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Ricmel

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Hi all,

I was told I had type 2 diabetes about 3 months ago. Needless to say it jolted me into to some big changes and I have made many changes to my diet and exercise routine. I have lost about 10kg and maintained that for the last 4 weeks or so and I am doing at least 3) mins exercise per day. I am taking 4 readings per day first thing in the morning, before lunch, 2 hours after lunch then again 2 hours after dinner. I am on no medication but am due to see my doctor next week to review my progress.

Over the 3 month period my blood sugar readings have average 6.5. Never higher than 8.5 and never lower than 5.2. I know that is higher than would be OK for someone without diabetes but not sure what I should be aiming for with diabetes. Would someone with 6.5 readings typically be advised to go on to medication or is this a level that is sustainable?

Thanks in advance.
 
Ricmel said:
Hi all,

I was told I had type 2 diabetes about 3 months ago. Needless to say it jolted me into to some big changes and I have made many changes to my diet and exercise routine. I have lost about 10kg and maintained that for the last 4 weeks or so and I am doing at least 3) mins exercise per day. I am taking 4 readings per day first thing in the morning, before lunch, 2 hours after lunch then again 2 hours after dinner. I am on no medication but am due to see my doctor next week to review my progress.

Over the 3 month period my blood sugar readings have average 6.5. Never higher than 8.5 and never lower than 5.2. I know that is higher than would be OK for someone without diabetes but not sure what I should be aiming for with diabetes. Would someone with 6.5 readings typically be advised to go on to medication or is this a level that is sustainable?

Thanks in advance.
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Hi,

Welcome to the forum.

Sounds like you have the reigns on this..
Do you know what your HbA1c was when diagnosed?
 
Jaylee said:
Sounds like you have the reigns on this..
Do you know what your HbA1c was when diagnosed?
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It was quite high but the number I recall (11) does not seem to make sense when I read other numbers in here. I am not sure what that 11 referred to?
 
Although 8.5 is higher than I would like (8.0)mmol) is my target maximum BG reading. Your figures look good in general so its unlikely that you could do much better with medication. Since when you have 3 months of numbers like those your HbA1C will probably be in either the pre-diabetic or even the non-diabetic region.

So well done, keep it up!
 
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