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    Lost 21 lbs yet my HbA1c blood count has gone up?

    Thanks for outlining what is low carb and what is not. You know I just have thought about another reason my blood sugar did not go down, but my weight did. I had a very bad Irritable Bowel Syndrome attack and ended up having hot sugared water over a few days. This was about the time I had my...
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    Lost 21 lbs yet my HbA1c blood count has gone up?

    I certainly do not eat too much fruit, as some I find too acidity to eat and having a partial denture does not help either. I await some info in the post from the Diabetic charity I contacted today to see what their literature says. Meanwhile, I will carry on losing weight and try and watch my...
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    Lost 21 lbs yet my HbA1c blood count has gone up?

    I only eat strawberries and blueberries and also satsumas and nectarines and very little other fruit. I do not just eat fruit and veg, but I eat wholemeal bread, salmon, mackerel, skinless roast chicken, diet cheese and diet cottage cheese, eggs, porridge, some wholemeal pasta, etc. I have high...
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    Lost 21 lbs yet my HbA1c blood count has gone up?

    Thank you all for your replies. I have to say that I feel somewhat confused. I have basically been using weight watchers to lower my cholesterol but if I change my diet to a low carb, will it mess up lowering my cholesterol? I use Heart UK's chart to help me with my cholesterol losing diet...
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    Lost 21 lbs yet my HbA1c blood count has gone up?

    I presume a low carb diet is good for pre-diabetes and not just for those with diabetes???
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    Lost 21 lbs yet my HbA1c blood count has gone up?

    Thanks - that is one worry less.
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    Lost 21 lbs yet my HbA1c blood count has gone up?

    I had a panic. I presume I did not have to fast before taking such a blood test, as one does for cholesterol as I did not do this?
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    Lost 21 lbs yet my HbA1c blood count has gone up?

    I tend to eat a lot of wholemeal stuff and try and stick loosely to weight washers. I have porridge for breakfast with skim milk or diet cheese and toast. I eat a lot of fish and roast skinless chicken and vegetables and some fruit. This is helping me lose weight. I was not calorie counting...
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    Lost 21 lbs yet my HbA1c blood count has gone up?

    I was told I was pre-diabetic 6 months ago and to diet. I lost 21 lbs. My HbA1c test figure was given 42 which was in the pre-diabetic range 42-47. Yet I lost all that weight, but my HbA1C blood test says I am now 44! How comes my blood rate went up? How can I lower this to normal since...