Disappointing results.

[Outlier]

Just had latest HB1Ac reading. 6.2. plus comments about pre-diabetes. That's after a long blameless spell on keto, but I am taking a statin. Very disappointed. Meeting with diabetes Nursie in a couple of weeks.

 

[Pipp]

Just had latest HB1Ac reading. 6.2. plus comments about pre-diabetes. That's after a long blameless spell on keto, but I am taking a statin. Very disappointed. Meeting with diabetes Nursie in a couple of weeks.

Can you give some context as to the reason for your disappointment, @Outlier ?

I note your profile says you are T2 diet controlled. So, to be in pre-diabetes range would be an improvement.

Also, looks good for a person the age your profile says you are.

 

[Outlier]

The disappointment was that the figure wasn't lower, as my fingerprick tests are usually in the 5s, and that my efforts to control my BG have put me in 'pre-diabetes' according to the paperwork. There isn't much else - or anything else - I can do. I have had a stroke, so can't exercise beyond the considerable effort it takes me to walk, using a zimmer.
Thank you for such a supportive reply.

 

[Melgar]

@Outlier, sometimes our bodies don’t cooperate as we think they should, particularly after we have put in time and effort in trying to control an out of range result. I went on a very low carb diet <30 gms carbs per day for 9 months expecting my HbA1c results would be in the low 5’s, my blood sugars barely budged. I was very disappointed to say the least . I know it’s disappointing , but 6.2, although in the pre diabetes range, it seems to me a manageable result and only just out of range.

 

[Outlier]

Update. Saw Diabetes Nursie today. She was not at all bothered by the 6.2 and said she wouldn't look for it to be any lower - none of this "pre-diabetes" nonsense. Was very complimentary of my handling of my diabetes over the last few years. Said because of the Dapagliflozin, she'd like me to eat more carbs. Makes sense, so I shall. Also, cholesterol reading has plummeted, so all well there. She said that cholesterol was of no use within us, and she'd be happy to see a reading of zero. This doesn't accord with research I've done, but I did not comment. Called "quit while you are ahead!" Altogether a very positive appointment.

 

[KennyA]

Update. Saw Diabetes Nursie today. She was not at all bothered by the 6.2 and said she wouldn't look for it to be any lower - none of this "pre-diabetes" nonsense. Was very complimentary of my handling of my diabetes over the last few years. Said because of the Dapagliflozin, she'd like me to eat more carbs. Makes sense, so I shall. Also, cholesterol reading has plummeted, so all well there. She said that cholesterol was of no use within us, and she'd be happy to see a reading of zero. This doesn't accord with research I've done, but I did not comment. Called "quit while you are ahead!" Altogether a very positive appointment.

As I understand it, our cells are pretty much made from cholesterol......

 

[Mac Dabrowski]

Update. Saw Diabetes Nursie today. She was not at all bothered by the 6.2 and said she wouldn't look for it to be any lower - none of this "pre-diabetes" nonsense. Was very complimentary of my handling of my diabetes over the last few years. Said because of the Dapagliflozin, she'd like me to eat more carbs. Makes sense, so I shall. Also, cholesterol reading has plummeted, so all well there. She said that cholesterol was of no use within us, and she'd be happy to see a reading of zero. This doesn't accord with research I've done, but I did not comment. Called "quit while you are ahead!" Altogether a very positive appointment.

I don't want to be judgmental but such advices are not always helpful. I guess many of us can hear - 'these glucose level numbers are great, I wouldn't expect you to go any lower' well I think it is still good to have ambition and motivation to improve further and go lower...the point is that even a fraction of improvement can affect our life, for a nurse it is just a number, and her job. Regarding carbs - well, again another 'classic ' one can hear from nurses. My advice - if you can stay away from carbs, continue to do so.

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[Resurgam]

Update. Saw Diabetes Nursie today. She was not at all bothered by the 6.2 and said she wouldn't look for it to be any lower - none of this "pre-diabetes" nonsense. Was very complimentary of my handling of my diabetes over the last few years. Said because of the Dapagliflozin, she'd like me to eat more carbs. Makes sense, so I shall. Also, cholesterol reading has plummeted, so all well there. She said that cholesterol was of no use within us, and she'd be happy to see a reading of zero. This doesn't accord with research I've done, but I did not comment. Called "quit while you are ahead!" Altogether a very positive appointment.

Our brains are 85% lipids, of which cholesterol comprises a significant amount - plus all cell membranes and the covering of nerves (myelin) are 'lipid rich'. Cholesterol is raw material for hormones, steroids and such useful stuff as insulin. Cholesterol also figures in the creation of ATP used in cells for energy. The so called bad one, LDL cholesterol, carries the fat soluble vitamins, A.D3 E K2 so lack of that is going to cause havoc. LDL also moves around the non-esterified free fatty acids which quite a few bits of us, including heart muscle prefers for an energy source.
If you don't have cholesterol you are basically dead.

 

[Outlier]

My research on cholesterol said pretty much the same, and that our brains were mostly made of it. The cholesterol in my brain told me it wasn't worth/nothing to be gained by contradicting her, but the drug - Dapagliflozin - I am taking needs carbs according to the info sheet, and though I seem to be functioning well without them, I thought I'd give it a try in the absence of wise advice from the medics. I hope I don't put on weight, and I will be conducting fingerprick tests - like every diabetes nurse I've ever come across, she sets no store by these, but I think they are a vital tool in BGmonitoring.

 

[mojo37]

My research on cholesterol said pretty much the same, and that our brains were mostly made of it. The cholesterol in my brain told me it wasn't worth/nothing to be gained by contradicting her, but the drug - Dapagliflozin - I am taking needs carbs according to the info sheet, and though I seem to be functioning well without them, I thought I'd give it a try in the absence of wise advice from the medics. I hope I don't put on weight, and I will be conducting fingerprick tests - like every diabetes nurse I've ever come across, she sets no store by these, but I think they are a vital tool in BGmonitoring.

Maybe her cholesterol is way too low for her to function properly and talk sense . lol