Had blood test and the doctors rang sayin the resultts are borderline and they need to take more blood in 6 weeks can anybody tell me what it means please ?
jackie m - I was told that last year but I didn't bother following a healthy diet and exercise, mainly exercise and now I am type 2 diabetic and take medication. You still have a chance so please do something about your diet while you still can and when I say exercise I don't mean hours at the gym, and extra 30 minutes walking 5 times per week will help, Good Luck
Nana Lamb - It means that there is nothing to report at this time since they did not give you any numbers!! "borderline" means absolutely nothing at all.
Go to the dr's office and get a copy of the blood test results and then go to http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/ and research each line on the blood test results.
You paid for the blood tests so are entitled to a copy for your records!! This way in 6 weeks you can get a copy of the next blood draw and compare them.
We have far more resources to know what our health is than our mothers or grandmothers did. We have the internet for instant look up of all sorts of things.
Noccie - There are many kinds of blood tests. Ask your doctor for a more thorough explanation. Whatever it is must not be all that dramatic since the doc has no plans to do anything for six weeks.
Kai - Why didn't you ask your doctor when he called? If he's referring to diabetes, your blood test may have shown slightly elevated glucose numbers but they aren't high enough to be considered diabetic yet--if you had a blood test last year and the recent test was higher than last year, he's wondering if your glucose numbers are going up each year or if the number difference is only a fluke, thus he wants to wait to see what your next test will show. If you want to try to keep your glucose numbers within norms, get a lot more exercise and cut down on sugar (including fruit and fruit juice) and carbs (including potatoes, yams, corn, legumes, rice, things made with flour)--it may help but if you've got diabetes in your genes, it may not make any difference.
Had blood test and the doctors rang sayin the resultts are borderline and they need to take more blood in 6 weeks can anybody tell me what it means please ?
nisreen - it means that you are close to being diabetic but not quite there yet you should try to exercise and eat right until than hope this helps(:
ReplyDeletejackie m - I was told that last year but I didn't bother following a healthy diet and exercise, mainly exercise and now I am type 2 diabetic and take medication. You still have a chance so please do something about your diet while you still can and when I say exercise I don't mean hours at the gym, and extra 30 minutes walking 5 times per week will help, Good Luck
ReplyDeleteNana Lamb - It means that there is nothing to report at this time since they did not give you any numbers!! "borderline" means absolutely nothing at all.
ReplyDeleteGo to the dr's office and get a copy of the blood test results and then go to http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/ and research each line on the blood test results.
You paid for the blood tests so are entitled to a copy for your records!! This way in 6 weeks you can get a copy of the next blood draw and compare them.
We have far more resources to know what our health is than our mothers or grandmothers did. We have the internet for instant look up of all sorts of things.
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes
http://www.diabetes.about.com
Noccie - There are many kinds of blood tests. Ask your doctor for a more thorough explanation. Whatever it is must not be all that dramatic since the doc has no plans to do anything for six weeks.
ReplyDeleteKai - Why didn't you ask your doctor when he called? If he's referring to diabetes, your blood test may have shown slightly elevated glucose numbers but they aren't high enough to be considered diabetic yet--if you had a blood test last year and the recent test was higher than last year, he's wondering if your glucose numbers are going up each year or if the number difference is only a fluke, thus he wants to wait to see what your next test will show. If you want to try to keep your glucose numbers within norms, get a lot more exercise and cut down on sugar (including fruit and fruit juice) and carbs (including potatoes, yams, corn, legumes, rice, things made with flour)--it may help but if you've got diabetes in your genes, it may not make any difference.
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