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- Type of diabetes
- Don't have diabetes
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- I do not have diabetes
Hi all,
I had gestational diabetes in 2023. So since, I’ve had HbA1c tests and the results were 34mmol in 2023 after giving birth and 35 mmol in 2024. Fast forward this year, something made me start taking my readings after meals. Surprisingly, my 1h readings were ok, but my 2h readings were over 7.8 mmol ( 8 and 10 mmol on 2 occasions)
So I decided to get a Dexcom cgm as I used one when I had GD. My fasting readings are below 5.2 mmol and my average glucose is 5.6mmol. I followed a low card diet (for about 3weeks) cause I was getting scared but when I do have more carbs, I see glucose going up after 45 mins. If the glucose goes above 7.8 mmol I noticed it takes 25 minutes for it to return below 7.8 mmol in most cases. My higher reading was 10 mmol on cgm .
Now, because I was concerned I contacted GP and the doctor was not worried at all and he just said he doesn’t believe I had diabetes but booked me for a HbA1c anyway. My results came today and it’s 31mmol - shocking for me being less than 7 months ago
I am 1.65 and 65 kg. I been on a diet to loose weight for about 1 months now anyway.
So now I’m confused and I am not sure if I should continue a low carb diet, or if it’s normal to spike like that as long as my insulin brings it down in 25 minutes. GP can’t be bothered to even explain me this
Thank you x
I had gestational diabetes in 2023. So since, I’ve had HbA1c tests and the results were 34mmol in 2023 after giving birth and 35 mmol in 2024. Fast forward this year, something made me start taking my readings after meals. Surprisingly, my 1h readings were ok, but my 2h readings were over 7.8 mmol ( 8 and 10 mmol on 2 occasions)
So I decided to get a Dexcom cgm as I used one when I had GD. My fasting readings are below 5.2 mmol and my average glucose is 5.6mmol. I followed a low card diet (for about 3weeks) cause I was getting scared but when I do have more carbs, I see glucose going up after 45 mins. If the glucose goes above 7.8 mmol I noticed it takes 25 minutes for it to return below 7.8 mmol in most cases. My higher reading was 10 mmol on cgm .
Now, because I was concerned I contacted GP and the doctor was not worried at all and he just said he doesn’t believe I had diabetes but booked me for a HbA1c anyway. My results came today and it’s 31mmol - shocking for me being less than 7 months ago
I am 1.65 and 65 kg. I been on a diet to loose weight for about 1 months now anyway.
So now I’m confused and I am not sure if I should continue a low carb diet, or if it’s normal to spike like that as long as my insulin brings it down in 25 minutes. GP can’t be bothered to even explain me this
Thank you x