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<blockquote data-quote="Barba_Rossa" data-source="post: 2121378" data-attributes="member: 511655"><p>Hi Jo, welcome to this friendly and very informed corner of the internet. Don’t feel alone with your high HBA1C, I was diagnosed on July 30 with a similarly high reading of 114. I was scared, couldn’t sleep and kept googling the most terrifying possibilities.</p><p></p><p>Almost a month on I’m pleased to tell you that things don’t have to get worse, in fact they can get much better. I started totally low carb on the same day as my diagnosis. I’d seen a programme on Professor Roy Taylor and I’d seen Labour MP Tom Watson on the TV talking about his weight loss and ‘reversing’ his diabetes. I looked up the specifics and found this site the same day.</p><p></p><p>My blood glucose test was 24 at the doctor’s surgery on the day before diagnosis. Within a week of starting the low carb diet and increasing my walking to a target of 10,000 steps a day, my fasting blood glucose readings (first thing in the morning) were in the pre-diabetic range. They’ve been in the non-diabetic range every day for the past two weeks. I’ve also lost about 6kg.</p><p></p><p>I’m not complacent and I don’t for a second think the job is done. I know it will take my HBA1C a few months to catch up but I’m confident that if my blood glucose stays where it is now then that will happen.</p><p></p><p>I was initially taking Metformin but I haven’t been for about two weeks. I stopped it for a few days to let my stomach settle and noticed it made no difference to my sugar levels. I didn’t see the point in starting again.</p><p></p><p>I wish you all the luck in the world. Stay positive and be reassured that the experiences of those on this site can also happen for you. It’s a great resource. Welcome!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Barba_Rossa, post: 2121378, member: 511655"] Hi Jo, welcome to this friendly and very informed corner of the internet. Don’t feel alone with your high HBA1C, I was diagnosed on July 30 with a similarly high reading of 114. I was scared, couldn’t sleep and kept googling the most terrifying possibilities. Almost a month on I’m pleased to tell you that things don’t have to get worse, in fact they can get much better. I started totally low carb on the same day as my diagnosis. I’d seen a programme on Professor Roy Taylor and I’d seen Labour MP Tom Watson on the TV talking about his weight loss and ‘reversing’ his diabetes. I looked up the specifics and found this site the same day. My blood glucose test was 24 at the doctor’s surgery on the day before diagnosis. Within a week of starting the low carb diet and increasing my walking to a target of 10,000 steps a day, my fasting blood glucose readings (first thing in the morning) were in the pre-diabetic range. They’ve been in the non-diabetic range every day for the past two weeks. I’ve also lost about 6kg. I’m not complacent and I don’t for a second think the job is done. I know it will take my HBA1C a few months to catch up but I’m confident that if my blood glucose stays where it is now then that will happen. I was initially taking Metformin but I haven’t been for about two weeks. I stopped it for a few days to let my stomach settle and noticed it made no difference to my sugar levels. I didn’t see the point in starting again. I wish you all the luck in the world. Stay positive and be reassured that the experiences of those on this site can also happen for you. It’s a great resource. Welcome! [/QUOTE]
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