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<blockquote data-quote="AndBreathe" data-source="post: 1298518" data-attributes="member: 88961"><p>Geordie, it looks like you've done extremely well in shifting all your markers into an excellent place.</p><p></p><p>My HbA1c scores since diagnosis are in my signature, below my posts. once I had had a few well under the diabetes and pre-diabetes threshold, my Doctor suggested taking me off the diabetic register as my margin (lower than pre-diabetes) is quite large. I agreed, but we both agreed I should still have annual HbA1c tests, as I will always be at risk of developing diabetes again (for whatever reason).</p><p></p><p>To be honest, I hadn't gone with the aim of being removed from the diabetic register. The appointment was actually to discuss my lipid numbers (which is a whole different, and very long and boring story!), where I was being offered statins, only on the basis that policy was "all diabetics should be offered statins". I responded to that remark with, when do I actually get some margin of credit for serial non-diabetic HbA1c scores? She then suggested I should probably be removed from the register.</p><p></p><p>I can eat more carbs than my earlier days, and sometimes do. For example, I never order any special airline food. I just have what's going and deal with it on the hoof. When I have done that, and been using a Freestyle Libre (a continuous monitor), my bloods never got close to any kind of concerning numbers (I can't recall the numbers, so won't post something that could be wrong).</p><p></p><p>Andcol has posted about sometimes really pushing the carb envelope by eating packs of sweets or significantly carby meals. I've had carby meals, like airline food, but airline portions are usually pretty modest.</p><p></p><p>When you want to stop losing weight (if you haven't already), you could try a few more carbs, although I chose not to stabilise my weight by eating carbs, because I didn't want to have to to maintain my weight longer term. </p><p></p><p>We all choose different ways to manage this condition and it is all a bit trial and error to be honest.</p><p></p><p>The reversed/resolved thing? That just seems like a lottery. Some Docs subscribe to it and others reject resolved/reversed/cured (choose the term of your choice) out of hand.</p><p></p><p>It's all a game!</p><p></p><p>Just before I hit the button, Geordie - I've only just noticed your post. if you wuld like a response from someone, it helps to tag them, by adding a @ sign before their name. So, for you that would be [USER=343949]@Geordie_P[/USER] . Folks then receive an alert, as I hope you will for both the reply and the tagging.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndBreathe, post: 1298518, member: 88961"] Geordie, it looks like you've done extremely well in shifting all your markers into an excellent place. My HbA1c scores since diagnosis are in my signature, below my posts. once I had had a few well under the diabetes and pre-diabetes threshold, my Doctor suggested taking me off the diabetic register as my margin (lower than pre-diabetes) is quite large. I agreed, but we both agreed I should still have annual HbA1c tests, as I will always be at risk of developing diabetes again (for whatever reason). To be honest, I hadn't gone with the aim of being removed from the diabetic register. The appointment was actually to discuss my lipid numbers (which is a whole different, and very long and boring story!), where I was being offered statins, only on the basis that policy was "all diabetics should be offered statins". I responded to that remark with, when do I actually get some margin of credit for serial non-diabetic HbA1c scores? She then suggested I should probably be removed from the register. I can eat more carbs than my earlier days, and sometimes do. For example, I never order any special airline food. I just have what's going and deal with it on the hoof. When I have done that, and been using a Freestyle Libre (a continuous monitor), my bloods never got close to any kind of concerning numbers (I can't recall the numbers, so won't post something that could be wrong). Andcol has posted about sometimes really pushing the carb envelope by eating packs of sweets or significantly carby meals. I've had carby meals, like airline food, but airline portions are usually pretty modest. When you want to stop losing weight (if you haven't already), you could try a few more carbs, although I chose not to stabilise my weight by eating carbs, because I didn't want to have to to maintain my weight longer term. We all choose different ways to manage this condition and it is all a bit trial and error to be honest. The reversed/resolved thing? That just seems like a lottery. Some Docs subscribe to it and others reject resolved/reversed/cured (choose the term of your choice) out of hand. It's all a game! Just before I hit the button, Geordie - I've only just noticed your post. if you wuld like a response from someone, it helps to tag them, by adding a @ sign before their name. So, for you that would be [USER=343949]@Geordie_P[/USER] . Folks then receive an alert, as I hope you will for both the reply and the tagging. [/QUOTE]
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