HBA1C

[steph81170]

Hello everyone.
I was diagnosed as pre-diabetic a year ago. Having been eating low carb/high (healthy) fat for the past year, today's HBA1C was 41. Is that good enough to relax my way of eating or should I carry on the way I have been eating?

 

[KK123]

Hello everyone.
I was diagnosed as pre-diabetic a year ago. Having been eating low carb/high (healthy) fat for the past year, today's HBA1C was 41. Is that good enough to relax my way of eating or should I carry on the way I have been eating?

Hi Steph, in a word, no. Of course it depends what you mean by 'relax', if you mean the odd variation, maybe but generally, you will run the risk of ending up where you started off.

 

[smw99]

I would say no. I want to remain well below the edge of pre diabetic! And in some countries pre diabetic starts lower than in the UK. It is an arbitrary line.

 

[steph81170]

Hi Steph, in a word, no. Of course it depends what you mean by 'relax', if you mean the odd variation, maybe but generally, you will run the risk of ending up where you started off.

Ok, thanks KK123 - that's what I thought. I will allow myself a 'treat' now and again while on holiday!

 

[steph81170]

I would say no. I want to remain well below the edge of pre diabetic! And in some countries pre diabetic starts lower than in the UK. It is an arbitrary line.

Thanks, smw99 - I'll stick with it!