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<blockquote data-quote="Debandez" data-source="post: 1874810" data-attributes="member: 460354"><p>Hi [USER=247722]@Katy Bear[/USER]</p><p></p><p>Your initial hba1c result was confirmation you were just diabetic. Anything over 47 mmol/lol is classed as diabetic. I would ask you practice for confirmation of what your figure was and what were your hba1c results each year to see exactly what they were to give you a bigger pictures, especially your current one. Pre diabetes is between 42 and 47 mmol. So if you were only just diabetic (say 48 mmol for example) and are now 47 (in the prediabetic range) it's a fractional move. Although the gap could of course be much wider. Once diagnosed you go on a diabetic register. Once a year you have eye tests and feet examinations. Did you have these? Most Drs won't take you off this register and you would always be classed as diabetic for this reason, even if you get into non diabetic levels. They just class you as a well controlled diabetic. That said I do know a couple of doctors that have taken diabetics off the register (from reading this forum). But as [USER=400972]@Rachox[/USER] says it could creep back into the diabetic range quite easily.</p><p></p><p>Many of us on the forum have reduced our hba1c into non diabetic range and effectively put it into remission. You can see stats on people's journeys in their signature boxes under their comments. For example I was diagnosed at 62mmol. Last Dec. My latest result is 41 (this May) which is classed as non diabetic level. But I know if I introduce bread pasta rice potatoes cereal into my diet I would go back to square one. I refused medication at the outset and will continue to do so until I think it's necessary. I am hoping to always control it with diet. My monitor was my greatest investment. It tells me what spikes my blood sugar and then I can reduce or eliminate from my diet. You can get some free but have to pay for strips although some Drs will give to pts on metformin it's very rare. It was a massive learning curve and took me a good few months to get my head around it. I do have the odd treat but limit myself as I want to remain.medication free.</p><p></p><p>I wonder if you changed your diet at all? It may all be down to the metformin if you didn't. You have gone into the prediabetic range so that's great. If you aren't on a lower carb diet already this would help you get into non diabetic range very quickly in my opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Debandez, post: 1874810, member: 460354"] Hi [USER=247722]@Katy Bear[/USER] Your initial hba1c result was confirmation you were just diabetic. Anything over 47 mmol/lol is classed as diabetic. I would ask you practice for confirmation of what your figure was and what were your hba1c results each year to see exactly what they were to give you a bigger pictures, especially your current one. Pre diabetes is between 42 and 47 mmol. So if you were only just diabetic (say 48 mmol for example) and are now 47 (in the prediabetic range) it's a fractional move. Although the gap could of course be much wider. Once diagnosed you go on a diabetic register. Once a year you have eye tests and feet examinations. Did you have these? Most Drs won't take you off this register and you would always be classed as diabetic for this reason, even if you get into non diabetic levels. They just class you as a well controlled diabetic. That said I do know a couple of doctors that have taken diabetics off the register (from reading this forum). But as [USER=400972]@Rachox[/USER] says it could creep back into the diabetic range quite easily. Many of us on the forum have reduced our hba1c into non diabetic range and effectively put it into remission. You can see stats on people's journeys in their signature boxes under their comments. For example I was diagnosed at 62mmol. Last Dec. My latest result is 41 (this May) which is classed as non diabetic level. But I know if I introduce bread pasta rice potatoes cereal into my diet I would go back to square one. I refused medication at the outset and will continue to do so until I think it's necessary. I am hoping to always control it with diet. My monitor was my greatest investment. It tells me what spikes my blood sugar and then I can reduce or eliminate from my diet. You can get some free but have to pay for strips although some Drs will give to pts on metformin it's very rare. It was a massive learning curve and took me a good few months to get my head around it. I do have the odd treat but limit myself as I want to remain.medication free. I wonder if you changed your diet at all? It may all be down to the metformin if you didn't. You have gone into the prediabetic range so that's great. If you aren't on a lower carb diet already this would help you get into non diabetic range very quickly in my opinion. [/QUOTE]
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