Recent Content by Maximummick

Sounds like your story is similar to mine. A long road ahead but I guess it’s going in the right direction.

Thanks, that is encouraging. I was A1c 46 in September 2018, 49 November 2019 and back to 46 this month. I made such a drastic change in diet I was really disappointed the change wasn't bigger. So I am feeling rather demotivated and despondent after seeing all the dramatic A1c downward changes...

Thanks everyone, I had no idea how bad my impaired glucose tolerance was. I assume that will never improve so I am happy to commit to the change in diet. My concern is that I've probably had pre-diabetes for a couple of years before I did something so I am very worried about the damage I may...

That is interesting. I am learning quickly. I will avoid that combo. I already have BMI of 20 and exercise every day. Therefore my only weapon is diet. I am getting concerned that my modest HBA1C improvement (49 in November to 46 in February) is all I'll be able to achieve and that T2 is...

When I got the 9's it was with a slice of wholemeal bread and some humus, so very surprising to me. Can't be that many carbs in that!

I am diagnosed as prediabetic but my fasting levels are always on the low side at 5.2-5.8. I can have a spike after meals if there is more than say 20-30g of carbs up to 7.5 (a couple of 9's I don't understand). Is it possible to become T2 diabetic and still have goodish fasting levels?

I recently had my dose of mirtazipine for anxiety raised from 30 to 45mg. Following this I notice my post meal blood sugar going up. After a modest slice of toast with humus which usually gives my 7.5 after 2 hours it was 9-9.5! My fasting levels are still good at 5.7. Does anyone have...

I just looked at my blood work. I have a low red blood cell count and low haemoglobin. I wonder if that is why my a1c is higher than my blood glucose tests suggest. I will order a cgm and get some data.

Does the Libre collect data at night?

I wondered about my red cell lifespan. I think I'll get a CGM. I first got an A1c in September 2018 at 46. I completely ignored it as my fasting blood sugars were so good and went sugar crazy until November 2019 when it was 49 and I realised I had a problem. I now have less than 30g of cabs all...

My morning fasting numbers for the last 3 months are from 4.4-5.9. The highest after a meal was 7.3 but usually they are much lower. I do get spikes after a run up to 7-9 (cortisol?) but then they go right down after 30 minutes. I run 4 time a week. So none of these numbers explain my A1c being...

I understand about missing a spike but I have tested at 30mins, 1 hour and 3 hours after a meal with no spike. My A1c was 49 3 months ago so I embarked on a very low carb diet and load of exercise. A modest reduction to 46 after all that work on my lifestyle is a real blow. How long does it take...

I just got my A1c at 46. But for 3 months I’ve been measuring my blood glucose before and 2 hours after meals and it is normal. Under 6 before meals and never higher than 7 or so after, so my average predicted an A1c of about 37. Why is it so high?