Could my initial HbA1c have been a glitch?

[susan191052]

I was diagnosed in June 2014 with Hba1c of 138, went on Met 500mg twice a day which was then swapped to SR 1000mg x2, and sitagliptin in September Hba1c was 50 and was having terrible cramps and diarrhoea so cut SR to 2x 500mg, this week it is 42 and I am beginning to wonder if the initial high reading was a glitch, regular prick testing is well within recommended ranges. I really don't want to be on meds that are unnecessary. Any advice welcome.

 

[Finsky]

Hmm...you have been tested for diabetes and prescribed medicine for it, I should imagine you truly are diabetic..human errors do happen but I doubt it would be common. That high Hba1c would mean that there has been high sugars levels going on more than just once or twice.
Have you done any drastic changes to your diet and/or for your activity levels since your diagnose?
If your readings are regularly 'normal' and if it would be me, I would probably lower the medicine intake in very small steps over long period of time to see what will happen to my blood sugar levels between each change. Obviously it is not recommended thing to do and one would say..'talk to the diabetic nurse/doctor'..
BUT, you would need to keep record of each change and following test results as if they would start creeping up again so you can then trace you records back to which change was one too much and go to that doze.

Who knows..you might be able to take less medicine if not come off altogether..you just don't know what you body is able to do if you don't try. The main thing is...DON'T do any drastic and sudden changes so you are not causing yourself harm in case you do need some medicines!!!

 

[AndBreathe]

I would say your initial diagnosis was unlikely to have been wrong.

You had two HbA1c results at diabetic levels months apart.

You speak of regular finger prick testing. What were those when you started?

Your latest HbA1c is back in non diabetic range, so very well done on that.

Whilst Metformin doesn't drive your bloods down hugely, you are also on a second med, which will be playing its part.

In your shoes I would be discussing trying to reduce med medication levels for a trial period at least and see where that takes you. But in that time it is important Yorker a close eye on what's happening day to day with your results.

Do you have any dietary tweaks you could make to help your body out in the transition?

Good luck with it.