Hba1c

[cratat]

Has anyone started low carb and seen an increase in Hba1c just had my blood results back and gone from 56 to 66

 

[Rachox]

I would say that’s unusual. Could you post a typical days food you eat, maybe there are some carbs lurking that you’ve missed?

 

[KennyA]

Has anyone started low carb and seen an increase in Hba1c just had my blood results back and gone from 56 to 66

That's not what you'd expect. I saw a very quick and marked fall in BG - from diabetic levels to normal BG in four months, no meds. Are you sure you're actually eating a low carb diet? have your meds changed at all?

 

[cratat]

That's not what you'd expect. I saw a very quick and marked fall in BG - from diabetic levels to normal BG in four months, no meds. Are you sure you're actually eating a low carb diet? have your meds changed at all?

It's not a strick low carb diet was advised to cut down a lot of the junk so stopped most of bread, pasta, potatoes and sweets still eat some but way less than I was.

 

[KennyA]

It's not a strick low carb diet was advised to cut down a lot of the junk so stopped most of bread, pasta, potatoes and sweets still eat some but way less than I was.

OK - that's a good start. Could you set out what you actually eat in a given day, both the things and how much of each, doesn't need to be exact.

 

[cratat]

I would say that’s unusual. Could you post a typical days food you eat, maybe there are some carbs lurking that you’ve missed?

It's not a full on low carb diet. I've cut down to about 75% of what I previously had as carbs. I now eat fewer takeaways, less bread, pasta and potatoes. I now eat more protein and fats.

 

[Rachox]

As @KennyA and I have said give us a list of what you eat in a typical day, tell us what you ate yesterday for example.

 

[Lizzie2]

I’m trying to get mine down, it was 42mol last time I tested, I sent off a test this morning and I’m hoping it isn’t any higher but I had a long and foolish spell of very carby eating, bread, cereal, and loads of milk chocolate. Just loads of rubbish in general.

I bought a blood sugar meters and a book about how to reduce T2D and did exactly what it said. I’ve gone back to it again andbat the moment I’m testing before and at least 90 minutes after every meal I eat.
I made a spreadsheet and record every single I eat, it is time consuming andbbor8ng and boring but it lets me see exactly which foods spike my blood sugar and I it encourages me not to be so silly again. .

I did it some years ago when I developed steroid induced T2D and I found that not only did my BS go back to normal but I lost weight because I wasn’t eating so many carbs.

I was still eating carbs but I made much better choices. I also discovered that anything with grain spiked my BS as did things I thought were good choices likev healthy jacket potato and parsnip soup Obviously they weren’t for my body.
I agree, this is a great site - you can learn so much on here.