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First HbA1C post diagnosis

Phlogiston

Phlogiston

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Location
Cambridgeshire
Type of diabetes
Gestational
Treatment type
Diet only
Dislikes
Diabetes, ofsted inspectors, uninvited phonecalls
I had my 3 month post idagnosis check-up including HbA1C.
Down from 103 to 45. Woo hoo.:happy:
Note on the surgery database said symptoms reversed.:D
Nurse pleased - wanted to find out how I'd done it.
She said I could relax a bit. Possibly relaxed too much in the pub yesterday lunch time halfway through a 250 mile journey from Swansea to the Fens. BG was 8.2 three hours on. I think I picked at too many chips, and I guess the veggie burger was higher carb than I anticipated.:grumpy:

So thanks to all those who have encouraged and posted positively about low carbs.
I am hoping that weight loss may have made my liver more responsive to insulin - in which case, I can relax a bit. I've got a feeling that my dietary paradigm shift will continue, albeit relaxed in that I know it works. A fair number more needle sticks to see what happens with different foods.

Best wishes
Adam
 
103 to 45, brilliant, well done!

Low carbing - you know it makes sense :)
 
Phlogiston said:
I had my 3 month post idagnosis check-up including HbA1C.
Down from 103 to 45. Woo hoo.:happy:
Note on the surgery database said symptoms reversed.:D
Nurse pleased - wanted to find out how I'd done it.
She said I could relax a bit. Possibly relaxed too much in the pub yesterday lunch time halfway through a 250 mile journey from Swansea to the Fens. BG was 8.2 three hours on. I think I picked at too many chips, and I guess the veggie burger was higher carb than I anticipated.:grumpy:

So thanks to all those who have encouraged and posted positively about low carbs.
I am hoping that weight loss may have made my liver more responsive to insulin - in which case, I can relax a bit. I've got a feeling that my dietary paradigm shift will continue, albeit relaxed in that I know it works. A fair number more needle sticks to see what happens with different foods.

Best wishes
Adam
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Excellent result @Phlogiston ! I was pleased with my 3 month post diagnosis result but you've certainly put me in the shade. I'm not relaxing just yet and I'll do at least another 3 months (and probably for life really). It's a great feeling isn't it? :D
 
That's a fantastic result! I was pleased to go from 88 to 54 in 3 months but that's amazing!!! Have they reduced any of your medication based on that out of interest? I was experiencing hypos a lot so have reduced my medication (with the the diabetes nurse agreement) but worried about my next test now although blood sugars have still been ok when testing. I find carb lowering really really hard - headaches and hunger and they push my levels up I know. Thanks
 
mitch69 said:
That's a fantastic result! I was pleased to go from 88 to 54 in 3 months but that's amazing!!! Have they reduced any of your medication based on that out of interest? I was experiencing hypos a lot so have reduced my medication (with the the diabetes nurse agreement) but worried about my next test now although blood sugars have still been ok when testing. I find carb lowering really really hard - headaches and hunger and they push my levels up I know. Thanks
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Only medication is lisinopril - blood pressure reduction and kidney protection.
I found it easier than I thought to remove / replace carbs. I get the munchies, but use nuts cheese and olives to sort it without affecting the carbs.
Well done to the others of you who have led by example.
Adam
 
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