nickhennessey Member

Thanks. Yes, I hope it makes things a bit clearer. I recognise over the last few years that I have generally much less tolerance of hunger, I go into flaking-out hungry quite quickly. I never used to have to eat before 10am, but now need something pretty much the moment I wake up. I'm a stage performer by profession so…

Wow, that's quite a thing. How are you? How long ago did they find it?

Actually, I have had my eyes tested twice over the last 6 months, and they've been fine (other than getting reading glasses for the first time). Thanks for your thoughts.

That's really helpful, thank you. I've booked one for next week, so we'll see.....

I can imagine. Helpful for me to know it's manageable, thanks for your input.

Wow! Do you manage it ok now?

Whatevs. Not really interested in a debate about it right now.

Fair enough.

For what it's worth, my acupuncturist hasn't made any ridiculous claims about my health.

I can imagine. I've just booked a fasting blood test.

Well I can see from my test results that they did a random glucose check, and that came in as normal. Do you suggest I ask for a fasting check?

Yes, I saw that too. I stopped it all about 10 days ago.

BP has been normal on the visits to GPs. But maybe I'll buy one. Autoimmune markers is a good call, thanks.

The Doctor was a locum back then, in January, and wanted to talk a lot during my consultation about under funding to the NHS, so it wouldn't surprise me if he over-looked it. But subsequent GPs haven't picked up on it, and I've had 4 different ones since then. I was taking zinc and folic acid, but have stopped since. The…

I wasn't at the end of last year, but I have been since then.

Wouldn't this have shown up on non-fasting blood tests?

Because I was getting nowhere with the GP.

I guess not, if that has to be done under a fast. Can't think why the GP didn't suggest the fasting test though.

No, only non fasting.

Thanks so much deannalfisher. Your help is very appreciated.

Yes, I agree. I was massively shocked to see the difference between the two scales I used. Like, not even close!

Oh, I meant to say, I'm not running massive distances, nothing more than 10k, but it's quite a lot for me.

PS I had a blood check-up at the GPs last month and all results came back fine.

Hi everyone, thanks for your replies. Apologies for leaving you all hanging with insufficient info. I had to get myself properly weighed, on scales I can trust. The scales I had been using (at my parent's in law) up until the feinting thing in early January said I was 14st. They had said 13.5st a month before. Now, I can't…