help, advice re blood test results
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GP found sugar in a urine sample. Had fasting blood sugar but asked nurse to do a fingerprick test at the same time result was 6.7 (pre diabetic I think) But I have just rung for my lab result and it is only 5.3! Is this normal to be so different?
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archemedes jayanne
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This is why people with full-blown diabetes like myself have to be very careful what they eat.
A reading of 5.3 sounds quite normal to me as does a reading of 6.7 (depending upon when and what you ate).
If I were you I would not get too worked-up about it at the present moment, as your doctor should know at exactly what stage you are at after he has received the result of your HBA1c blood test, and take any action that is deemed necessary at that time.
If you are considered pre-diabetic/ diabetic you will no doubt be meeting your surgery's diabetes nurse who will run through the 'does and don'ts' with you, but once again I have to stress that you have nothing to worry about.
This is because if you are on the verge of becoming a diabetic there is no proactive action that can be taken to stop it, and likewise if you are a diabetic then there is retroactive action that can be taken to get rid of it as it is all a matter of managing it all correctly.
jayanne archemedes
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archemedes jayanne
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The standard treatment for pre-diabetes is diet and exercise, but don't go at it like a bull in a china shop, otherwise life will not be worth living.
All the best
R
ian95170 jayanne
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