Hello! I have a couple of queries around blood glucose levels. I had an hbA1c taken a couple of weeks ago which came back at 6.4% which was a drop of 0.1% from a test on Christmas Eve. Although I understand these figures are right on the borderline I was more than disappointed as I have completely overhauled my diet, very much following LCHF, exercising and have been testing my BG levels somewhat frequently. I also consider myself fairly young at 37, active with a small amount of mum weight to lose, but nothing excessive. My weight loss has stalled after an initial loss of 7kg. I am still confused by my morning fasting readings, whilst I’m managing to get my two hours post meal readings to <2mmol increase my morning readings go completely haywire this morning it was 9.2mmol despite having gone to bed on 6.2mmol. (I also never see readings between 4 & 5 they’re always >6mmols). This trend is fairly constant. Do I just put this down to DP and continue doing what I’m doing and hope that next hbA1c drops a wee bit more and that the weight will continue to slowly come off?
I also voiced concerns to the diabetic nurse that I feel that I am constantly urinating and drinking probably around 4L of water a day, from time to time I’m also suffering from fuzzy eyes which is frustrating when looking at spreadsheets. The guidance from my medical centre was to come back for an HbA1c in 6 months and to give them a urine sample to test for infection. Should I be pushing for more assistance from them? For reference, I have been through two gestational diabetes pregnancies both of which were diagnosed at 8 weeks and treated with rapid and long acting insulin as well as metformin. The BG readings that I get now are greater than during pregnancy which is why I am concerned.
I also voiced concerns to the diabetic nurse that I feel that I am constantly urinating and drinking probably around 4L of water a day, from time to time I’m also suffering from fuzzy eyes which is frustrating when looking at spreadsheets. The guidance from my medical centre was to come back for an HbA1c in 6 months and to give them a urine sample to test for infection. Should I be pushing for more assistance from them? For reference, I have been through two gestational diabetes pregnancies both of which were diagnosed at 8 weeks and treated with rapid and long acting insulin as well as metformin. The BG readings that I get now are greater than during pregnancy which is why I am concerned.