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Wayne18000

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I was diagnosed as type 2 insulin dependent on the 3rd of may, was originally thought to be type 1. My Hba1c at the time was 12.7. Just spoke to the diabetic nurse on the phone after seeing her Tuesday and she informed me that my Hba1c is now 8.2. What was your Hba1c on diagnosis and what was your 2nd reading after 3 months?
 
I think that those percentages relate to 115 now down to 66.
I managed 91(10.5) down to 47 (6.5) in 80 days and am now 41 (5.9) after 6 months.
I think that my perfect confidence in eating low carb foods helped, as I did not have to do any research - just went home and ate a pork chop, then next day ate a lamb chop and after that added in carbs gradually, watching the meter I inherited from my mother in law.
 
Well done on the reduction in your numbers, keep it up.
 
Well done on your achievement! I've just had my first review since diagnosis. My HbA1c nine weeks ago was 70 (8.6%), now it is 45 (6.2%). I'm on Metformin, I self monitor and I eat low carbs. I started on less than 100g carbs/day, but in the last couple of weeks I've reduced it to 50 - 70g carbs/day. What are you doing @Wayne18000 ?
 
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Hi @wayne 18000 ..
Well done and many congrats on a great result in such a short time. For info, I have had a similar pattern of numbers to you and @Resurgam .. HbA1c 98 at diagnosis on Feb 7th down to 40 at first review on 25th May. That's three of us "doing it" .. but now we just need to keep it going
 
Congratulations. That is a great drop in 3months. With some reduction in your daily carbs you should be down again by your next review.
 
Well done on your numbers too! I'm on lantus 20 units for the day and novorapid 4 units breakfast 6 units lunch and 8 units dinner. I'm not really carb counting at the moment but am trying to just stick to eating home food rather than take always and have cut out all fizzy drinks.
 
Well done to you too
 
@Wayne18000 Yes well done.

My first HbA1C was 54 my second a year later was 64 a year later and my third HbA1C was still around 64 then I was diagnosed and then about 6 months later my my fourth HbA1C was 38.
 

Hi I was diagnosed T2 three and a half months ago with a HbA1c of 78 and after 3 months my HbA1c was down to 44, I am on 40mg of Gliclazide a day and low carb but also vegetarian as well.
 
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