I used to drive 200-300 miles a day and my job meant I was on the road a lot. I was having a problem with constantly needing the toilet. I went to the doctors and for 5 weeks, prescribed me 3 types of antibiotics because they said I had a bladder infection. My Husband is a T1 Diabetic, so for a week, I tested my blood to see if they were normal. The readings were coming back in the high teens to mid twenties, so I went back to the doctor and demanded a Glucose Tolerance Test. Within 3 days of the test, I got a phone call to go to the doctors urgently. I was diagnosed as T2 Diabetic and put on tablets. That was August 2012. By May 2013, I was put on Insulin as the tablets didn't work. So in a way, I diagnosed myself because I lived with a Diabetic and knew the signs to look for.

Selina
Staines, United Kingdom