MikeZ
Well-Known Member
This will just be a quick timeline of, (what I believe are), the pertinent facts.
Nov. 2014 - Started a statin regime. No prior indication of diabetes.
Mar 2015 - HbA1c 9.2
Immediately quit the statin and began a diet and exercise regime which I have pretty well stuck with over the past 7 years.
I've never had another HbA1c over 7.0 and only once has it been over 6.5. My most recent was 5.6 and most fall in the 6.0 - 6.1 range.
But you know what they say, once you have it, you will always be a considered diabetic. Is this still true? I don't really care about the label but there are certainly financial aspects, ie; health insurance costs, that make me want to claim to be "diabetes free!"
For the record, I have been on Metformin since the initial diagnosis.
Nov. 2014 - Started a statin regime. No prior indication of diabetes.
Mar 2015 - HbA1c 9.2
Immediately quit the statin and began a diet and exercise regime which I have pretty well stuck with over the past 7 years.
I've never had another HbA1c over 7.0 and only once has it been over 6.5. My most recent was 5.6 and most fall in the 6.0 - 6.1 range.
But you know what they say, once you have it, you will always be a considered diabetic. Is this still true? I don't really care about the label but there are certainly financial aspects, ie; health insurance costs, that make me want to claim to be "diabetes free!"
For the record, I have been on Metformin since the initial diagnosis.