Hi @MrsBaz37 ,After experiencing tiredness and fatigue for some weeks, my GP requested a full bloods screen. Today I’ve found my HbA1c is 48, serum cholesterol is 7.1 I have low vitamin D and two of my liver function tests are abnormal (although that’s not new and has been investigated). My last HbA1c in late 2013 was 44.
The thing is I’m feeling pretty gutted as for the past three to four months I’ve been doing regular exercise and have slimmed down. I don’t weigh myself but clothes have certainly felt better. We don’t eat processed foods and cook most meals from scratch. There’s a history of diabetes in the family with both parents having had heart attacks (my dad at 34) and my mum had a stroke at 75 last year. I DO NOT want to end up with major health issues.
I’ve read some success stories on here in terms of reducing both HbA1c and cholesterol to within normal levels through low carb diets - it’s encouraging to know I can put this into remission. I know there are things I’ve been doing that haven’t helped (penchant for sharing bags of chocolate with husband, high calorie zero alcohol drinks) but I’m dead nervous about not being able to change this.
Can anyone offer any tips? Is blood sugar monitoring worth it? My GP wants to retest in a month so can I feasibly make a change to the numbers so they are heading in the right direction in just four weeks?
Thank you all in advance
Thanks for the response. I wondered why my bloods are taken without fasting beforehand but getting individuals on to statins makes sense - GP practices get bonuses for diagnosis and prescriptions after all. Even if they prescribe, I will not be taking them as I feel I can reverse it through diet. Thankfully my GP is good and I think she’ll support a lifestyle change first to see if that works.because 48 is Borderline, and there is a small allowable inaccuracy anyway the second test is necessary for diagnosis. Due to the inaccuracy your 48 may actually be slightly too high or too low. As could happen with the second test. One month is not enough time between the tests, it should be 3 months. However, if you were to go strict Keto until the second test, I'm confident the affect on your Hba1c, even after only one month, will be sufficient to drop your Hba1c enough to swerve a diagnosis. When you have your second test, i would suggest doing it 12 to 14 hours fasted, this way if they repeat the Cholesterol test, you will have a more accurate figure to work on, I'm convinced the dropping of the fasting recommendation is purely a ploy to push ever more (victims) on to Statins.
After experiencing tiredness and fatigue for some weeks, my GP requested a full bloods screen. Today I’ve found my HbA1c is 48, serum cholesterol is 7.1 I have low vitamin D and two of my liver function tests are abnormal (although that’s not new and has been investigated). My last HbA1c in late 2013 was 44.
The thing is I’m feeling pretty gutted as for the past three to four months I’ve been doing regular exercise and have slimmed down. I don’t weigh myself but clothes have certainly felt better. We don’t eat processed foods and cook most meals from scratch. There’s a history of diabetes in the family with both parents having had heart attacks (my dad at 34) and my mum had a stroke at 75 last year. I DO NOT want to end up with major health issues.
I’ve read some success stories on here in terms of reducing both HbA1c and cholesterol to within normal levels through low carb diets - it’s encouraging to know I can put this into remission. I know there are things I’ve been doing that haven’t helped (penchant for sharing bags of chocolate with husband, high calorie zero alcohol drinks) but I’m dead nervous about not being able to change this.
Can anyone offer any tips? Is blood sugar monitoring worth it? My GP wants to retest in a month so can I feasibly make a change to the numbers so they are heading in the right direction in just four weeks?
Thank you all in advance
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