Type 2 diabetes
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I have just been diagnosed with pre diabetics which I have never heard of via a routine blood test. I was invited to the the diabetic nurse at my GP s surgery. She weighed me told me I should lose a couple of inches around my waist and told me I have to go on a 5 2 diet, not a lot was explained to me and I was in shock so didn't really say much nor ask many questions I'm not obese nor fat I think I'm a normal size with a waistline where maybe I could do with losing a few pounds but no more. My diet is I believe healthy eat lots of veg no junk food and I can't tell her of any of my family had diabetics as they are mostly dead. I'm 57 yrs old and relatively healthy apart
from reflux disease I've since had 2 letters asking me to go for a foot check and eye test I was also told now my risk of heart disease is higher and talked of losing limbs. I don't need meds I was told but all on all I'm on shock. Any and all comments welcomed Thank you. Paul. I'm in the uk by the way
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carmel83758 Lovelane09
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derek76 Lovelane09
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They are really using scare tactics on you, sounds like it was a practice nurse and not your doctor:-)
I often wonder how much doctors interest is prompted by by the large payments they get for each diabetic on their register and doing an annual check up.
I would much sooner that they took a greater interest in my high BP rather than than my not so high blood glucose.
Lovelane09 derek76
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y I'm told I'm now on the diabetics register ! My bp is 118 over 72 and fine my cholesterol is. 4.8 fine too and now they throw this a me
derek76 Lovelane09
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Trouble is my BP fluctuates wildly.
I was given some tablets to reduce my blood sugar readings, Metformin and two others. They all gave me pain similar to when I had a stomach ulcer and I stoped them all. Metformin seems to be a drug that gives mny people problems.
carmel83758 derek76
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Werthers originals are those sweets arent they, not sure they would be good for anyone but maybe very tasty.
derek76 carmel83758
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carmel83758 derek76
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derek76 carmel83758
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At supermarket checkouts I often look in vain for anything healthy in the trollies. It's a world wide problem.
carmel83758 derek76
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They sell us so called healthy biscuits and say they only contain 100 calories when most biscuits contain that anyway, and most biscuits are unhealthy even the so called healthy ones, or the breakfast cereals full of sugar.
Spindles Lovelane09
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carmel83758 Spindles
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Do you think your diabetesw 2 was because you had the same lifestyle as your father - eating same things etc - or simply inherited?
Spindles carmel83758
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I know a bit about inherited things as my sister and I go to the Twin Research Unit at St. Thomas' Hospital in London every so often and have lots of tests done and we have found out that so many things are inherited. Short sightedness, whether you're likely to cheat on your partner, your sense of humour to name just three so why not diabetes?
carmel83758 Spindles
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derek76 Spindles
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carmel83758 derek76
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