After gestational diabetes 10 years ago, a diagnosis of impaired glucose intolerance, regular GTTs since then, resulting in tipping over to type 2 in October 2011, I've done all the necessary education sessions, lifestyle changes, appointments etc and went for a routine diabetes check today and found out that my HbA1C has dropped dramatically. In October it was 45 (6.2%), in December 47 (6.45%) (so never particularly high) and now the test taken in March reads 26 (4.5%). I made the most significant diet changes after the diagnosis in October so if there was to be drop I would have expected that to show in the December results and I remember being dissappointed at the time that it was going in the wrong direction. The huge drop now down to 26 is such a surprise that I don't want to allow myself to feel happy as it could quite possibly be an error don't you think?
What's also surprising is that having read a lot of the threads on this forum, everyone seems to be cutting out carbs. The education sessions I went to didn't advise that at all, so my changes involved cutting out all obvious added sugar and switching to brown carbs and maintaining a general healthy, balanced diet. Certainly laid off biscuits, cake, choc, puddings and significant drop in booze :thumbdown: but otherwise a typical day means porridge, bananas, wholegrain bread, fruit, rice/couscous/pasta, beans, nuts and loads of veg. Looking at the other threads I was getting concerned that this would be increasing my results so now today I'm bemused!
No tablets, BMI healthy and no weight loss needed, cholesterol & BP all good, BG readings generally below 8.5 after meals so all in all I know I'm a lucky lady - just curious now about whether or not I even have diabetes. I've been taking medication since January for arthritis - has anyone come across any threads on here that suggest a link between certain medicines and a drop in HbA1C or anything linking arthritis with BG? Reckon I need to do a bit more research!
If anyone else has had a similar experience, it would be good to know. Cheers.
What's also surprising is that having read a lot of the threads on this forum, everyone seems to be cutting out carbs. The education sessions I went to didn't advise that at all, so my changes involved cutting out all obvious added sugar and switching to brown carbs and maintaining a general healthy, balanced diet. Certainly laid off biscuits, cake, choc, puddings and significant drop in booze :thumbdown: but otherwise a typical day means porridge, bananas, wholegrain bread, fruit, rice/couscous/pasta, beans, nuts and loads of veg. Looking at the other threads I was getting concerned that this would be increasing my results so now today I'm bemused!
No tablets, BMI healthy and no weight loss needed, cholesterol & BP all good, BG readings generally below 8.5 after meals so all in all I know I'm a lucky lady - just curious now about whether or not I even have diabetes. I've been taking medication since January for arthritis - has anyone come across any threads on here that suggest a link between certain medicines and a drop in HbA1C or anything linking arthritis with BG? Reckon I need to do a bit more research!
If anyone else has had a similar experience, it would be good to know. Cheers.
