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What Constitutes 'Remission'

When my HBA1c went down from 85 on diagnosis (last Sept 2017) to 38 (Jan 2018), my Endocrinologist said I was in "remission".

And these are the things she mentioned...

An HBA1c of 32 and below is considered "non-diabetic".

From 33 to 39 is considered "normal".

An HBA1c of 40-48 is high.

49 and above is very high.
I sincerely hope you are mis remembering..
How can "non-diabetic" be lower than "normal"? Doesn't make sense, if you are non diabetic then surely that should be below 42 which is the pre-diabetes cut-off level.
Anything below that should be considered "normal"
 
I sincerely hope you are mis remembering..
How can "non-diabetic" be lower than "normal"? Doesn't make sense, if you are non diabetic then surely that should be below 42 which is the pre-diabetes cut-off level.
Anything below that should be considered "normal"
Yes I thought that is unusual when I read it. To answer when I considered I was in remission. That would have been the point my spikes/avg BG/blood pressure all took a stepwise drop by quite a substantial amount. After this I was able to eat anything and I continuously returned HbA1c of 33 no matter what I ate. This was between 3 and 6 months after diagnosis. Note at 3 months I still had a non-D HbA1c (40) but my body wasn't responding to carbs like it does now. By the way that step wise change was at the point of 15% weight loss and not 15kg as often talked about under newcastle diets (I was heavier than 100kg on diagnosis)
 
Go for the lowest you can get without hurting yourself :)

There are plenty of people on here who have reversed their diabetes. Or whatever way they want to describe it. Its a long adventure. Just try and keep on top of it. Smile at the naysayers, and know you are doin the right thing.
Aww thank you. I am already happy with myself and my efforts even though I often feel as if I'm floundering in the dark! Without this site I don't know how I would cope with all the hurdles that present themselves, but over the last few weeks I have seen my fasting numbers drop from the 7's to the 5's (with occasional 6 thrown in) This morning my fasting blood glucose was 5.1 which I think is my lowest yet! :D
 
Yes I thought that is unusual when I read it. To answer when I considered I was in remission. That would have been the point my spikes/avg BG/blood pressure all took a stepwise drop by quite a substantial amount. After this I was able to eat anything and I continuously returned HbA1c of 33 no matter what I ate. This was between 3 and 6 months after diagnosis. Note at 3 months I still had a non-D HbA1c (40) but my body wasn't responding to carbs like it does now. By the way that step wise change was at the point of 15% weight loss and not 15kg as often talked about under newcastle diets (I was heavier than 100kg on diagnosis)
Wow! You must be so proud of yourself! I hope to be able to achieve what you have one day :)
 
Aww thank you. I am already happy with myself and my efforts even though I often feel as if I'm floundering in the dark! Without this site I don't know how I would cope with all the hurdles that present themselves, but over the last few weeks I have seen my fasting numbers drop from the 7's to the 5's (with occasional 6 thrown in) This morning my fasting blood glucose was 5.1 which I think is my lowest yet! :D
Well done you.. whatever you are doing is obviously having a beneficial effect so carry on. Great results.
 
Wow! You must be so proud of yourself! I hope to be able to achieve what you have one day :)
I am sure you will. It can be hard to keep the focus so please shout if you need encouragement
 
Aww thank you. I am already happy with myself and my efforts even though I often feel as if I'm floundering in the dark! Without this site I don't know how I would cope with all the hurdles that present themselves, but over the last few weeks I have seen my fasting numbers drop from the 7's to the 5's (with occasional 6 thrown in) This morning my fasting blood glucose was 5.1 which I think is my lowest yet! :D
You WILL get there. Those numbers are tracking in the right direction. You will get ` winner winner chicken dinner from me very soon . Keep at it. Dont let the B*****ds drag you down.
 
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