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HBA1C

hawker101

hawker101

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My HBA1C is between 118 and 127 . I've only found out I had diabetes 8 months ago I am guessing this is to high ?
 
Yes, those levels are high. You need to get them down, by a lot, and diet is the key. What meds are you on? Have you got a glucose meter? A suitable diet and a meter are essential if you want to start lowering these levels.

If you tell us a bit about your typical daily meals, we may have some pointers for you.
 
Bluetit1802 said:
Yes, those levels are high. You need to get them down, by a lot, and diet is the key. What meds are you on? Have you got a glucose meter? A suitable diet and a meter are essential if you want to start lowering these levels.

If you tell us a bit about your typical daily meals, we may have some pointers for you.
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You are running your glucose at very high levels, which leaves you at an increased risk of suffering complications

You can find more information about hba1c, target levels ( less than 59 for someone on insulin like you ) and the benefits of reducing HbA1c (approximately 25% reduction in risk of complications for every 11 mmol/mol reduction in hba1c), here:

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/what-is-hba1c.html

Pavlos
 
Yes I have meds I am on metformin , and basel insulin
 
The medication you are on suggests that you have both insulin resistance and impaired insulin production.

You are only on basal slow acting background insulin and I am guessing on a fixed dose. You do not take any fast acting bolus insulin at mealtimes.

You need to test your glucose before and two hours after each meal to ensure that you can cope with the carb content of your meal ( with any insulin you are still able to produce plus the basal insulin you inject) . If you are seeing big rises in your after meal counts compared to your corresponding pre meals you are taking in more carbs than you should and you need to reduce this for your next meal.

So frequent testing and diet control are the key things you need to do to get your levels under control

Perhaps someone more familiar with insulin such as a t1 ( @noblehead ?) will be along to advise further.

Regards

Pavlos
 
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If you are on insulin you need some one-on-one coaching/training from a trained medical professional ASAP if you are not getting it already.
 
NoCrbs4Me said:
If you are on insulin you need some one-on-one coaching/training from a trained medical professional ASAP if you are not getting it already.
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You are probably right, but he is on basal only not basal/bolus so he is not injecting for specific meals just for background cover (through fixed doses?).
 
hawker101 said:
No fixed dose
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No medical professional would send you home without giving you an indication of the Basal dose that you need to be taking. What amount of insulin are you taking if you have "no fixed" does and when are you taking it?

I'd suggest that you probably need to get in touch at the very least with the diabetic nurse to take you through what you are using and how it is best administered as currently, what you have been given isn't really being used effectively and is not having the desired effect.
 
At the time I was on 16 units since then I've been told to increase by 2 till my levels are " normal" so day to day it can change last time I checked with diabetic nurse I as on 28 uints . Now I was told to go either plus 2 or minus 2 pending on my readings on the day ....
 
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