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<blockquote data-quote="AndBreathe" data-source="post: 1277527" data-attributes="member: 88961"><p>Hello there. I'm assuming the test you had that came back at 13.2 was venous blood, from your arm, rather than a finger prick test too?</p><p></p><p>Although eating a lot the night before could impact your blood test, I doubt very, very much it could to shoot you up to 13.2, and to be perfectly frank, there's not a lot that can be done to prove or disprove it. Your questioning is very common at diagnosis.</p><p></p><p>It sounds like you had a few blood tests done at the same time as your fasting glucose. Do you have a print out of the results perchance? If you do, is there a test called HbA1c or Haemoglobin A 1 c level on the list? That would also be informative. When I was diagnosed, my first set of bloods was a full range, then I had another test, which was my HbA1c about a week later.</p><p></p><p>Commenting on your Triglycerides, many, many diabetics at diagnosis have elevated triglycerides. The triglyceride score seems to be influenced by carbohydrates, rather then fats, as we might assume. Were you eating lots of carbs before you made your changes?</p><p></p><p>If when you had your finger prick test done it was 5.8 it does sound like you're doing extraordinarily well. My bloods didn't come down so much so quickly, so you obviously are doing something right.</p><p></p><p>It is possible to make good progress with T2 diabetes. When I was diagnosed, almost exactly 3 years ago, my fasting score was 15.6, and like you I was utterly astonished. I had not had any signs or symptoms. Anyway, but 4 months later my follow up tests were all non-diabetic ranges, and I have stayed that way. In fact I was removed from the Diabetes Register once I'd had a few non-diabetic results. Those results were HbA1c tests which give an average of the bloods over the previous couple of months, rather than a fasting level or finger prick test.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with it all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndBreathe, post: 1277527, member: 88961"] Hello there. I'm assuming the test you had that came back at 13.2 was venous blood, from your arm, rather than a finger prick test too? Although eating a lot the night before could impact your blood test, I doubt very, very much it could to shoot you up to 13.2, and to be perfectly frank, there's not a lot that can be done to prove or disprove it. Your questioning is very common at diagnosis. It sounds like you had a few blood tests done at the same time as your fasting glucose. Do you have a print out of the results perchance? If you do, is there a test called HbA1c or Haemoglobin A 1 c level on the list? That would also be informative. When I was diagnosed, my first set of bloods was a full range, then I had another test, which was my HbA1c about a week later. Commenting on your Triglycerides, many, many diabetics at diagnosis have elevated triglycerides. The triglyceride score seems to be influenced by carbohydrates, rather then fats, as we might assume. Were you eating lots of carbs before you made your changes? If when you had your finger prick test done it was 5.8 it does sound like you're doing extraordinarily well. My bloods didn't come down so much so quickly, so you obviously are doing something right. It is possible to make good progress with T2 diabetes. When I was diagnosed, almost exactly 3 years ago, my fasting score was 15.6, and like you I was utterly astonished. I had not had any signs or symptoms. Anyway, but 4 months later my follow up tests were all non-diabetic ranges, and I have stayed that way. In fact I was removed from the Diabetes Register once I'd had a few non-diabetic results. Those results were HbA1c tests which give an average of the bloods over the previous couple of months, rather than a fasting level or finger prick test. Good luck with it all. [/QUOTE]
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