Hi everyone,
So had bloods done yesterday and got results from GP surgery tel call today, HBA1C 43, down from 66 at diagnosis on Nov 4 2020, glucose was 5.2 (not really sure what that means, wasn't given that the first time round) and cholesterol is 4.9 down from 5.6 at diagnosis. I'm delighted the numbers have come down, I've lost 25 pounds since diagnosis and I'm taking 1 500 mg metformin a day (should have been 2 but didn't like the side effects while taking 2 of them). Would I be correct in thinking HBA1C is now at a pre-diabetic level? Didn't have blood pressure taken although that wasn't too bad to begin with so I'm not too concerned. Have asked for diabetes nurse to give me a call as it was the GP receptionist I spoke to, I know it's certainly going in the right direction but still want to speak to her about medication etc. I've been following a much reduced carb diet but probably still having too many carbs, I suppose my question is are these results likely to keep going down with weight loss, I still have another 3 stone to lose, or should I be looking to reduce carbs a good bit more, currently have cereal a couple of times a week, some wholemeal bread usually on a daily basis and carbs with dinner 5 nights out of 7. Sorry for the long post, just still a bit confused with all this.
Maggie
So had bloods done yesterday and got results from GP surgery tel call today, HBA1C 43, down from 66 at diagnosis on Nov 4 2020, glucose was 5.2 (not really sure what that means, wasn't given that the first time round) and cholesterol is 4.9 down from 5.6 at diagnosis. I'm delighted the numbers have come down, I've lost 25 pounds since diagnosis and I'm taking 1 500 mg metformin a day (should have been 2 but didn't like the side effects while taking 2 of them). Would I be correct in thinking HBA1C is now at a pre-diabetic level? Didn't have blood pressure taken although that wasn't too bad to begin with so I'm not too concerned. Have asked for diabetes nurse to give me a call as it was the GP receptionist I spoke to, I know it's certainly going in the right direction but still want to speak to her about medication etc. I've been following a much reduced carb diet but probably still having too many carbs, I suppose my question is are these results likely to keep going down with weight loss, I still have another 3 stone to lose, or should I be looking to reduce carbs a good bit more, currently have cereal a couple of times a week, some wholemeal bread usually on a daily basis and carbs with dinner 5 nights out of 7. Sorry for the long post, just still a bit confused with all this.
Maggie