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A1c remaining normal (just)

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childofthesea43

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After diagnosis of type2 in Dec 2020 with A1c at 74mmol/mol I’ve managed to keep it just in the normal range since then - latest result is 41. Am putting a lot of trust in the Lean-Taylor postulate: maintaining reduced weight will maintain remission, barring age-related decline in the beta cells. Let’s hope it’s true .
 
@childofthesea43 the nurses have been most impressed that after starting off at HbA1c of 91 I am in prediabetes numbers for the last 8 years - just.
It took me many decades to be diagnosed, and as I am now 74 years old I might have a couple more decades if I am lucky. I feel fairly rejuvenated on low carb, so as long as they are happy, so am I.
 
Drummer said:
@childofthesea43 the nurses have been most impressed that after starting off at HbA1c of 91 I am in prediabetes numbers for the last 8 years - just.
It took me many decades to be diagnosed, and as I am now 74 years old I might have a couple more decades if I am lucky. I feel fairly rejuvenated on low carb, so as long as they are happy, so am I.
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Yes, to get down that far from a peak of 91 is terrific. In my own case I’ve been unable to get any leverage from varying carbs, confirming that we each have to devise our own strategy with this thing. Wishing you plenty more decades!
 
childofthesea43 said:
Am putting a lot of trust in the Lean-Taylor postulate: maintaining reduced weight will maintain remission, barring age-related decline in the beta cells. Let’s hope it’s true .
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I think it is. That is provided we maintain a healthy diet and lifestyle, and do not accumulate visceral fat (watch waistline) and liver fat (watch sugars).

Things may not be so simple when you look below the surface. By coincidence at lunchtime today this podcast with Dr Rangan Chatterjee and Dr Robert Lustig presented itself:

A Root Cause Stopping You From Losing Body Fat (Not Carbs Or Sugar)​

Covers types of fat (subcutaneous, visceral, liver), stress and the way our bodies and brains react to it, and more in some depth.
 
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My last 4 HbA1c results have been either 40 or 41, so I seem to be settled at that level - at least for now. Like you, my focus is on maintaining remission for as long as I can. Well done on what you've achieved.
 
JITR said:
I think it is. That is provided we maintain a healthy diet and lifestyle, and do not accumulate visceral fat (watch waistline) and liver fat (watch sugars).

Things may not be so simple when you look below the surface. By coincidence at lunchtime today this podcast with Dr Rangan Chatterjee and Dr Robert Lustig presented itself:

A Root Cause Stopping You From Losing Body Fat (Not Carbs Or Sugar)​

Covers types of fat (subcutaneous, visceral, liver), stress and the way our bodies and brains react to it, and more in some depth.
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Thank you! Just viewed it and it’s very interesting indeed.
 
childofthesea43 said:
Yes, to get down that far from a peak of 91 is terrific. In my own case I’ve been unable to get any leverage from varying carbs, confirming that we each have to devise our own strategy with this thing. Wishing you plenty more decades!
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I suspect that there are different problems all grouped under the same heading of type 2 - just from reading how for some the low carb diet resolves all problems associated with food and for others it is maybe a slight help, some required tablets, others need insulin - some stagger on for a while and then are reassessed.
I do have to stay very low carb - usually under 40 gm a day and sometimes under 30 these days, but I feel better than for a very long time without the constant hammering about 'healthy carbs' and eating everything low fat. At the age of 74 my hair is still fairly dark - I was hoping to lose the colour so I could be a blonde like many of my cousins, but no, firmly in the brunette range.
 
childofthesea43 said:
After diagnosis of type2 in Dec 2020 with A1c at 74mmol/mol I’ve managed to keep it just in the normal range since then - latest result is 41. Am putting a lot of trust in the Lean-Taylor postulate: maintaining reduced weight will maintain remission, barring age-related decline in the beta cells. Let’s hope it’s true .
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Great news @childofthesea43 - really pleased for you!
 
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