How can I be certain I am Type 2 Diabetic as Diagnosed/?

Question

Doubtfull because My Finger Prick readings are between 4 and 10 and when I dip Urine it shows negative. All my previous Fasting tests have been negative. Recently had Heart Surgery,and was told if You have Heart Problems You have Diabetes, and vise versa. Is this correct?

Answer 1

Stop doubting. I am a patient, not a doctor, so check this with your doc.

If you are reaching 10mmol/L (180mg/dl) then you are certainly at some stage of diabetes - at least pre-diabetic. To spill into your urine you usually need to be at much higher levels. The urls below give diagnostic criteria for pre-diabetes and diabetes.

Note when reading them that to convert your numbers to American ones you need to multiply by 18. The conversions for the usual thresholds are:

Pre-diabetes fasting: 100 mg/dl is 5.5 mmol/L
Diabetes fasting: 126mg/dl is 7mmol/L
OGTT: 200mg/dl is 11.1mmol/L

The statement "if You have Heart Problems You have Diabetes" is not strictly correct in general terms - but is actually correct in your case. Cardiovascular problems are one of the major complications of poorly controlled diabetes - and with numbers up to 10(180) you are not in good control.

Read the third url below to get some ideas on how to change that.

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia

Answer 2

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Answer 3

A number of parts to this question.

1)Forget urine testing it is seldom used for anything now.
2)Your sugar range is OK
3)Fasting blood sugar level may be high enough to diagnose diabetes BUT in the early stages they may be normal.
4)Heart disease does not predispose to diabetes but diabetes significantly increase the risk of heart disease,
5)Diabetes can be diagnosed on a fasting sugar alone, if it is high enough. In many patients this is not the case and a GTT or more commonly now a modified GTT-glucose tolerance test -is used to confirm the diagnosis. 2 samples of blood are taken one fasted and the second 2 hours after the patient is given a measured sugar load. This produces diagnostic results. 120 min sample >11.1 mmol/l is WHO definition of diabetes.

Answer 4

I have always been told that if you have diabetes, you MAY have heart problems. But, never the other way around.

Have you talked with an endocronologist? That would be the best information source.

PS - my mother had heart problems, including open heart surgery, and she was NOT diabetic

Answer 5

not at all. just because you have heart trouble doesn't mean you are diabetic. whoever told this must be stupid and NOT a doctor or qualified nurse. you need a diabetic test and as all your tests have so far been fine then i doubt it very much if you are diabetic. i think they meant that if you have heart problems then you have more of a chance of becoming diabetic.

Answer 6

The only thing about diabetes i know is that your chances of a heart attack increases by five times more than a person without it

Answer 7

DIABETES--DEFINITION
Diabetes mellitus is impaired insulin secretion by the pancreas and variable degrees of peripheral insulin resistance leading to hyperglycemia (high blood sugar). Early symptoms are related to hyperglycemia and include polydipsia (excessive thirst), polyphagia (excessive hunger and abnormally large intake of solids by mouth), and polyuria (excessive urination). Later complications include vascular disease, peripheral neuropathy, and predisposition to infection. Diagnosis is by measuring plasma glucose (blood sugar). Treatment is diet, exercise, and drugs that reduce glucose levels, including insulin and oral antihyperglycemic drugs. Prognosis varies with degree of glucose control.

DIABETES SYMPTOMS
Frequent urination
Excessive thirst
Extreme hunger
Unusual weight loss
Increased fatigue
Irritability
Blurry vision

Hope this helps. Best of luck.

Answer 8

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