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Just been told by the doctor my sugar level is 9.5 and i have to have a fasting test in 2 weeks does this mean i have type 2 diabetis and will i have to go on medication The last blood test that showed this was not a fasting test so i am not sure about anything I am almost 70 years old but noticed i have lost a lot of weight and my hair is going thin any advice would be grateful thanks
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fancygoldfish barbara26695
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Since you have to wait two weeks for your fastiing test, you could cut back on carbs. It's the total carbs that count, not just sugars. You might be able to control it with diet alone, if you have been eating a lot of carbs, like more than 20g per meal. Start looking at the nutrition content of the foods you eat, and you will be surprised at how many foods are 40, 60, or more carbs per serving! Most bread and pasta is super high in carbs, but the low carb bread has fiber and low net carbs and some pastas are a better choice than others. You do need to have fiber in your diet, but soluble fiber has a lot of carbs and non soluble fiber passes through your body without adding carbs ("in a nutshell"). Also, when something is exceptionally high in fibers, you can usually deduct some of the carbs for a certain percentage of the fibers.
Of course, try to eat fresh fruits and vegetables, but remember that veggies like corn and white potatoes are high in carbs and are best avoided or limited. Green beans, broccoli, asparagus, and sweet potatoes are better choices.
Fruits have nutritional value, but have natural sugars, which are carbs. Some fruits release their sugars into the body at a lower rate than others. This is called the glycemic index. For example, blueberries are good. Watermelon is bad.
I just read new research that said diabetics who ate 6 eggs a week did not have their cholesterol go up and felt fuller and lost weight. Eggs have no carbs. Milk has carbs but there is a low carb milk available if you can find it where you live, and I think it tastes good. Check the carbs on whole wheat products-they usually add more sugar which raises the total carbs of the product.
Have you had a thorough dilated eye exam by an opthamologist? Did you have lab tests to detect protein in your urine and how well your kidneys are doing? Do you feel any numbness in your toes? Do you have high blood pressure? Blood pressure pills have a protective effect on the kidneys and are often prescribed to diabetics for that purpose alone. Do you feel tired?
barbara26695 fancygoldfish
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micksmixxx fancygoldfish
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If barbara26695 had had an A1c test, 9.5% is DEFINITELY diabetes. (A HbA1c level of anything above 6.5% is sufficient for a doctor to diagnose diabetes.)
I'm not sure where you obtained your figures from, my friend, but an A1c level of 9.5% indicates that the 'average' blood glucose level is equivalent to 14.5 mmol/l [261 mg/dL for our American members].
I agree with MOST of the other information that you offer barbara26695, though it's extremely unlikely that she would have been seen by an ophthalmologist yet as she hasn't yet been diagnosed as diabetic.
Be well, fancygoldfish.
Lots of Love and Light.
Mick
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P.S. Please don't be offended or alarmed at the "x's". It's simply a logo, of sorts, that I've used for some 30-odd years now.
micksmixxx fancygoldfish
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If barbara26695 had had an A1c test, 9.5% is DEFINITELY diabetes. (A HbA1c level of anything above 6.5% is sufficient for a doctor to diagnose diabetes.)
I'm not sure where you obtained your figures from, my friend, but an A1c level of 9.5% indicates that the 'average' blood glucose level is equivalent to 14.5 mmol/l [261 mg/dL for our American members].
I agree with MOST of the other information that you offer barbara26695, though it's extremely unlikely that she would have been seen by an ophthalmologist yet as she hasn't yet been diagnosed as diabetic.
Be well, fancygoldfish.
Lots of Love and Light.
Mick
x x x x
x x x
P.S. Please don't be offended or alarmed at the "x's". It's simply a logo, of sorts, that I've used for some 30-odd years now.
micksmixxx fancygoldfish
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If barbara26695 had had an A1c test, 9.5% is DEFINITELY diabetes. (A HbA1c level of anything above 6.5% is sufficient for a doctor to diagnose diabetes.)
I'm not sure where you obtained your figures from, my friend, but an A1c level of 9.5% indicates that the 'average' blood glucose level is equivalent to 14.5 mmol/l [261 mg/dL for our American members].
I agree with MOST of the other information that you offer barbara26695, though it's extremely unlikely that she would have been seen by an ophthalmologist yet as she hasn't yet been diagnosed as diabetic.
Be well, fancygoldfish.
Lots of Love and Light.
Mick
x x x x
x x x
P.S. Please don't be offended or alarmed at the "x's". It's simply a logo, of sorts, that I've used for some 30-odd years now.
fancygoldfish micksmixxx
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Yes, I agree with you, but as I am not a doctor, I didn't want to make any diagnosis, so I softened it with "probably". I used an online conversion tool to plug in the numbers and that's what I got.
micksmixxx fancygoldfish
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I apologise to you ... and to anyone else ... if it came across that I'm a doctor. I am NOT. I'm simply a type 1 diabetic that's learned a few things over the years. It WOULD, in fact, take a practising medical doctor to be the one that does make a diagnosis, though there are many people that could tell you if your blood glucose levels were higher than they should be.
I apologise to you especially, and most profusely, as it MAY have seemed that I was 'having a go' at you. That, honestly, was never my intention.
Be well, fancygoldfish.
Lots of Love and Light.
Mick
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P.S. Please don't be offended or alarmed at the "x's". It's simply a logo, of sorts, that I've used for some 30-odd years now.
fancygoldfish micksmixxx
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micksmixxx fancygoldfish
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Be well, fancygoldfish.
Lots of Love and Light.
Mick
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micksmixxx fancygoldfish
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micksmixxx barbara26695
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The reason your doctor is requesting you to undergo a fasting blood glucose (sugar) test is so that s/he can determine whether you're actually glucose intolerant or type 2 diabetic. (Glucose intolerance is a prelude to the onset of type 2 diabetes, but MAY be able to 'defer' or put off the development of full blown type 2.)
You say that you've "lost a lot of weight", but you don't say over how long a period it's been, nor do you say whether you are one of our larger ladies or not.
It MAY be that your doctor feels that you can control your blood sugar (glucose) levels by moderating your diet and taking exercise, if you are able to. S/he MAY suggest this as the first course of action to see whether your blood sugar levels do actually improve. If dietary control and exercise doesn't work, or doesn't work enough, s/he MAY suggest oral medications. (There are different types of oral medications, and some of them work in very different ways.)
When I speak of exercise, no-one is going to suggest you get a gym membership or anything like that. Walking is a very effective exercise, but we don't know whether that's an option that's available for you.
Please don't be scared, my friend, there really isn't much to worry about. In fact, if you have developed diabetes it's better to find out sooner rather than later. This way, steps can be taken to ensure that you don't go on to develop diabetic complications. I won't go into details about the sorts of complications that can affect someone who's blood sugar levels are higher than they should be except to say that some can be a real pain ... literally; some can prove embarrassing; and some COULD prove lethal, though this latter one is extremely rarely met with these days.
I wish you the very best of luck in two weeks time. Please don't go 'out of your way' to try and affect the results. It really is better, if you do have diabetes, to find out now and start treatment.
Be well, barbara26695.
Lots of Love and Light.
Mick
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P.S. Please don't be offended or alarmed at the "x's". It's simply a logo, of sorts, that I've used for some 30-odd years now.
barbara26695 micksmixxx
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I can do some walking providing its on a flat surface and not a hill as with my lung condition i cant manage to walk uphill
I was wondering if anyone could tell me what fruit i could eat and what fruit would be bad for me thank you all for your replies it help to talk to others about this
lynn08926 barbara26695
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I was shocked that more than half an apple had such an effect, so get testing.
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I found with my starter kit they only provided ten or so strips/lancets and so I was ordering more supplies almost immediately. At six tests minimum per day, you certainly get through them!
As I am prediabetic, I don't get a meter supplied by the NHS. Perhaps someone can advise whether meters are issued as a matter of course to Type 2 diabetics or whether NHS cutbacks have taken their toll?
barbara26695 lynn08926
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The advice is to test just before eating and then 2 hours after the first mouthful. There is a certain diabetes website based in the UK that is stuffed full of information and people who are so knowledgeable. Can't put the name of it on here as, for some reason, they won't publish it. The website has a red heading banner. Find it if you can. They have helped me tremendously.
micksmixxx barbara26695
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1 x medium apple (100 grams in weight) would contain approximately 10 grams of carbohydrate.
3 x raw apricots (120 grams in weight) would contain approximately 10 grams of carbohydrate.
4 x semi dried apricots (32 grams in weight) would contain approximately 10 grams of carbohydrate.
1 x medium sized banana (100 grams in weight, without the skin) would contain approximately 25 grams of carbohydrate.
1 x large sized banana (120 grams in weight, without the skin) would contain approximately 30 grams of carbohydrate.
1 x clementine (60 grams in weight) would contain approximately 5 grams of carbohydrate.
1 x 10 grams in weight Halawi date would contain approximately 5 grams of carbohydrate.
1 x 21 grams in weight Medjool date would contain approximately 15 grams of carbohydrate.
1 x average portion (115 grams) of fruit cocktail in juice would contain approximately 10 grams of carbohydrate.
1 x average portion (115 grams) of fruit cocktail in syrup would contain approximately 20 grams of carbohydrate.
1 x small bunch of grapes (100 grams) would contain approximately 15 grams of carbohydrate.
1 x Kiwi fruit (60 grams in weight) would contain approximately 15 grams of carbohydrate.
1 x slice mango (40 grams in weight) would contain approximately 5 grams of carbohydrate.
1 x medium mango (150 grams, without the stone and peel) would contain approximately 20 grams of carbohydrate.
1 x slice melon, honeydew or watermelon (200 grams in weight) would contain approximately 15 grams of carbohydrate.
1 x nectarine (90 grams in weight, without the stone) would contain approximately 10 grams of carbohydrate.
1 x medium orange (160 grams in weight, without the skin) would contain approximately 15 grams of carbohydrate.
1 x medium peach (110 grams in weight, without the stone) would contain approximately 10 grams of carbohydrate.
1 x large pear (250 grams in weight) would contain approximately 25 grams of carbohydrate.
1 x medium pear (150 grams in weight) would contain approximately 15 grams of carbohydrate.
1 x large slice raw pineapple (80 grams in weight, without the skin) would contain approximately 10 grams of carbohydrate.
1 x slice (6 chunks) tinned pineapple (40 grams in weight) would contain approximately 5 grams of carbohydrate.
2 x medium plums (110 grams in weight, without stones) would contain approximately 10 grams of carbohydrate.
30 x raspberries (120 grams in weight) would contain approximately 5 grams of carbohydrate.
2 x medium satsumas (140 grams in weight) would contain approximately 10 grams of carbohydrate.
5 x medium strawberries (60 grams in weight) would contain approximately 5 grams of carbohydrate.
Sorry it took me so long to respond to your question, but it took me a while to find the booklet that was issued to me with regards to carbohydrate contents.
Hopefully, there's some fruits in the list that you like. If you need a website that contains more information, please send me a message, by either posting here, or by clicking on my name and sending me a personal message and I'll give you a few. (Sorry, but I'm not sure whether they'll allow the posting of websites on here.)
As for walking, you should really check with your doctor as to what amount of exercise you should be doing. I'd hate to be the one to give you information that might cause you any harm.
Be well, barbara26695.
Lots of Love and Light.
Mick
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micksmixxx
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Be well, barbara26695.
Lots of Love and Light.
Mick
x x x x
x x x
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blodwyn barbara26695
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blodwyn barbara26695
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I suggest you go onto the Diabetes UK website and see your GP as soon as possible.
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