Blood sugar gone mad

Kentucky

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6
Type of diabetes
Type 2
I have been type 2 since 2016 and my Hba1c levels after an initial high of 50 have always been around 36 up to 48. In February this year they suddenly shot up to 66, in June 64 and today massively increased to 95. I am on 3 metformin a day. Nothing obvious has changed from before these three results if anything I am eating much better than before and I am intentionally steadily losing weight about 1lb a week. I am seeing the GP about it and am back there tomorrow morning. Not asking for diagnosis but wondering if anyone has any ideas why it would suddenly do this so I could discuss them with the gp tomorrow. Thank you Francine
 

MrsA2

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6,256
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Just a thought and not a diagnosis, but it's not unread of for a T 2 to develop T1. They are very different conditions and aren't related so it is possible to have both. Get gp to test for ketones nd other t1 test might be a good idea.
 

Chris24Main

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Type of diabetes
I reversed my Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Hi @Kentucky

I guess by the time you read this, you will have had that meeting with the GP - please let us know how that went.
Could you elaborate on what you are doing to lose that weight? It sounds perfect; about a pound a week is just about spot on.. I only ask because the effect on your body is different if this is due to calory restriction compared to low-carb high-fat.
For example, I dropped about three stone over three years under a very well controlled ~2lb per week rate, and at the end of it was diagnosed with alarmingly high blood sugar. I had been restricting calories, but I was clueless about anything beyond calories in - calories out, and didn't realise that the food I was eating was not working well for me, despite it being very .. what I would have described as "good", "healthy" and "natural".

There are lots of reasons that could be affecting your BG levels, but if there is time, one thing worth asking for is a C-peptide test - this will determine the state of your pancreas (along the same lines as @MrsA2 is suggesting) - and whether it's producing insulin normally.