Whoops! Seems like I have diabetes. The nurse at Whipps Cross didn't need to get a second blood sample; the first confirmed that my sugar level reading was 10 and so I shall be back to see Dr. Sebastian next week.
I had checked my glucose levels the day before and got 6.5 at midday and 8 in the evening before we went out so the only intake I had, after fasting, was my medication which includes a statin. Hmmm.
There was an article in the Daily Mail the day before suggesting that statins can increase the risk of diabetes. And, previously, I had also been on atenolol, a beta blocker, which is a medication also known to have the same effect.
Ah well! I guess another life-style change looms.
