Diagnosing the disease appt. 2.5 (last Friday)

A couple of days later, T called the surgery to find out whether the results were back.  The receptionist thought that T would need to see the doctor, but she didn't know for certain and asked the doctor to give T a callback.

The doctor called him back and said that the results of the fasting glucose test showed that T is diabetic.

This didn't come as much of a surprise since his symptoms have been textbook, but it is possible to be shocked without being surprised.  And we were.

The only advice that the doctor gave T was that he should 'stop drinking fizzy drinks and try not to eat too much chocolate'. So very comprehensive then.  The doctor made an appointment to see T again on Tuesday (tomorrow), and T was then left to get on with it.