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<blockquote data-quote="Goonergal" data-source="post: 2409944" data-attributes="member: 368709"><p>Hi [USER=544377]@Iona May[/USER] and welcome!</p><p></p><p>Obviously we can’t give a diagnosis but an HbA1c of 74 is firmly in the diabetic range - the threshold at which diabetes is diagnosed in the UK is 48, with 42-47 being regarded as pre-diabetic. If your repeat blood test comes in at a similar level in a couple of weeks then it’ll likely be confirmed that you have diabetes.</p><p></p><p>In the meantime, it might encourage you to know that many of us here have started out at similar (or higher) levels and got down to non-diabetic numbers simply by changing what we eat. The key to this is reducing intake of carbohydrates. A good starting point for that would be to have a good read of this website, which gives loads of information, recipes and food ideas. There are some paid subscriptions, but unless you want to do that, you can get everything you need for free: <a href="https://www.dietdoctor.com/" target="_blank">https://www.dietdoctor.com/</a></p><p></p><p>And stick around here - lots of friendly, knowledgeable and helpful people who can answer any questions you might have.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goonergal, post: 2409944, member: 368709"] Hi [USER=544377]@Iona May[/USER] and welcome! Obviously we can’t give a diagnosis but an HbA1c of 74 is firmly in the diabetic range - the threshold at which diabetes is diagnosed in the UK is 48, with 42-47 being regarded as pre-diabetic. If your repeat blood test comes in at a similar level in a couple of weeks then it’ll likely be confirmed that you have diabetes. In the meantime, it might encourage you to know that many of us here have started out at similar (or higher) levels and got down to non-diabetic numbers simply by changing what we eat. The key to this is reducing intake of carbohydrates. A good starting point for that would be to have a good read of this website, which gives loads of information, recipes and food ideas. There are some paid subscriptions, but unless you want to do that, you can get everything you need for free: [URL]https://www.dietdoctor.com/[/URL] And stick around here - lots of friendly, knowledgeable and helpful people who can answer any questions you might have. [/QUOTE]
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