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Orbital32

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Hello Everyone,

I have a family history of diabetes and many symptoms which lead me to believe I have either pre-diabetes or diabetes- irritable and jittery after eating sugar, numbness in my limbs, brain fog, fatigue, extreme thirst, frequent urination, etc.

For a little over a month I stopped eating sugar and carbs (unless in natural fruit/veggie form) and many of the symptoms disappeared.

While still sticking to my diet except a few light holiday meals, I was given an A1C test and tested negative for diabetes. I have a difficult time believing the results.

Could my not eating sugar for the 6-7 weeks prior to the test have affected my results?

Thanks!
 
Orbital32 said:
Could my not eating sugar for the 6-7 weeks prior to the test have affected my results?

Thanks!
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Yes of course, you had applied a part of the technique that some of us use to control our diabetes and you were successful. Congratulations on that but it does affect the tests that the doctor initially carries out for the diagnosis.
 
Many people get glucose spikes after eating sugar or high carb foods despite not having diabetes. These are damaging for health. See the documentary ...

 
Do you know the result of your HbA1c?
 
get tested.you know its the only way delaying diagnosis is unwise. if you have family members with a glucose monitor asked them to let you test yours but get to your doctors.
 
I expect you had Type2, but reversed it before it shown up on your AC1. You now know that your body can’t cope with carbs and sugar, hence you must limit your intake of them for the rest of your life. Your health will thank you for doing so, regardless of what a GP tells you about a blood test.

It would be sensible to get an A1C done each year if your GP agree, so as to keep you on track.

Remember the rules say a GP can’t diagnose you with Type2 unless two blood tests done at least a few days apart shows you have diabetes. As you now no longer have Type2, your GP has no way to know you did have it. The result of the AC1 test will show how close you where to counting as having diabetes, therefore ask your practice manager for on-line access to your test results or a print out of them.
 
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