Hi . I was diagnosed with the type 2 in October 2014 and my reading was 65. (?). The doc told me that it would be great if I could reduce this down to about 60. Since then.I've been self monitoring. Leaving the car and walking everywhere and lost a bit weight. ( 1st). I went for my blood test and the doc said she had seen nothing like it before?! 22!!!. I really don't believe these hba1c tests. I still drink beer. I still eat sweets??? OK not as many, but I haven't changed a lot.
The GP went in to see another GP and it was decided to take another reading in march 15. If it's similar, they are gonna take me off my 1 x Metformin tablet. I'm no athlete. I just can't get my head round it? Help! Lol
It is possible to achieve significant HbA1c changes in relatively short time frames, as. In fact I managed myself (details in my signature), but most usually there has been a concerted effort of lifestyle changes - reducing overall carbs, increasing activity and losing weight.
Professor Taylor talks much about "personal fat thresholds", relating to fat in and around the international organs, which can have a negative effec on our bodies abilities to manage glucose. If you haven't read his work already, I'd recommend it from an educational standpoint alone.
Where subjects breach their "personal fat threshold", their ability to metabolise glucose can change dramatically. Nobody know hat that threshold is, as it,.... Well,....... personal, to the individual. Unless you have been really unlucky/lucky to have breached it both ways, in quick succession, I might be inclined to query one, other or both HbA1cs you are discussing here. Indeed, I would have requested an immediate re-run of this most recent one, as it appears at the very lower edge of what a non-diabetic person might return. From memory, some scales suggest that for persons returning scores of less than 30, should be investigated for hypoglycaemia, which they might or might not feel in their day to day activity.
I really do hope you have achieved a seismically healthy shift and can maintain it for the foreseeable future. It would be a great result, but personally, I might like to understand, from the medics what they believe has occurred to make the changes.
From Professor Taylor's standpoint, he believes those who downwardlt breach their personal fat thresholds and achieve normo-glyccaemia levels, there is some hope/confidence they can continue that way - provided they do not regain their weight. In your shoes, that's rather a tight window. If this is indeed a correct result, I might consider whether I could lose a little more weight to give myself an increased window for periodic weight gain/loss most people find happens over time. Of course that would depend on your own feelings, BMI and future aspirations.
Good luck!
