Hi everyone,
I’m new to this forum and wondered if any of you could offer me some advice.
Three months ago I was told that my blood sugar level was in the pre-diabetic range (Hba1c of 44) This was a bit of a shock as I am a slim 55 year old, not overweight (BMI 21), exercise regularly and I eat a pretty healthy diet. I have no family history of diabetes. I was given this news by a consultant who I see as I have high cholesterol (familial). I started low dose 10mg statins a year ago and had this been increased to 20mg following this appointment 3 months ago. After reading up on causes, the only thing I could put the high level down to was possibly stress? I had been very busy at work and also had a trapped nerve in my neck which was causing me a lot of pain and disrupted sleep. Although my diet was fairly healthy, for the past three months I adopted a low carb/sugar diet. This has resulted in me losing almost a stone in weight and an inch from my waist, my bmi is now 19. I bought a blood sugar meter and over the 3 months I have had readings:
Before breakfast between 4.1 and 4.8
Two hours plus after meals between 3.9 and 5.4
I’ve just had my Hba1c redone and the result is exactly the same as before...44. I’m at a loss as to know what to to to reduce it. I’m also puzzled as to why it is still that high when the readings I have been taking using the meter average at a lower level, unless during the night my blood sugar is high? I don’t want to lose any more weight and I exercise regularly (gym, walking and Pilates class). I’m shocked that my change in diet has had an impact on my weight and size, yet it’s had absolutely no impact on my blood sugar.
My trapped nerve has resulted in me now having a partially frozen shoulder :-( so I don’t sleep particularly well, could this be having an impact on my blood sugar?
Apologies for such a long post. Any advice would be welcome as I don’t know what else to do to reduce my blood sugar. Many thanks.
I’m new to this forum and wondered if any of you could offer me some advice.
Three months ago I was told that my blood sugar level was in the pre-diabetic range (Hba1c of 44) This was a bit of a shock as I am a slim 55 year old, not overweight (BMI 21), exercise regularly and I eat a pretty healthy diet. I have no family history of diabetes. I was given this news by a consultant who I see as I have high cholesterol (familial). I started low dose 10mg statins a year ago and had this been increased to 20mg following this appointment 3 months ago. After reading up on causes, the only thing I could put the high level down to was possibly stress? I had been very busy at work and also had a trapped nerve in my neck which was causing me a lot of pain and disrupted sleep. Although my diet was fairly healthy, for the past three months I adopted a low carb/sugar diet. This has resulted in me losing almost a stone in weight and an inch from my waist, my bmi is now 19. I bought a blood sugar meter and over the 3 months I have had readings:
Before breakfast between 4.1 and 4.8
Two hours plus after meals between 3.9 and 5.4
I’ve just had my Hba1c redone and the result is exactly the same as before...44. I’m at a loss as to know what to to to reduce it. I’m also puzzled as to why it is still that high when the readings I have been taking using the meter average at a lower level, unless during the night my blood sugar is high? I don’t want to lose any more weight and I exercise regularly (gym, walking and Pilates class). I’m shocked that my change in diet has had an impact on my weight and size, yet it’s had absolutely no impact on my blood sugar.
My trapped nerve has resulted in me now having a partially frozen shoulder :-( so I don’t sleep particularly well, could this be having an impact on my blood sugar?
Apologies for such a long post. Any advice would be welcome as I don’t know what else to do to reduce my blood sugar. Many thanks.