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dottymay

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My husband has just had his blood test done to check cholesterol levels etc as he has high blood pressure, all of the results were fine except for his blood glucose level that was 48, he now has to have a further blood test at the hospital to see how his glucose level has been in the previous three months and then another blood test in three months to check again. Is 48 very high and what will happen after the blood tests, will he be able to keep the glucose levels in check with diet alone, he is very active runs and isn't overweight. I am worried, can any one put my mind at rest. Thanks
 
dottymay said:
My husband has just had his blood test done to check cholesterol levels etc as he has high blood pressure, all of the results were fine except for his blood glucose level that was 48, he now has to have a further blood test at the hospital to see how his glucose level has been in the previous three months and then another blood test in three months to check again. Is 48 very high and what will happen after the blood tests, will he be able to keep the glucose levels in check with diet alone, he is very active runs and isn't overweight. I am worried, can any one put my mind at rest. Thanks
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Hi @dottymay

Welcome to the forums.

Please have a look at this page for a better understanding of the hba1c result.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/what-is-hba1c.html

You can see that 48 is technically in the diabetic region. But they will probably want to do other tests for confirmation. Whether it can be controlled by diet will depend on the diagnosis and the possible 'type' of diabetes.
 
It is entirely possible to lower that by lowering carbohydrates, if he eats them. That's how a lot of us lower our levels, hence the low carb higher fat diet.

Does he eat a lot of bread, rice, potato, sweets, fruit juices etc?
 
Kristin251 said:
It is entirely possible to lower that by lowering carbohydrates, if he eats them. That's how a lot of us lower our levels, hence the low carb higher fat diet.

Does he eat a lot of bread, rice, potato, sweets, fruit juices etc?
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Exactly right.

If you're not aware of how to read the nutritional labels on the back of food products then it's well worth learning. It's not too difficult once you get a grip of the layout. I think the following link should be okay at explaining it:

https://www.nutrition.org.uk/healthyliving/healthyeating/labels.html?limit=1&start=1

We, as a Western populus, have a dangerously high carbohydrate intake. Specifically refined carbohydrates. If you were to ask your husband to calculate how many carbohydrates he's eating per day you may find that it's a lot higher than it really should be.

I'm generalising here of course, your husband may not eat many carbohydrates at all - but it's worth having a to to see whether his intake is too high. And as Kristen251 (who I cannot tag in this post!) has said, dietary changes could help your husband as it has done most of us on here:)

All the best,
Grant
 
Thank you for your reply, he doesn't eat a huge amount of carbohydrates, but was having granola each day which is full of sugar so that will have to go. He hasn't had the blood test to see how his blood glucose levels have been for the last three months yet, so we'll wait and see. I'll keep you informed. Kind regards Pauline
 
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