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BTW, my father was Haemochromatic. I have been gene tested and have one faulty gene so not technically Haemochromatic but have raised iron in blood c. 400mg/l

Thanks guys. On a low carb diet, weight and BP coming down. Will test more frequently. Last night 3 hours after eating 6.9 mmol/l

Have one, never below 7 mmol/l fasting which is why I suspect the 'averaging' HBA1C

I have been diagnosed type 2 diabetic as my fasting blood glucose is persistently above 7 mmol/l however my HBA1C is normal at 35mmol/m. How come? I am heterozygote haemochromatic with serum ferritin around 400 mg/l. I see research that suggests high iron loading correlates with high glucose...