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hbA1c of 100

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JeffBR

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Hi I’m new to all this. I just had a call from my drs surgery following a routine blood test a couple of weeks ago. They told me the diabetes nurse wanted to see me as my hbAc1 was 100 and it should be around 41.
Am I diabetic? Is this reversible with diet?
Will I need medication?
The appointment isn’t until early July so I am just researching and scaring myself

Any one give me an indication of how serious this is?
Many thanks
Jeff
 
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.
 
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