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<blockquote data-quote="JuliaAR" data-source="post: 1367036" data-attributes="member: 321813"><p>Hi Emile-the-rat.</p><p>It wasn't my diagnosis at all, it was my doctor's after a routine annual health check. On the strength of one elevated fasting glucose test, she wanted to put me straight on to medication. I had the HbA1c done then of my own accord because I wasn't convinced of the diagnosis. The HbA1c turned out to be slightly above normal (5.9) at 6.0 and so a second doctor I saw said I was prediabetic. She suggested the low carb high fat diet and put me onto this site (thank you doctor!). Unfortunately she was only a visiting doctor so isn't here anymore and I can't consult her.</p><p>After a few months on the LCHF diet I decided to repeat the blood tests and that's where I found out that I wasn't insulin intolerant but infact quite insulin sensitive.</p><p>I do have a slightly raised HbA1c of 6.1 now but with the lack of insulin resistance I was posing the question as to whether my raised levels of blood glucose could be due to some cause other than prediabetes. I know when I take my readings at home, then go to the clinic and have them taken, there can be up to a 2 point rise in the levels. I am a stressful and anxious person (you might have guessed this already!) so could it be that? I don't know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JuliaAR, post: 1367036, member: 321813"] Hi Emile-the-rat. It wasn't my diagnosis at all, it was my doctor's after a routine annual health check. On the strength of one elevated fasting glucose test, she wanted to put me straight on to medication. I had the HbA1c done then of my own accord because I wasn't convinced of the diagnosis. The HbA1c turned out to be slightly above normal (5.9) at 6.0 and so a second doctor I saw said I was prediabetic. She suggested the low carb high fat diet and put me onto this site (thank you doctor!). Unfortunately she was only a visiting doctor so isn't here anymore and I can't consult her. After a few months on the LCHF diet I decided to repeat the blood tests and that's where I found out that I wasn't insulin intolerant but infact quite insulin sensitive. I do have a slightly raised HbA1c of 6.1 now but with the lack of insulin resistance I was posing the question as to whether my raised levels of blood glucose could be due to some cause other than prediabetes. I know when I take my readings at home, then go to the clinic and have them taken, there can be up to a 2 point rise in the levels. I am a stressful and anxious person (you might have guessed this already!) so could it be that? I don't know. [/QUOTE]
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