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kirkiecustard

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Hello! I have been contacted by my GP surgery to attend a 30 minute appointment with a diabetic nurse in January. This is following two fasting blood tests.
The results they gave me over the phone were 7.5 (plasma?) and 50 (or 6.7% HBA1c)
I am wondering what will happen at the 30 minute appointment and what the blood results mean - have trawled the internet, but good to hear from some real people :)
 
Generally speaking it's to get to know you, height, weight, blood pressure, general small MOT.
Depending on how enlightened they are or not, they may recommend dietary changes, if it centres on the Eatwell plate, ie carb based, let it flow straight over your head, it's WRONG for us type 2s.
At Hba1c 50 your about the same as i was at diagnosis, by eating very low carb after 3 months i was down to 36. i suspect a small tweak in your diet, reduced or removed, Potatoes, Bread, Rice, Pasta and pastry will see you alright.
 
I went low carb when I saw my results, (HbA1c=52) by the time I was getting all the other appointments - nurse, diabetic eye check, feet check and more blood tests - I was on the way to getting into remission.
By the time I saw a dietician I just had the early morning blip some days and was fine otherwise. And stayed fine because I ignored everything she said about eating more carbs.
 
kirkiecustard said:
Hello! I have been contacted by my GP surgery to attend a 30 minute appointment with a diabetic nurse in January. This is following two fasting blood tests.
The results they gave me over the phone were 7.5 (plasma?) and 50 (or 6.7% HBA1c)
I am wondering what will happen at the 30 minute appointment and what the blood results mean - have trawled the internet, but good to hear from some real people :)
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The HBA1C test shows your the average blood sugar level over the last 3/4 months.

My results have always been classed as follows:

Below 42: Non-diabetic
Between 42-49: Pre-diabetic
50+: Diabetic

My understanding is that these are reference ranges only though and each person is an individual. Nonetheless your reading of 50 does seem its started the process with the diabetic nurse. I too saw significant improvement relatively quickly by reducing carbs eventually getting back into the non-diabetic range.
 
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