Diabetes Blogs
I believe that my diabetes is linked to my medical history as there is no-one in my immediate family or wider blood relatives with diabetes, so I will start relating my journey a year prior to diagnosis.
10/5/09 - family history update - looks like I do have a genetic pre-disposition as my mum has recently found out that at least 1 of my dad's 6 sisters had diabetes (type unknown) - dad passed away 24 years ago so I was unable to gleen that info at the time I was dx
October 2003 - my BP was found to be 190/110, it was monitored for a month but although it came down a bit was still 179/85 - I was prescribed Atenolol 50mg 1x day. Two weeks later it was 170/90 and I was put on 2.5 mg Bendrofluazide (water tablet). At this time I weighed 12st 13lb (overweight even though I am 5'8"). Three weeks later my BP was down to 140/80 and so the medication continued.
