Type 2 Am I in remission? And other questions...

Hi there, I an newly diagnosed with T2 about 10 weeks ago. My HBA1C was 7.6 on first test and the confirmation test a few days later showed 7.4. It came as a shock to me as I had no symptoms, I went to the GP as I was having heart palpitations for first time in my life which was concerning me.

The diagnosis terrified me and since day 1 of diagnosis I've been cutting back on carbs and getting daily exercise.

I was prescribed 2 x 500mg of Metformin, I asked to manage with diet first but they insisted. I took 1 x 500mg for the first 20 days and then stopped as I felt my blood glucose levels were generally fine from testing with a meter regularly.

I've dropped 41 pounds so far and feeling much better in general. I am determined to get into remission as soon as possible. However, sometimes my readings confuse me and it would be helpful if anyone here could spare a few minutes to read and answer my questions if possible please.

1. Most mornings on waking my BG is between 4.3 and 5.4 (occasionally as high as 5.8 but rarely). After meals I almost never see it go above 7 within 20 mins - 2hrs after eating. Does this mean I am likely in remission?

2. Some days I will eat mostly the same food and get the same exercise and I monitor my hydration carefully with an app but BG readings can vary from an average of mid 4s to mid 5s. Is this normal or should I try to identify some other cause that is effecting BG such as sleep and stress?

3. My next HBA1C will be in just under a month. If I let the nurse/doc know that I have been meds free for 3 months already, will they declare remission or will it be a minimum of several more quarterly HBA1C tests before they will declare this?

4. I recently decided to test the effects of chocolate on my BG after months without any confectionery. I tested my BG before I ate chocolate (carbs 39g - almost all of which sugars) the effect was a rise after 20mins from 5.4 to 5.7 and it dropped back to 5.4 after an hour. Very encouraging. However I repeated the experiment the next day and it rose to 7.4 and took 90 mins to go back into the 5s. My question is, would you expect a person with T2 to jump to BG of around 7.5 or would you expect it to be higher?

5. Finally, in a healthy person with no diabetes does their BG ever spike higher than 7.8 during peak times after meals etc?

Sorry for such a large post. I have researched for so many hours online and realise I am obsessing somewhat over my diagnosis. But these questions keep bothering me and any insight from you good people would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Adam

Thanks for your replies so far.

@Squire Fulwood I agree my daily readings don't seem to tally with my HBA1C but prior to diagnosis I was quite out of control with my eating, I would binge eat fast food most days, plus it was within a couple months of Christmas so even more indulgence. Part of me hoped this was the cause of such high readings in the HBA1C but I guess if my metabolism was normal it would never get to such a high 3 month average.

I am in the UK. Some nurses gave me my results in percentages, others staff in the same GP in the new readings. In new money: my first reading was 60 and my second was 57.

@Rachox and @Bluetit1802 you also answered another question that I forgot to ask which was - if declared in remission will my body handle sugars again like a person who does not have diabetes. The fact that remission seems to be a bit of a grey area answers that somewhat. And I will never go back to eating how I used to so that question I suppose is irrelevant!