hbA1c of 100

JeffBR said:

Am I diabetic? Is this reversible with diet?

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Yes and yes

JeffBR said:

Will I need medication?

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Possibly but not necessarily

JeffBR said:

Any one give me an indication of how serious this is?

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Mine was 87 on diagnosis but within 3 months was 36 mmol/mol

Hardcore dietary changes and time restricted eating.

Cut carbohydrates to an absolute minimum.

JeffBR said:

Thanks for your reply

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Pleasure.. it's what most of us spend time here for.

If you want to know anything else then please ask.

Hi @JeffBR and welcome!

There’s a few of us here diagnosed with high HbA1c results - mine was 108 at diagnosis but reduced to non-diabetic levels in about 6 months following a similar way of eating to @bulkbiker A good starting point is the dietdoctor.com website.

To give you an idea, the threshold for diabetes diagnosis in the UK is 48, so you’re quite a way above that. 42x47 is prediabetes and below that is non-diabetic.

You’ll find lots of help on here, so just fire away with any questions.

Hi @JeffBR Drinks lots of water, it helps flush the system better. Especially stop things like soda, juice, cookies, etc.Your level is too high and it needs to come down. Personally I would get a blood sugar meter so I could keep track of what my levels were doing. Also certain medications can cause a rise in BG levels, steroids are notorious for that.

But the most important thing is if you feel sick. Nausea is usually one of the symptoms. You don't know whether you are a type 1 or type 2. But if you are a type 1 you can be susceptible to DKA which is life threatening. DKA is caused by a lack of insulin. Type 2's can get something similar but it's not as common. If you have the symptoms of DKA you need to get to the hospital as soon as possible.

https://www.diabetes.org/diabetes/dka-ketoacidosis-ketones

Your surgery hasn't really taken your HBA1C level seriously as you could be risking going into DKA and ending up in hospital like my nephew did. At the least they should be giving you good advice about diet (not the bad NHS diet advice). This means keeping the carbs way down, taking exercise etc. If you are slim you may well be late onset T1 and this can progress fast into DKA. Do get hold of a glucose monitor and if it reads into the 20s seek advice and if it reads Hi get to A&E.