Blood Tests

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hello, i've recently been diagnosed with diabetes. not sure which one as i haven't been back to the doctor's yet. it was certainly a shock. i am guessing it's type 2. after the initial tests that discovered my condition my doctor sent me off for yet more tests something about lipids and something else plus a urine analysis. would these tests be to determine if it's 1 or 2? i've actually had symptons for many years which i never knew why they were happening but seem to be getting worse and more frequent. nausea when drinking juice. very bad weakness that has me unable to do much, hot flushes that has me sweating profusely, confusion, my partner has actually noticed that i'm very confused sometimes. sometimes i have blank minutes where i dunno what i've been doing for the past few minutes. sometimes my partner tells me something that has happened and i have no memory of it but can recall if i try.  i'm totally overwhelmed by the whole deal which is why i haven't been back to the doctors yet. i will soon i suppose... can't bear the nagging much longer :-)
my regards.

[WaveRider]

layod gave you some good advice but please don't confuse good carbs with bad carbs. They're not in the same boat. See this page for comparisons  http://tinyurl.com/cxs4yq

[layod]

I had to get back to you after considering the seriousness of your diabetes.  when you read the book you will learn that your blood sugar will go up so many mg/dl for each gram of carbohydrate you eat.  In my case unless I compensate for them my b/g will go up about 5 per carb.  So if I eat 10 grams of carbs my b/g would go up 50 mg/dl.  10 grams  is not all that much. Without much effort I could eat 50 grams of carbs.  In that case my b/g would go up 250!  So if I should start at 100 (fairly decent) my b/g would go up to 350 mg/dl.  Now that is a serious number.  So first of all check out the grams of carbohydrates in your food and decide how to reduce the grams of carbohydrates.

[layod]

PS
You should immediately cut out all the drinks and foods with lots of carbs or sugar.  There is no doubt your blood sugar is sky high.

[layod]

I can guarantee you will know more than that doctor about diabetes if you study it.  It is not like the shelves of medical books at Barnes and Nobles that after you've read them you don't know any more than when you started.  This is clear and understandable and you can prove what he says.

[layod]

The book is Diabetes Solution by Dr, Richard K Bernstein.  He has type one diabetes since he was 12 years old. He has written several books on diabetes and I think the he wrote  the best of all.  I hope you study diabetes by studying the  book.

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thankyou layod, very pleased to hear you're healthy in your middle years. please name the recommended book. i would like to check it out.
i have made an appointment 10 days hence for the doctor and 15 days for the educator. i live in a rural district so this sort of wait.. though annoying is the usual. thanks.