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Abnormal HBA1C

I’m not able to exercise due to disabling illness but have still been able to bring my HbA1C into non-diabetic range through medication (not metformin) and low carb and plan to come off medication soon, so there is hope of bringing it down even if you can’t exercise. Sounds like you do need to get the thyroid sorted and that a new doctor might not be a bad idea, but could perhaps look at cutting more carbs in the meantime?

Oh, also: counterintuitive I know, but often protein helps bring down my bg, especially if I’ve gone too long without eating for my liver’s liking!

I can’t cut my carbs too much as I have coeliacs disease and can’t eat dairy either. I was sent to a dietician because I kept having low blood glucose at that stage, because there was no gluten to slow down how quickly I digested it. Now I seem to have gone the other way. Can’t win. Couldn’t even think straight when my glucose got to 2.3
 
I can’t cut my carbs too much as I have coeliacs disease and can’t eat dairy either. I was sent to a dietician because I kept having low blood glucose at that stage, because there was no gluten to slow down how quickly I digested it. Now I seem to have gone the other way. Can’t win. Couldn’t even think straight when my glucose got to 2.3
gluten is a protein - it is digested in the stomach at the very start of the process.
I can't see how a protein would slow down the digestion of carbohydrate - but what you were told doesn't make sense. If the carbohydrate was digested quickly, as was claimed, then your level of blood glucose would go up, quite quickly. You would not have low glucose.
You could suspect that the 'experts' make it up as they go along.
 
Can’t win. Couldn’t even think straight when my glucose got to 2.3

That's a pretty low level and I'd be regarding myself as severely hypo if/when I got that low (as a T1 on insulin it happens when I've got too much insulin on board.) I'm going to tag @Lamont D who is our resident expert on non medication induced low blood sugar.
 
Hi and welcome,
I have a rare condition that I produce too much insulin if I eat the wrong foods (mainly carbs). There are certainly more similar rare conditions, which can have similar symptoms to most diabetic and endocrine conditions. Most GPs haven't a clue about the complicated process of digestion and how to put in place the correct dietary advice, other conditions such as thyroid will also play havoc with not only your health and how you feel. It will depending on meds, stress, depression, anxiety. have an effect on glucose levels.
It does seem to me, that with your other issues, that getting the timing of the finger prick test, to be before breakfast, as long as it's not straight away after waking. Then with other meals, a pre meal test followed by a two hour test after first bite.
If you record everything to do with testing and foods you are eating. You will get an idea what is going on, even if you don't know the reason.

I send my best wishes to you, I myself have had a rough time in the last eighteen months, and I am taking baby steps in recovering from it. Don't be too hard on yourself, hoping this will help, I can't diagnose you, cos it against forum rules but because the information is not there, if you are having hypos and bewildered by the doctors, ask for a referral to a specialist endocrinologist who has had experienced non diabetic Hypoglycaemia or type two with no meds, having hypos.


Best wishes, stay safe.
 
Hi, mine always say "abnormal."..and on occasion "to be expected" or no further action. In my case it was abnormal as in diabetic and not non-diabetic = normal...and the to be expected was that it was in the range for diabetes which I have and not too high...if that makes sense. I rang the nurse and she explained it. So abnormal with no further action needed could be the same.
 
I’m not able to exercise due to disabling illness but have still been able to bring my HbA1C into non-diabetic range through medication (not metformin) and low carb and plan to come off medication soon, so there is hope of bringing it down even if you can’t exercise. Sounds like you do need to get the thyroid sorted and that a new doctor might not be a bad idea, but could perhaps look at cutting more carbs in the meantime?

Oh, also: counterintuitive I know, but often protein helps bring down my bg, especially if I’ve gone too long without eating for my liver’s liking!

Hi

Well done bringing your hba1c down. I have a disability as well which means I can’t exercise. What medication did you take to reduce hba1c

Thank you
 
Hi

Well done bringing your hba1c down. I have a disability as well which means I can’t exercise. What medication did you take to reduce hba1c

Thank you

Thank you! I take Linagliptin but eating low-carb made the biggest difference to my blood sugar.
 
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