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HbA1c 3 months after diagnosis

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EstuaryBird

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Hello Everyone,

At the start of December I had a small Stroke and was diagnosed with T2 diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol. Sometime later I was told that my mmol was 107. Since the Stroke I have been taking Metformin 500mg twice a day, have lost just over 2 stone and given up sugar and refined carbs. I haven’t seen my GP or anyone except the Practice Nurse when she did the blood tests.

I have just had the results back and mmol is 55, still quite a bit above normal range. I want to speak to GP but can only get a phone appt at end of March. Am I expecting too much in 3 months or this about what I should expect?

Sorry if this is a daft question!
 
You've brought down your average blood glucose from 16.5mmol/L (A1c 108) to 8.8mmol/L (A1c 55) in 3 months !!! that's amazing.
Remember your BG would have been slowly reducing over these 3 months so that 55 includes many weeks of high readings.
My guess is you're already there, keep doing what you're doing & your next A1c should be non-diabetic.
Big congrats.
 
That is a fantastic reduction both in weight and HbA1c. You are well on your way to a further reduction in blood glucose levels. Congratulations!
 
Oh wow! Thank you so much!! That’s given me renewed impetus to crack on and beat this
 
EstuaryBird said:
Oh wow! Thank you so much!! That’s given me renewed impetus to crack on and beat this
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With such an amazing reduction in just 3 months I think you've already cracked it!
Like @Ronancastled said, your last hba1c is the results of your blood glucose of the last 3 months, so it includes the higher BG of the earlier period.

For more finetuning you could use a glucose meter to test before and after meals to see how that particular meal has affected you.
 
Yes, it had never occurred to me that this is measured over 3 months and isn’t just ‘now’! I’ll certainly look into getting a glucose meter, I’ll have a word with the pharmacist.
My main concern is my feet because I’m an avid hiker and I’ll do whatever it takes to protect my feet.
 
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