<blockquote data-quote="amgrundy" data-source="post: 1043565" data-attributes="member: 256496"><p>I went to doctors in 31st Dec 2015 feeling ill with flu, doctor tested my urine said it had glucose in it. He sent me to hospital next day for a fasting blood test. Five days later on 5th Jan 2016 doctor rang me to go and see him at 7 30 pm in the surgery, he told me I had diabetes as my BG reading was high 19.3 , and that I had had it for 6 yrs I was so frustrated, angry, confused etc; why was this not diagnosed earlier I asked ? as I had been going to doctors lots with water infections over the years,<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite16" alt=":banghead:" title="Bang Head :banghead:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":banghead:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite16" alt=":banghead:" title="Bang Head :banghead:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":banghead:" /> had nobody tested me for glucose????? didn't really get an answer, he just said it can take up to 10 yrs before a diagnosis. My daughter wanted me to complain still confused.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="amgrundy, post: 1043565, member: 256496"] I went to doctors in 31st Dec 2015 feeling ill with flu, doctor tested my urine said it had glucose in it. He sent me to hospital next day for a fasting blood test. Five days later on 5th Jan 2016 doctor rang me to go and see him at 7 30 pm in the surgery, he told me I had diabetes as my BG reading was high 19.3 , and that I had had it for 6 yrs I was so frustrated, angry, confused etc; why was this not diagnosed earlier I asked ? as I had been going to doctors lots with water infections over the years,:banghead::banghead: had nobody tested me for glucose????? didn't really get an answer, he just said it can take up to 10 yrs before a diagnosis. My daughter wanted me to complain still confused.:confused::confused: [/QUOTE]
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