THOUSANDS of Brits are at risk of being mistakenly diagnosed with diabetes after a disastrous blood test mix-up at an NHS Trust.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust revealed it had experienced an "intermittent issue" with the machine that carries out HbA1c blood tests and checks forThe trust admitted it may have caused a mixup of blood samples in Luton and Dunstable University Hospital which "may have resulted in some patients receiving HbA1c results that were potentially higher than actual".
"Please be assured that we will contact you if your result might have been affected. We are asking residents to please avoid calling the hospital or theirto ask whether they need to be re-tested because we need to focus our effort on arranging the retests with those patients who need them.The 6 foods that 'reprogram' your gut and slash your risk of diabetes & Alzheimer's
The trust also offered an apology to patients for the mixup: "We sincerely apologise for any emotional distress and inconvenience that has been caused by this issue."The condition can go undetected for years because its symptoms are hard to spot or brushed off as something else.blurred visionYou are more at risk of developing type 2 diabetes if you are over 40, or 25 for South Asian people.
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