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Hi
I’m hoping you can help me. I was diagnosed with diabetes type 2 in 2014, my hba1c at the time was 7.9%. I had a further hba1c a couple of weeks later which was7.8%. I immediately started on a low carb diet (50grams per day), and my next hba1c after 3 months was 6.3%. After that my hba1c was hovering at 36mmol, 37 mmol (they changed to the new figures). I wasn’t overweight at diagnosis (8 1/2 stone). I did eat fruit, veg and bread, before diagnosis, which I now don’t eat at all. I am controlling my diabetes by diet only.
In the last 18 months, my low carb options have been disappearing so I have substituted them with items that are still low carb, but not as low, so now I am eating around 60 grams of carbs per day. My hba1c is now hovering at 40mmol, I did have one result at 42mmol (my most recent two being 40mmol).
I do suffer lows 3.2, 3.8, 3.9. Also I have had 11, 12’s etc.
I had a telephone review with my doctor today. He told me that I only needed to test occasionally for lows and that I don’t need to test for highs as my hba1c was fine. He said my hba1c results are “normal / non diabetic”. I explained that I am having highs and lows, and told him the figures. I said it’s that is probably why it’s averaging out as a “normal” hba1c. He just said “hmmm” and told me that he was taking my strips off repeat prescription and that I could have one tub every 6 months if I wanted as in his opinion that’s all that I need.
I have access to the doctors notes at my surgery, and when I’ve looked, he’s put “diagnosis: diabetes resolved” (not remission). Just as a test tonight I had a cod (no batter), 2 potato scallops (very thin sliced potato with batter), 50ml of gin with diet lemonade. I tested my blood sugar after 2 hours of eating it and it was 10.6, after three hours it was 8.2. I know I can’t say this to the doctor as he will say that I am only supposed to be testing for lows. In my opinion my diabetes isn’t “resolved”.
What I wanted to ask is, what does “diabetes resolved” actually mean to me? Will I now stop getting the eye screening and other checks that I was getting (hba1c, cholesterol, kidney function etc)? If so is there anything I can do about it as this worries me as I think I am still diabetic?
The doctor I spoke to is the doctor that assigned to deal with the diabetic patients.
I’m hoping you can help me. I was diagnosed with diabetes type 2 in 2014, my hba1c at the time was 7.9%. I had a further hba1c a couple of weeks later which was7.8%. I immediately started on a low carb diet (50grams per day), and my next hba1c after 3 months was 6.3%. After that my hba1c was hovering at 36mmol, 37 mmol (they changed to the new figures). I wasn’t overweight at diagnosis (8 1/2 stone). I did eat fruit, veg and bread, before diagnosis, which I now don’t eat at all. I am controlling my diabetes by diet only.
In the last 18 months, my low carb options have been disappearing so I have substituted them with items that are still low carb, but not as low, so now I am eating around 60 grams of carbs per day. My hba1c is now hovering at 40mmol, I did have one result at 42mmol (my most recent two being 40mmol).
I do suffer lows 3.2, 3.8, 3.9. Also I have had 11, 12’s etc.
I had a telephone review with my doctor today. He told me that I only needed to test occasionally for lows and that I don’t need to test for highs as my hba1c was fine. He said my hba1c results are “normal / non diabetic”. I explained that I am having highs and lows, and told him the figures. I said it’s that is probably why it’s averaging out as a “normal” hba1c. He just said “hmmm” and told me that he was taking my strips off repeat prescription and that I could have one tub every 6 months if I wanted as in his opinion that’s all that I need.
I have access to the doctors notes at my surgery, and when I’ve looked, he’s put “diagnosis: diabetes resolved” (not remission). Just as a test tonight I had a cod (no batter), 2 potato scallops (very thin sliced potato with batter), 50ml of gin with diet lemonade. I tested my blood sugar after 2 hours of eating it and it was 10.6, after three hours it was 8.2. I know I can’t say this to the doctor as he will say that I am only supposed to be testing for lows. In my opinion my diabetes isn’t “resolved”.
What I wanted to ask is, what does “diabetes resolved” actually mean to me? Will I now stop getting the eye screening and other checks that I was getting (hba1c, cholesterol, kidney function etc)? If so is there anything I can do about it as this worries me as I think I am still diabetic?
The doctor I spoke to is the doctor that assigned to deal with the diabetic patients.