Diagnosis of Diabetes

May 31 2019

I went to my local GP today with a short list of minor complaints.
Blurry vision.
Slow healing of blisters.
Peeing many times a night.

She sent me for a blood test, and told me to get my eyes checked.
At the optometrist, the guy looked into my eyes, and said that I was wasting my time with an eye exam, and to come back when I had my diabetes under control.
Diabetes???
The next day my GP called me in. She said I had high blood sugar, and referred me to an Endocrinologist.
An Endocrinologist is a Dr. that specializes in body chemistry, like diabetes.
The soonest appointment to see one, was a week away. She gave me (for free) a Blood Glucose device so I could take blood sugar readings to show the Endocrinologist when I first see him.
Many companies give devices like this away for free, because they use proprietary sample strips that cost about $.25 each. So I'll pay about $1.00 a day for their strips.

To check my blood glucose level, I insert a strip into the machine, use the lancet to poke a finger. When I get a drop of blood out, I put it onto the end of the strip, and the machine tells my the amount of glucose (sugar) in my blood.

Here is my first reading.

It should be between 4 and 5.5 mmol/L. I am way high.
mmol/L is the worlds way of measuring Blood Glucose levels in the body. milli mols per liter.
The USA uses milligrams per deci-liter. mg/dl for their measurement of blood glucose.

I walk about 15km (10 miles) a week on my prosthetic leg, eat very healthily, and have lost 15 kgs in the last 6 months. The Internet says that to prevent diabetes, one should eat healthy, exercise, and loose weight. Obviously that didn't work.

I'll learn more next week at the Endocrinologist.