Well that's slightly worrying! I've no idea what my first diabetic A1c was. I was diagnosed after fasting 10.4 then 12.4 the week after. In the intervening week I researched like crazy, and when my GP called to say "You're diabetic, come in and get some drugs", I said "No, I'm going to try this Newscastle Diet or Low Carb thing I read about". I did about 800cals a day kind of low carbish (no pasta, bread, sugar, rice) then low carb high fat, intermittent fasting, having discovered Dr Jason Fung. My A1c tests were 38, 34, 32, then 30! Lost 8.5 stones in the process. Wasn't easy but I was absolutely ******** myself about dying, basically! Major motivator. Now I'm struggling a bit though. A wee bit depressed with the constant need to be vigilant about what I eat.
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