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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
I was diagnosed as diabetic just over a weeks ago. Type 2. This was based on my fasting blood test result of 7.3
On Friday I had the results of my HbA1c test, it is 6.4
I have been given a diet sheet, told to restrict my carbs to 100g a day, and given a prescription of 1 metformin 500mg tablet to take a day. I will get another HbA1c blood test in 3 months.
I have already had loads of useful info from you on the New Members thread.
My confusion is - with my fasting levels so low and my HbA1c being only 7.3, am I actually a diabetic? Or is my doctor jumping the gun?
I must say, my visit with the practice nurse was very upsetting...but I will ask about that another time.
On Friday I had the results of my HbA1c test, it is 6.4
I have been given a diet sheet, told to restrict my carbs to 100g a day, and given a prescription of 1 metformin 500mg tablet to take a day. I will get another HbA1c blood test in 3 months.
I have already had loads of useful info from you on the New Members thread.
My confusion is - with my fasting levels so low and my HbA1c being only 7.3, am I actually a diabetic? Or is my doctor jumping the gun?
I must say, my visit with the practice nurse was very upsetting...but I will ask about that another time.