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<blockquote data-quote="brdavies" data-source="post: 549551" data-attributes="member: 109256"><p>Don't panic, as that's only slightly on the high side. When I was diagnosed mine was 90.0 in those units, and probably had been for 3 or 4 years. A test 8 weeks later showed it at 58.5, so it's coming down, but it takes several months (at least 3) for HbA1c to stabilise once you get your blood glucose under control.</p><p></p><p>Once you do get a chance to chat to her, be advised that the main advice that many on this forum will give you may be different from the dietary guidelines you might get. Many of us have great success on a Low Carb, High Fat (LCHF) diet. If you want to start now on healthy eating, reduce the amount of refined carbohydrates and starchy vegetables you eat. All meats are OK, any vegetable that grows above ground, and fruits in moderation (but not juices, eat the actual fruit). Berries are the best in general. Eat as if processed foods didn't exist and you had to go forage or hunt for food - and didn't have a shovel!</p><p></p><p>But definitely don't worry about it during the 2 weeks while you wait, just use that time to read this forum, and also you should look through these two websites: <a href="http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/" target="_blank">http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes</a>, and <a href="http://www.dietdoctor.com" target="_blank">http://www.dietdoctor.com</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brdavies, post: 549551, member: 109256"] Don't panic, as that's only slightly on the high side. When I was diagnosed mine was 90.0 in those units, and probably had been for 3 or 4 years. A test 8 weeks later showed it at 58.5, so it's coming down, but it takes several months (at least 3) for HbA1c to stabilise once you get your blood glucose under control. Once you do get a chance to chat to her, be advised that the main advice that many on this forum will give you may be different from the dietary guidelines you might get. Many of us have great success on a Low Carb, High Fat (LCHF) diet. If you want to start now on healthy eating, reduce the amount of refined carbohydrates and starchy vegetables you eat. All meats are OK, any vegetable that grows above ground, and fruits in moderation (but not juices, eat the actual fruit). Berries are the best in general. Eat as if processed foods didn't exist and you had to go forage or hunt for food - and didn't have a shovel! But definitely don't worry about it during the 2 weeks while you wait, just use that time to read this forum, and also you should look through these two websites: [URL='http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/']http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes[/URL], and [url]http://www.dietdoctor.com[/url]. [/QUOTE]
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