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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Hi all,
I'm still very much in the newly diagnosed category, but I've recently had a HbA1c test which shows a large drop, and I am stunned/confused/excited.
For more detail of how I got here, see http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/newly-diagnosed-type2-bit-scary-and-still-learning.74649/
The short version: I was over 18st, 5"10, reasonably inactive during work hours (most of week), symptom free and a random blood test picked up high spot glucose, and further tests showed a HbA1c of 103 and another showed 101. Around this time I started losing weight (first symptom) and dropped about 2.5st without doing much at all.
Since then, I've learned loads. I've attended the day course, spoke with my nutritionist twice, and learned the link between carbs and glucose etc.
As a result, my diet has changed - big piles of white pasta/rice are out, brown versions are in, and portion sizes are much reduced. As a result of the dietary changes, I managed to start losing weight again (after the original weight loss which after 2.5st stopped on its own), and am now almost exactly 15st.
I also got my activity levels up - April saw lots of digging in the veg garden, and I've started cycling to work again.
Therefore, I expected some improvement. This week, I had a further test...
Spot Glucose was 6.9. I was stunned. I was just getting over a cold so expected this to be high, and my last few results were always 15+.
HbA1c was 38. I was again stunned.
Cholesterol was 4.1, down from 4.8.
I am not posting this to boast/brag - I am just looking for advice. 6.9 is under 7, and 38 is under 49, both meaning I am no longer Type2?
Is it really possible to go from 103 and 101 to 38 in 3mths? Before I started my Practice Nurse said that my chances of getting under 48 were almost impossible unless I started training for a marathon!
Is it the 2g of Metformin doing all this? Should I come off Metformin? If I come off Metformin will I zip back to 103?
Could they have put someone else's blood in the meter (I've seriously considered this!), or could this be a rogue result? (with HbA1c - a 3mth test - how?). Should I request a re-test?
I have a Practice Nurse appointment on 12th June, but until then my head is spinning. Can I get all excited that I've been given a second chance, or will this result come crashing down?
Thanks for reading,
MCG
I'm still very much in the newly diagnosed category, but I've recently had a HbA1c test which shows a large drop, and I am stunned/confused/excited.
For more detail of how I got here, see http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/newly-diagnosed-type2-bit-scary-and-still-learning.74649/
The short version: I was over 18st, 5"10, reasonably inactive during work hours (most of week), symptom free and a random blood test picked up high spot glucose, and further tests showed a HbA1c of 103 and another showed 101. Around this time I started losing weight (first symptom) and dropped about 2.5st without doing much at all.
Since then, I've learned loads. I've attended the day course, spoke with my nutritionist twice, and learned the link between carbs and glucose etc.
As a result, my diet has changed - big piles of white pasta/rice are out, brown versions are in, and portion sizes are much reduced. As a result of the dietary changes, I managed to start losing weight again (after the original weight loss which after 2.5st stopped on its own), and am now almost exactly 15st.
I also got my activity levels up - April saw lots of digging in the veg garden, and I've started cycling to work again.
Therefore, I expected some improvement. This week, I had a further test...
Spot Glucose was 6.9. I was stunned. I was just getting over a cold so expected this to be high, and my last few results were always 15+.
HbA1c was 38. I was again stunned.
Cholesterol was 4.1, down from 4.8.
I am not posting this to boast/brag - I am just looking for advice. 6.9 is under 7, and 38 is under 49, both meaning I am no longer Type2?
Is it really possible to go from 103 and 101 to 38 in 3mths? Before I started my Practice Nurse said that my chances of getting under 48 were almost impossible unless I started training for a marathon!
Is it the 2g of Metformin doing all this? Should I come off Metformin? If I come off Metformin will I zip back to 103?
Could they have put someone else's blood in the meter (I've seriously considered this!), or could this be a rogue result? (with HbA1c - a 3mth test - how?). Should I request a re-test?
I have a Practice Nurse appointment on 12th June, but until then my head is spinning. Can I get all excited that I've been given a second chance, or will this result come crashing down?
Thanks for reading,
MCG