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Jeandp
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Hi @sue4567 and welcome. You will find lots of friendly people on here to help you. Have a good look around the various sections for ideas.
As type 2's we need to cut down on carbs. All carbs, not just sugar. So limit potatoes, pasta, rice, bread, cereals and fruit, especially tropical fruits and fruit juices. Testing your blood before and after meals will help you see which foods are OK for you.
I am sure other, more knowledgeable members will be along shortly with more specific advice.
Good luck 🙂
As type 2's we need to cut down on carbs. All carbs, not just sugar. So limit potatoes, pasta, rice, bread, cereals and fruit, especially tropical fruits and fruit juices. Testing your blood before and after meals will help you see which foods are OK for you.
I am sure other, more knowledgeable members will be along shortly with more specific advice.
Good luck 🙂
Martin9
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Hi @sue4567, welcome to the club no one wants to be in, your HbA1c of 8.4 is certainly raised and gives an average of blood sugar levels of around 10.5 to 11 m.mol/ l over the past 3 months or so, whereas normal levels are around 4.0 -5.5 when fasting.
I'm a bit confused about your HCT ??? that means haemocrit, this means the ratio of the volume of red blood cells to whole blood and is not related to diabetes, I suspect you mean your BG(blood glucose) levels is 10.0 which again is raised.
However as Jeandp says above, the secret to lowering blood glucose levels is to cut down on carbohydrates both the sugars and the starches...counter intuitively you can have foods higher in fats and proteins, so instead of having cereals for breakfast have bacon & egg etc...
Please ask away if you have any questions...
I'm a bit confused about your HCT ??? that means haemocrit, this means the ratio of the volume of red blood cells to whole blood and is not related to diabetes, I suspect you mean your BG(blood glucose) levels is 10.0 which again is raised.
However as Jeandp says above, the secret to lowering blood glucose levels is to cut down on carbohydrates both the sugars and the starches...counter intuitively you can have foods higher in fats and proteins, so instead of having cereals for breakfast have bacon & egg etc...
Please ask away if you have any questions...
Ralph-YK
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Welcome to the forum Sue from a fellow T2.
There are two scales for the HbA1c test. A newer one I use. In this:
30(?)-41 is "normal"
42-47 is called prediabetic.
48 and above gets you a diagnoses of diabetes (even if it goes down your still diabetic)
Then there is an old scale. Here 48 = 6.5
There are two scales for the HbA1c test. A newer one I use. In this:
30(?)-41 is "normal"
42-47 is called prediabetic.
48 and above gets you a diagnoses of diabetes (even if it goes down your still diabetic)
Then there is an old scale. Here 48 = 6.5
Ralph-YK
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There's this page I've just come across today about the HbA1c test, and included a converter.
https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/managing-your-diabetes/hba1c
https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/managing-your-diabetes/hba1c
SB2015
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Welcome Sue.
I am glad that you have found this forum, and you have already seen that there is plenty of helpful advice on here. As others have said it is the carbohydrates that we eat that are converted into glucose and raise our blood glucose levels. Testing your levels will help you to find out what different foods do for you.
This book comes highly recommended by others: Type 2 Diabetes: The First Year by Gretchen Becker. It includes loads of information and advice on how to manage the condition effectively.
If you have any questions just ask
I am glad that you have found this forum, and you have already seen that there is plenty of helpful advice on here. As others have said it is the carbohydrates that we eat that are converted into glucose and raise our blood glucose levels. Testing your levels will help you to find out what different foods do for you.
This book comes highly recommended by others: Type 2 Diabetes: The First Year by Gretchen Becker. It includes loads of information and advice on how to manage the condition effectively.
If you have any questions just ask
Robin
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I didn't know you could get a meter that measured Haematocrit...until I just looked it up! I've no idea how accurate it is, as HCT is the precentage of red cells to plasma, I'd have thought it could vary widely depending on how hydrated you are. Consistently low ones could indicate anaemia, though, the normal range for women seems to be 35-45% according to Dr Google. Maybe you should run this past your doctor.
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