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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Insulin
I've been correcting insanely high triglycerides levels by concentrating on low-carb (daily average 22g net carbs) and low-cal (daily target 900kcal) for the past six weeks. The strategy worked and halved those levels. And it had the unsurprising dividend of causing the lowest glucose levels and the lowest insulin requirements I've had in the seven years since diagnosis. I've lost 6kgs, my eyesight's sharpened, my memory's sharpened and insulin sensitivity's improved. All good, right? Not only have I had almost no hyperglycemia - 26 incidents and only 10 of them have been over 14. Three-quarters of my readings have been in the target range. (By the way, to clarify that, those readings are for the past three months and not just the six weeks I've been low-carbing).
Yet I've just received the results of a blood test taken two days ago, a text message saying my HbA1c is 10. 10! My own records, which include a formula for calculating estimated Average Glucose, based on four daily glucose level tests, that I've found to be reliable to within 0.01% of the HbA1c reported by blood tests, returns 6.7. How could their be such a wild discrepancy?
My GP's surgery is closed today and I've a quarterly clinical review next Wednesday, an unpleasant event where my doctor is driven to prove everything she knows is right and everything I know is wrong, and I'd like to be able to defend myself from her accusations of reckless disregard even though she's only met me three times and has yet to understand that managing this diabetes so I can resume my life is my only priority. She has yet to show any interest in my records - glucose levels, insulin dosage, food diary, exercise habits, sleep patterns, etc.
So, does anyone have experience of this? A very high HbA1c when there is no supporting evidence for it? Is it just a lab mistake? Or something else?
Yet I've just received the results of a blood test taken two days ago, a text message saying my HbA1c is 10. 10! My own records, which include a formula for calculating estimated Average Glucose, based on four daily glucose level tests, that I've found to be reliable to within 0.01% of the HbA1c reported by blood tests, returns 6.7. How could their be such a wild discrepancy?
My GP's surgery is closed today and I've a quarterly clinical review next Wednesday, an unpleasant event where my doctor is driven to prove everything she knows is right and everything I know is wrong, and I'd like to be able to defend myself from her accusations of reckless disregard even though she's only met me three times and has yet to understand that managing this diabetes so I can resume my life is my only priority. She has yet to show any interest in my records - glucose levels, insulin dosage, food diary, exercise habits, sleep patterns, etc.
So, does anyone have experience of this? A very high HbA1c when there is no supporting evidence for it? Is it just a lab mistake? Or something else?
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