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Yes. High blood glucose means more red blood cells become ‘glycated’ (have attached glucose molecule). This is what HbA1c measures. As these damaged red blood cells travel around the body, they damage the blood vessels and all the places your blood cells go. Some places are more fragile...

And low carb will help - lots here about it! Btw, in nz diagnosis is not until 51. Our ranges are up to 40 normal, 41-50 prediabetic, 51 or over diabetic

My bp went from 165/115 to 125/75 over the several years I lost weight, mostly from low carb (28kg). Personally, as well as lightheaded, I get angina when my bp is much lower, (i have severe heart disease, and too low means my blood doesn’t pass oxygen to my heart muscles as effectively). So...

I think that one explanation may be pancreas damage. If it can’t produce enough insulin to move the blood sugar out of your blood and into fat cells, your level will be a little raised even on a low carb diet. Is that diabetes 1.5? Have you measured your blood insulin levels?

I’d suggest checking medication levels at doctors, esp if you are on any for blood pressure. Some symptoms could be prediabetes. bp and symptoms would be helped by eating low carb. You don’t have buy wait for appointment on get started. I hope it goes well .

Did either of your parents try low carb - I’m guessing not. IMO, Having a tendency to insulin resistance may be genetic, but whether that means you are in the diabetic range, prediabetic, or normal is usually up to what you do. Can you pay for your own HbA1c? (I’m in NZ and we can). That would...

It’s more likely you have dawn phenomenon. Low carb diets seem to amplify this for some people (me included). I find I often get high readings before I break my fast, but before my second and third meal I’m back to 5ish. Didnt’t seem to affect me improving my HbA1c, it’s back in normal range.

I use my bg monitor check a couple of hours after eating from time to time. Recently I was struggling with getting back to normal HbA1c, and checked foods I thought were okay. Berries turn out to not be okay for me. That’s the beauty of the monitors, you get to work out what is okay food for...

Have you tried testing just before and two hour after eating various things. I know from my own experience and others here, that different items affect people differently. Also, are you snacking? Gaps between meals, and/or eating in a 8-10 hour window each day (called intermittent fasting)...

MyFitnessPal is the best one I’ve found.

I agree with an earlier reply- if it’s not broken, don’t fix it. If your gut is fine, leave well alone. You don’t mention fats in your current eating. I found it easy to go all out in fats on low carb, and found that having more moderate portions got the fat loss moving again. And moving more...

I tried porridge when I first started managing my diet (when I was high in pre-diabetic range, now am well in normal range). I was shocked at how high porridge made my blood glucose. It’s definitely in my never eat food group:-)