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<blockquote data-quote="Dexterdobe" data-source="post: 1705495" data-attributes="member: 454478"><p>Hi and welcome. Firstly, stop worrying. Stress just pushes up your blood sugar. An HBa1c of 66 is quite high, but there is lots you can do to get it down. It will take time and a lot of hard work so be prepared to play the long game if you want to get your blood glucose into the normal level (below 42). </p><p>The Hba1c is an average measure of the glucose in your blood over a 2-3 month period. It's an important figure, because it gives you an average, but it does nothing to tell you how your body is reacting to your diet and lifestyle.</p><p>The blood meter is a great tool for measuring how you react to different foods. If you test before and then two hours after a meal you can see exactly what that meal has done to your BG level. If it goes up by more than 2 mm/ol then there is probably too much sugar and carbs in it, so try different foods, test often and moderate your diet according to the results. It's not the actual BG level, but the change in level that is important when adjusting your diet. It doesn't stop there though. Exercise is free and most people find it reduces Bg in the short and long term. Try to do at least half an hour of BRISK walking every day. 4 mph is a great speed to aim for.</p><p>If you monitor and adjust your diet and increase exercise you should find that the next HBa1c test comes back a lot lower. I'm 63. I eat very few carbs and do an hour of fairly vigorous exercise every day and I have got my HBa1c down from 53 to 42 in three months.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dexterdobe, post: 1705495, member: 454478"] Hi and welcome. Firstly, stop worrying. Stress just pushes up your blood sugar. An HBa1c of 66 is quite high, but there is lots you can do to get it down. It will take time and a lot of hard work so be prepared to play the long game if you want to get your blood glucose into the normal level (below 42). The Hba1c is an average measure of the glucose in your blood over a 2-3 month period. It's an important figure, because it gives you an average, but it does nothing to tell you how your body is reacting to your diet and lifestyle. The blood meter is a great tool for measuring how you react to different foods. If you test before and then two hours after a meal you can see exactly what that meal has done to your BG level. If it goes up by more than 2 mm/ol then there is probably too much sugar and carbs in it, so try different foods, test often and moderate your diet according to the results. It's not the actual BG level, but the change in level that is important when adjusting your diet. It doesn't stop there though. Exercise is free and most people find it reduces Bg in the short and long term. Try to do at least half an hour of BRISK walking every day. 4 mph is a great speed to aim for. If you monitor and adjust your diet and increase exercise you should find that the next HBa1c test comes back a lot lower. I'm 63. I eat very few carbs and do an hour of fairly vigorous exercise every day and I have got my HBa1c down from 53 to 42 in three months. [/QUOTE]
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