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Last thursday I had my annual health checkup done and on friday my doctor called me and said my sugar levels are rather high (5.7% Hb1Ac). I did some searching online and it seems like in the US (where I am based) the prediabetes levels start from 5.7% to 6.4%.
My doctor was not too bothered and suggested that i try to lose some 15-20 pounds over the next 6-8 months and we can do a check and see what my sugar levels are. He did say my blood sugar (non fasting was 99 - I had breakfast before i went to meet him) which he said was within normal parameters.
I spent a lot of time reading the forums and it seems like the focus is on reducing carbs which I have started to (I am not sure if i can hit the 50gm limit but i am starting with 100grams and seeing how i can reduce it further). I also dusted out a old fitbit and I am going to focus on increasing my physical activity.
That said i do have a few questions
1. Does anyone know why the US has a different standard range for prediabetes versus the rest of the world. That said, even if i go by the UK standard, i do not consider it a get out of jail card and I am going to actively work towards reducing it but this was confusing to me.
2. There is a lot of emphasis on reducing carbs which makes sense since carbs get converted to sugar. However whats the take on reducing good carbs which have low glycemic indexes and take time to get converted to sugar. I do get things like chocolate and other sweet things are bad and i am going to focus on getting them out strongly out of my eating habits.
3. Little confused about how Hb1Ac works. The reason i ask is i understand its the averege over the last 3 months and I am wondering if my high Hb1Ac is due to all the chocolate binging i did due to halloween and the holidays.
These are the main questions i have and I would really appreciate it if someone could help me get some answers. This came as a bit of a shock and I am so glad there is a forum where there is a lot of hope in terms of how people have beaten this.
Last thursday I had my annual health checkup done and on friday my doctor called me and said my sugar levels are rather high (5.7% Hb1Ac). I did some searching online and it seems like in the US (where I am based) the prediabetes levels start from 5.7% to 6.4%.
My doctor was not too bothered and suggested that i try to lose some 15-20 pounds over the next 6-8 months and we can do a check and see what my sugar levels are. He did say my blood sugar (non fasting was 99 - I had breakfast before i went to meet him) which he said was within normal parameters.
I spent a lot of time reading the forums and it seems like the focus is on reducing carbs which I have started to (I am not sure if i can hit the 50gm limit but i am starting with 100grams and seeing how i can reduce it further). I also dusted out a old fitbit and I am going to focus on increasing my physical activity.
That said i do have a few questions
1. Does anyone know why the US has a different standard range for prediabetes versus the rest of the world. That said, even if i go by the UK standard, i do not consider it a get out of jail card and I am going to actively work towards reducing it but this was confusing to me.
2. There is a lot of emphasis on reducing carbs which makes sense since carbs get converted to sugar. However whats the take on reducing good carbs which have low glycemic indexes and take time to get converted to sugar. I do get things like chocolate and other sweet things are bad and i am going to focus on getting them out strongly out of my eating habits.
3. Little confused about how Hb1Ac works. The reason i ask is i understand its the averege over the last 3 months and I am wondering if my high Hb1Ac is due to all the chocolate binging i did due to halloween and the holidays.
These are the main questions i have and I would really appreciate it if someone could help me get some answers. This came as a bit of a shock and I am so glad there is a forum where there is a lot of hope in terms of how people have beaten this.