Hello, I was diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes today and came out with so many questions about this but of course once I had left the doctors but I have another appointment with the nurse next week. He also said that my cholesterol was 8.4 and has referred me to a Lipid clinic. How long do you usually have to wait for the appointment to come through and what happens at the clinic. There is a history of Angina in my family, with they be tesing for this? I am a 42 year old female
Thanks very much
Hi there Jakster,
Sorry to hear of your problems.
I'll try to answer some of your questions:
T2 Diabetes - there are many help forums online, a particularly good one is Diabetes-abc.com. The monitors on here are very knowledgable and should be able to answer most of your questions.
Not very up on lipid clinics as i've never been to one!!
My understanding is that Angina is a symptom (though i am no expert and may get put right), and any tests they do is normally as a result of you having Angina, however if you classically fit the bill for CVD your doctor should be able to do a CVD risk score and you could then discuss with him/her whether or not further tests are needed.
Good luck
Tony