hba1c

Shame about them diluting the article with introduction by a nutritional scientist who is clearly a carb advocate but rest of the piece about my journey is mainly correct. Other errors are small ones eg I use erythritol not stevia and I’ve continued with what they call treats throughout this way...

I recently had my 3rd diabetic review. I must admit i was feeling apprehensive. I was diagnosed last December with a HbA1c of 62. That went down to 47 (pre diabetic level) in Feb following a LCHF diet and in May it was down to 41 (non diabetic level). 6 months into my new way of eating I had...

Firstly i would like to start with a massive thank you for all the support given to me by so many, too numerous to mention all but you know who you are, since my diagnosis on 8th December last year. I can never thank you enough for all the help given, the time you give up to help when you have...

I started a LCHF diet in June, but was unable to reach ketosis for some reason - possibly too much protein....? My HbA1c was 116 in May 2018, 54 in August, and today I found out it's now 43. My liver function tests were finally normal in August (ALT = 24, down from 66 a couple of years ago) and...

Hi guys, I am becoming extremely worried I have been working in a new job (personal trainer and fitness instructor) foe the last few months. I don't get home until 10 ish so am eating my dinner around 10.30pm. I take tresiba 16 u at 8 am km the morning do fasted cardio and don't have breakfast...

Got the results of my retinopathy screening today only to find I have pre-proliferative retinopathy in one eye and maculopathy in both. Was just background last year... hard not to panic. I’m now aware that rapid improvement of HbA1c such as mine can cause this - but I was never told about it...

Hi my name is Nik, I am 21 years old and have been diabetic for 10 years. I use the freestyle libre glucose monitor - for those that do not know - the libre monitor gives you information about how much time you spend in your target. In my case, I have set my target to 4.8-8.8 mmol/mol. I...

Hi everyone, I've been feeling quite run-down (tired and achy, can't focus, constantly thirsty, headache, having to get up at night 5-10 times to urinate) for a good year or so now, although my symptoms have worsened in the last couple of months to the point that I'm really worried about how...

After being on Meteformin & Glizicide for 11 years as a T2D - 12 weeks ago i came off all my meds and decided to follow a LCHF diet as a vegetarian eating eggs but no fish which has been very hard. My previous HbAc1 reading back in July 2017 was 50 this was on the meds. After 12 weeks it's gone...

DIABETES.CO.UK MEETING/EVENT DATE - SATURDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER (exact times to be confirmed) PLACE – BIRMINGHAM (venue to be announced in the next few days) I'm currently working on putting together a Low Carb High Fat to control blood sugars, regain your health, avoid complications, and perhaps...

Hi all i am new to this forum. i checked my blood three times. first time 160 (HBa1C 10) on fasting. second 154 on fasting. checked again fasting blood sugar the result is 127. i am not taking metformin. i want to reduce as soon as possible to normal level. you guys help me to do it. what should...

Hi all, I’m February I had a serious of tests and I was informed that my hbA1c was borderline. I was given the result by an admin person and at he time didn’t pursue any medical advice (which I accept was an error). I also didn’t ask for the actual value as at that time I had never heard of the...

Hello, Took us ages to plan and get pregnant with my son (3 years+). Have been working so hard to tighten control so can try for baby no2. My son is now 2. Since January have been obsessive about bloods. Have reduced from 9% to 7.2% but Dr wants me at 6.5%. My average reading last week (on...

I have never written a blog / post etc but i wanted to do this today to show how anyone with Type 2 can try and get rid of it using the same process that i followed. Its scary when someone tells you that you have a chronic condition and I hope anyone reading this will take confidence that with...

Hi everyone I have read a few posts on here but this is my first. I’m posting to get some encouragement I guess. I’m 26. I have had diabetes all my life and my husband and I have been trying for a baby and landed pregnant in month 1! We are delighted and can’t wait but I’m so worried about my...

Hi all I'm new to the forum and need advice please. I was diagnosed with diabetes mielitis after being diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis, I was given metformin and then I got a normal HBAC result after a few months so I stopped taking metformin and again after 2 month got another normal HBAC...

I just had a meeting with my GP (General Practitioner) about the results of my last blood test. The doctor confirmed that my HBA1c has gone up from 38 to 39. This was due to the fact that he suggested way back in February to have 2-3 fruits daily in my diet. I told him afterwards that I should...

:mad: Rant alert :mad: I had a raft of blood tests last Friday to investigate why I’ve been getting blood pressure drops when I stand up, and the nurse asked if I’d like her to take an HbA1c while she was at it - I jumped at it because my last one covered one month of no Libre and lots of carbs...

my last HBA1c came out at 36 - very pleased with the drop as I had increased my daily steps to a minimum of 10000 The Doctor wants me to stay on Metformin but I am not happy with that as I monitor my sugar daily Should I stop Metformin for the next test in July and see what effect it has on...

I’m curious to know which home test kit do you use to measure HBA1C and is it accurate?