Sue, I certainly feel for you as I also am terrified of needles. I think that your level of 182 is high, but how long before your blood was drawn had you eaten? If you had just eaten an hour or so before your blood was drawn, it would be a little higher but I'm not sure if 182 is too high. Have they said anything about getting a glucose tolerance test done? I have heard that gaining weight can be a symptom of diabetes. I don't know what other tests that they can do other than they glucose tolerance test, but I'm not sure. I am certainly no expert on the subject.
Last year, my doctor had me do a finger stick with the blood glucose machine in his office (don't remember now what prompted him to want to do that). It came up with some awful number of 300 something. At the time, I didn't think much of it, but looking back now I really think that it was a bad reading or something was wrong with their machine. Anyway, he told me I was diabetic and needed to be put on insulin. I was not a happy camper!! I told him, I really didn't know how I was going to do it because there would be no way I could give myself a shot. Granted, I am married and my husband could do it for me, but I totally panicked. I actually started crying there at the doctors office; not because of the dx of diabetes, but because of the fact that I was going to have to have shots. I ended up waiting before I actually got the insulin because I wasn't convinced that the reading of 300 was correct. And I was pretty much right. I monitored my levels at home with a blood glucose machine. Most of my levels were in the normal range. I did have some that were a little high and I also had some that were low. If anything, I think I am hypoglycemic because I have episodes of low blood sugar a lot. I have never had a reading over 200. I think the highest one I ever had was 168, although it seems like I may have had one higher than that. My lowest has been a 39. So at this point, I'm not on insulin, and the doctor put me down as pre-diabetic instead of diabetic.
Have you mentioned the heart skipping to your doctor? I had that happen to me many years ago and I had to wear a monitor for a day or two. They determined I have a premature heartbeat. They said it isn't really anything to worry about. I still have it. Even though they say it isn't anything to worry about, when it happens, it still scares me. It also could be a symptom of a medication you may be taking. Just a thought.
I certainly hope you get things taken care of. I know it's not easy because I've been there. Hopfully, it's nothing you have to worry about. Maybe you could just monitor your levels at home for awhile and see how that goes. I can handle pricking my finger with the home monitor, but I can't stand needles and shots. If you think you can handle that, maybe you should discuss it with your doctor. Good luck!!
