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<blockquote data-quote="AloeSvea" data-source="post: 1811445" data-attributes="member: 150927"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Hi [USER=478222]@mk1953[/USER]. In my own personal life 100% of the folks I know diagnosed with prediabetes, like you were, got into normal blood glucose levels by making some even minor adjustments to their lifestyle. (Food! As in sugar and carb lowering. And to some degree - exercise.) So there is a very good chance your lifestyle adjustments got you into the normal range too.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">But! You don't know. Because you haven't had a follow-up HBA1c - in four years? Goodness!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Absolutely not rubbing me up the wrong way - this is your body and your life (and yeah - your relationship or nae with your medical centre). Totally up to you how you deal with it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">But! The Big Important Point is, here, once having had an HBA1c of 44, your chances of exceeding your personal carb tolerance, or fat on the belly limit, again, are proven. (This is how I see it regarding myself.) Ditto the tendency to insulin resistance, which is the mechanism underneath it all which can cause all sorts of health issues, most importantly - cardio vascular issues. Much better to know you are in the safe blood glucose zone than not? Wouldn't it? And your blood lipids are pointing you in the right healthy heart direction?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Which, yeah, means fairly regular check ups at your doc's. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. As in at least once a year. Just like a WOF for your car! If you were my friend or family member in real life this is what I would say to you. Hence me saying it to you here. (And I would be very honoured you asked me the question! Good on you for that.)</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AloeSvea, post: 1811445, member: 150927"] [FONT=Arial]Hi [USER=478222]@mk1953[/USER]. In my own personal life 100% of the folks I know diagnosed with prediabetes, like you were, got into normal blood glucose levels by making some even minor adjustments to their lifestyle. (Food! As in sugar and carb lowering. And to some degree - exercise.) So there is a very good chance your lifestyle adjustments got you into the normal range too. But! You don't know. Because you haven't had a follow-up HBA1c - in four years? Goodness! Absolutely not rubbing me up the wrong way - this is your body and your life (and yeah - your relationship or nae with your medical centre). Totally up to you how you deal with it. But! The Big Important Point is, here, once having had an HBA1c of 44, your chances of exceeding your personal carb tolerance, or fat on the belly limit, again, are proven. (This is how I see it regarding myself.) Ditto the tendency to insulin resistance, which is the mechanism underneath it all which can cause all sorts of health issues, most importantly - cardio vascular issues. Much better to know you are in the safe blood glucose zone than not? Wouldn't it? And your blood lipids are pointing you in the right healthy heart direction? Which, yeah, means fairly regular check ups at your doc's. :). As in at least once a year. Just like a WOF for your car! If you were my friend or family member in real life this is what I would say to you. Hence me saying it to you here. (And I would be very honoured you asked me the question! Good on you for that.)[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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