- Messages
- 18
Curiosity led me to check my blood glucose, in spite of few risk factors (a possibly-diagnosis of PCOS a few years ago that was never confirmed, but nothing else).
Higher-than-normal numbers every time, regardless of time of day. Quite the surprise.
I'm trying not to self-diagnose and am waiting for the results of na HbA1C. But it's tempting... at the very least it has to be pre-diabetes as fasting numbers almost always in the 6-7s. I figured it can't hurt to make some healthy diet & lifestyle changes in the interim, eh? So I started doing so a week or 2 ago. I don't expect to see a difference overnight as I understand insulin resistance takes time to fix (if indeed that's my issue).
Have already lost my excess weight last year (which I carried for less than a year, not counting pregnancy) so won't get to see if that change makes a difference. So... healthier eating (for me that means low GI/GL and portion-controlled carbs); more fibre & probiotics, daily physical activity, and stress management/relaxation. Wish me luck!
How many days does it take to get an HbA1C result back? I don't like the waiting!
Higher-than-normal numbers every time, regardless of time of day. Quite the surprise.
I'm trying not to self-diagnose and am waiting for the results of na HbA1C. But it's tempting... at the very least it has to be pre-diabetes as fasting numbers almost always in the 6-7s. I figured it can't hurt to make some healthy diet & lifestyle changes in the interim, eh? So I started doing so a week or 2 ago. I don't expect to see a difference overnight as I understand insulin resistance takes time to fix (if indeed that's my issue).
Have already lost my excess weight last year (which I carried for less than a year, not counting pregnancy) so won't get to see if that change makes a difference. So... healthier eating (for me that means low GI/GL and portion-controlled carbs); more fibre & probiotics, daily physical activity, and stress management/relaxation. Wish me luck!
How many days does it take to get an HbA1C result back? I don't like the waiting!