Hi,
Just had 6 month blood test results after being diagnosed prediabetic with Hba1c of 43 in Sept20.
I had an interim test at end of October that showed great results - Hba1c had dropped to 36, cholesterol up a bit to 5.6 but mostly due to higher HDL. Blood pressure had fallen also. Happy days.
Today’s results are therefore a kick in the teeth.
Hba1c back up to 40, so just about in normal zone still but up significantly compared to end of Oct.
Total cholesterol up to 7.6 (huge increase). HDL has gone up again from 1.8 to 2.3 but non HDL has soared from 4.0 to 5.3. Ratio is 3.3
Ive no idea what to do now to be honest, I’ve lost almost 2 stone, have a BMI just under 21, but all the effort for a paltry decrease in blood sugar and a huge increase in cholesterol. What the hell do I do now??
The weird thing is I used a Libre both end of Dec for 2 weeks and end of Feb for 2 weeks, average blood sugar was 5.7 on both and Hba1c prediction was 33!! So miles out, what’s going on??? Both libres came back with similar results.
Any thoughts appreciated, but clearly I need to cut out/down the high dairy fats & eggs but then how do I replace the lost calories and avoid further weight loss??
Just had 6 month blood test results after being diagnosed prediabetic with Hba1c of 43 in Sept20.
I had an interim test at end of October that showed great results - Hba1c had dropped to 36, cholesterol up a bit to 5.6 but mostly due to higher HDL. Blood pressure had fallen also. Happy days.
Today’s results are therefore a kick in the teeth.
Hba1c back up to 40, so just about in normal zone still but up significantly compared to end of Oct.
Total cholesterol up to 7.6 (huge increase). HDL has gone up again from 1.8 to 2.3 but non HDL has soared from 4.0 to 5.3. Ratio is 3.3
Ive no idea what to do now to be honest, I’ve lost almost 2 stone, have a BMI just under 21, but all the effort for a paltry decrease in blood sugar and a huge increase in cholesterol. What the hell do I do now??
The weird thing is I used a Libre both end of Dec for 2 weeks and end of Feb for 2 weeks, average blood sugar was 5.7 on both and Hba1c prediction was 33!! So miles out, what’s going on??? Both libres came back with similar results.
Any thoughts appreciated, but clearly I need to cut out/down the high dairy fats & eggs but then how do I replace the lost calories and avoid further weight loss??