fasting bklood test has come back with 'very high sugar' reading. could this mean diabetes?

[misdee]

had some blood tests down 2 weeks ago, due to feeling run down, tired, lethargic and aching.

popped in today to book follow up appointment, asked receptionist if she had the results there, said all but this one look normal. so docs next week.

i had gestional diabetes in my last pregnancy. my mum was dx with diabetes just before i fell pregnant with dd3. i know i am high risk.

so i have been given a big boot up the bum already to sort my lifestyle out.

just got to wait to see what the docs say.

Don't know misdee but fingers crossed things are ok.

You'd be V young for diabetes, surely?

dos your mum have type 1 or 2

no idea of the different types. she was controlling it through diet, but is now medicated, but not injecting.

thats type 2 misdee

thanks.

does that change things for me?

i was just cotnrolling through diet when pregnant as was very borderline.

if you want to avoid getting type 2 start avoiding sugar and high fat food

type 1 you are born with, nothing you cna do about that

type 2 is avoidable but take action now

both types can lead to the same complications

high blood sugar could mean Type 2 diabetes (symptoms for type 1 are much more dramatic and serious). If it is type 2 diabetes then treatment will depend on how high your sugar levels are - it can be controlled by diet (usual stuff and much the same as used in gestational diabetes), or by oral meds.

My mum has just been diagnosed, and I had high BS during pg, and I'm overweight, so also high-risk.

i am overweight as well.

Type 1 can develop at any age - you don't have to be born with it. It is an immune response:

Type 1 diabetes is also known as insulin- dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). It can develop at any age, although it usually develops in children and young adults and is also referred to as juvenile onset diabetes. The affected person does not produce any of their own insulin and needs to take it by injection every day. Once it has developed, it is a life-long disease.

Type 2 diabetes occurs later in life and is sometimes known as late-onset diabetes or non-insulin-dependent diabetes (NIDDM). It is described more fully in the separate BUPA factsheet.

Symptoms for type 1:

Type 1 diabetes takes only a few weeks to develop. The initial symptoms are:

increased production of urine (because the body tries to get rid of the excess glucose in the urine, diluting it with water),
excessive thirst,
fatigue (because the glucose is not being converted into energy),
loss of weight,
increased appetite,
feeling sick,
blurred vision,
infections such as thrush or irritation of the genitals.

Type 2 is associated with the eldery and obese.

Look into GI foods Misdee - I have pre diabetic syndrome (also runs in females in my fathers family) So I use GI foods to control blood sugar levels
Have noticed a huge shift upwarsd in energy and appearance - plus weight came off even though I was not technically overweight.
Has worked wonders on the kids too.

will look into that, thanks piffle.

i made a decision yesterday afternoon to get healthy. yesterdays results have shocked me, and although i wont see the docs till next week, i dont want to be medicated if possible, but will if needed.

So today i have cut all sugar out of my cups of tea. i had porraige and raisans for breakfast, a malted weightwatchers rolls qwith prawns and low fat mayo+ lettuce for lunch, and a chicken salad this evening. I have also had an apple and a banana.

and for once i wasnt nodding off mid afternoon. this evening is going to be the hardest, as that is my usual time for snacking.

You got to stop snacking to avoid diabetes misdee you can control it if you want to. its up to you

i have an apple.