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catherinecherub
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Hi @anhnev and welcome to the forum.
Your HBA1c does indicate a diagnosis of diabetes.
An HbA1c level of 6.5% (48mmol/mol) or above indicates type 2 diabetes. Although there's no fixed point to indicate when someone has pre-diabetes, a UK expert group has recommended that an HbA1c level of 6-6.4% (42-47 mmol/mol) would indicate that a person has a high risk of developing diabetes.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Diabetes-type2/Pages/Diagnosis.aspx
Your HBA1c does indicate a diagnosis of diabetes.
An HbA1c level of 6.5% (48mmol/mol) or above indicates type 2 diabetes. Although there's no fixed point to indicate when someone has pre-diabetes, a UK expert group has recommended that an HbA1c level of 6-6.4% (42-47 mmol/mol) would indicate that a person has a high risk of developing diabetes.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Diabetes-type2/Pages/Diagnosis.aspx
Bluetit1802
Legend
Hi and welcome,
Your HbA1c is enough to confirm a diagnosis of Type 2, so welcome to the club! It is not unusual to have no symptoms. I didn't have any. It does come as a shock, but best not to deny it. Time to take control and with a bit of effort you can get those levels down. There is no harm in asking for another blood test, but another HbA1c test done now is likely to show the same results as they are a sort of average of the previous 2 to 3 months. This is why we only tend to have them every 3 months.
Your HbA1c is enough to confirm a diagnosis of Type 2, so welcome to the club! It is not unusual to have no symptoms. I didn't have any. It does come as a shock, but best not to deny it. Time to take control and with a bit of effort you can get those levels down. There is no harm in asking for another blood test, but another HbA1c test done now is likely to show the same results as they are a sort of average of the previous 2 to 3 months. This is why we only tend to have them every 3 months.
Thank you
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catherinecherub
Guest
Hi anhev,
A good idea would be to read through the advice that the forum has compiled for newly diagnosed diabetics and then ask any questions you have.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/basic-information-for-newly-diagnosed-diabetics.26870/
You will find that there are different eating plans that people use to control their diabetes but the main tool you will need is a testing meter. Your G.P. may be happy to supply one although many posters do not get them and it seems to be a postcode lottery. We can give you information about the cheapest one.
Some people can eat 20grammes of carbs a day and there are others who can manage more, 60, 70, up to about 200 so you will see that menus are all trial and error for you. You have to find your acceptable level and that is why you need to test in the early days.
Stress, illness, infections, lack of or too much activity will all affect your levels but sometimes there is no rhyme or reason as to why a test produces high or low results.
It is a shock for most when diagnosed and has been compared to a grieving process, grieving for a life that has altered. This article may be of help to you,
Diabetes explained. The five stages of grief.
http://www.diabetesexplained.com/the-five-stages-of-grief.html
Ask anything you like, nothing is silly as when you are first diagnosed it can be a minefield to understand all the information.
A good idea would be to read through the advice that the forum has compiled for newly diagnosed diabetics and then ask any questions you have.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/basic-information-for-newly-diagnosed-diabetics.26870/
You will find that there are different eating plans that people use to control their diabetes but the main tool you will need is a testing meter. Your G.P. may be happy to supply one although many posters do not get them and it seems to be a postcode lottery. We can give you information about the cheapest one.
Some people can eat 20grammes of carbs a day and there are others who can manage more, 60, 70, up to about 200 so you will see that menus are all trial and error for you. You have to find your acceptable level and that is why you need to test in the early days.
Stress, illness, infections, lack of or too much activity will all affect your levels but sometimes there is no rhyme or reason as to why a test produces high or low results.
It is a shock for most when diagnosed and has been compared to a grieving process, grieving for a life that has altered. This article may be of help to you,
Diabetes explained. The five stages of grief.
http://www.diabetesexplained.com/the-five-stages-of-grief.html
Ask anything you like, nothing is silly as when you are first diagnosed it can be a minefield to understand all the information.
Bluetit1802
Legend
Nobody put me on a diet, other than the wonderful people on this forum. My nurse told me to eat carbs with every meal, plenty of fruit, low fat, and to keep the protein down. That advice is, of course, rubbish. For diabetics, carbs are not good. Carbs convert to glucose once inside the system. Glucose (sugar) is what we have to avoid. Fruit is also not a good choice for most of us as there is too much sugar in it, although some fruits are OK. If we cut down on the carbs we have to make up the lost calories somehow and these can only come from fats and protein. Take your pick.
The main carbs to avoid or reduce are bread, potatoes, rice, pasta and cereals.
Yes, a low carb/increased fats diet is easy to follow. It has to be as it is a diet for life.
Thank you
jack412
Expert
Hi, have a read and ask lots of questions, the hardest thing I had to get my head around was it's ok to have fats in my diet again and it's the carbs that were giving me the problems,
http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf it’s a long page and a video
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarbliving/a/Food-Cravings.htm For me, the more carbs we eat the more carbs we want. they don’t give up easy.
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarb101/a/firstweek.htm
http://www.lowcarbdietitian.com/blog/carbohydrate-restriction-an-option-for-diabetes-management
blood testing
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045524.php
http://www.homehealth-uk.com/medical/blood_glucose_monitor_testing.htm
food counting
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/
Newcastle diet aims in 8+ weeks to mimic or better the rate of ~80% remission, for surgery T2
“It is now clear that Type 2 diabetes is caused by abnormal fat storage. Research on how this may be reversed is available. “click that link on this page http://www.ncl.ac.uk/magres/research/diabetes/
http://www.diabetesforecast.org/2010/mar/weight-loss-surgery-and-type-2-diabetes.html
American diabetic association ( http://www.professional.diabetes.org/)
http://www.professional.diabetes.org/admin/UserFiles/0 - Sean/dc132042 FINAL.pdf
Evidence is inconclusive for an ideal amount of total fat intake for people with diabetes;
therefore, goals should be individualized; fat quality appears to be far more important than quantity.
In people with type 2 diabetes, a Mediterranean-style, MUFA-rich eating pattern may benefit
glycemic control and CVD risk factors and can therefore be recommended as an effective alternative to a lower-fat, higher-carbohydrate eating pattern.
SD codefree meter
http://www.homehealth-uk.com/medical/blood_glucose_monitor_testing.htm
if you buy extra boxes of strips there is a discount code
5 packs 264086
10 packs 975833
http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf it’s a long page and a video
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarbliving/a/Food-Cravings.htm For me, the more carbs we eat the more carbs we want. they don’t give up easy.
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarb101/a/firstweek.htm
http://www.lowcarbdietitian.com/blog/carbohydrate-restriction-an-option-for-diabetes-management
blood testing
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045524.php
http://www.homehealth-uk.com/medical/blood_glucose_monitor_testing.htm
food counting
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/
Newcastle diet aims in 8+ weeks to mimic or better the rate of ~80% remission, for surgery T2
“It is now clear that Type 2 diabetes is caused by abnormal fat storage. Research on how this may be reversed is available. “click that link on this page http://www.ncl.ac.uk/magres/research/diabetes/
http://www.diabetesforecast.org/2010/mar/weight-loss-surgery-and-type-2-diabetes.html
American diabetic association ( http://www.professional.diabetes.org/)
http://www.professional.diabetes.org/admin/UserFiles/0 - Sean/dc132042 FINAL.pdf
Evidence is inconclusive for an ideal amount of total fat intake for people with diabetes;
therefore, goals should be individualized; fat quality appears to be far more important than quantity.
In people with type 2 diabetes, a Mediterranean-style, MUFA-rich eating pattern may benefit
glycemic control and CVD risk factors and can therefore be recommended as an effective alternative to a lower-fat, higher-carbohydrate eating pattern.
SD codefree meter
http://www.homehealth-uk.com/medical/blood_glucose_monitor_testing.htm
if you buy extra boxes of strips there is a discount code
5 packs 264086
10 packs 975833
