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Hi all thanks for letting me know someone is listening. I have loads of questions i am unclear about, firstly this ha1abc or whatever i is called. as I stated yesterday i was diagnosed after giving blood samples which gave a reading of 140. After making the decision not to take tabs i quickly made lifestyle changes, I changed my milk to almond sugar free not to tasty but you get used to it, Pretty much just ate salmon or steak with lettuce cucumber and cheese for first week. when i first did my blood strip test it read 23.4 but after the first few days it came down quickly from 17 then down to 9 it is now between 6. and 7.9 still eating carb free as best i can, but what i want to know is how to work out the ha1abc, i have struggled and will be doing a new ha1bc beginning of oct and need to focus on some kind of blood test strip number please help
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It's HbA1c and you cannot work it out yourself, it is the result of a blood test done in a laboratory.

That said, it is roughly related to your average blood glucose reading and if you have got that down to single figures and keep it there then you should get a pleasant surprise come your test in October.
 
thank you doc but I hope i do get a good result as I really don't want to start on medication. Realisticly though I imagine it takes time to reverse it, I have lost 3 stone since the beginning of June I really can't try any harder than what I'm doing
 
With that weight loss and those glucose reductions I doubt you could try any harder. Keep doing what you are doing and I reckon you will getting a long list of well dones from forum members when you report your next HbA1c.
 
Sounds like you are making excellent progress @jackie 111

Like @Docb says, just keep doing what you are doing and be steered by your BG meter. if you keep getting results in single figures both before and after meals then that will be reflected in a reduction in your next HbA1c

There are estimates you can get which try to provide a vague indication of HbA1c based on an average of fingerstick BG. ut they are always a bit vague and unreliable I’m afraid

You can try one here if you are interested

Average blood glucose and the HbA1c test

Your HbA1c provides an average blood glucose level over the past few months. Learn more about HbA1c and use our calculator to estimate yours.
www.accu-chek.co.uk www.accu-chek.co.uk
 
The test actually measures how much excess glucose floating about in the blood, has physically stuck to your red blood cells for want of being able to go anywhere else cos your body can't use it. The life of a red cell is approx 3 months and as the blood sample will contain both new and old cells, the test actually is interpreted of the amount that's stuck in the previous 3 months. However the most recent month before they take the blood, has the most influence on the result - over 50% of that answer.

Red blood cells are known by the medical profession as Haemoglobin. The medical abbreviation for that word is Hb - hence it is the A1c haemoglobin test. Or you can still call it the Glycosulated haemoglobin test if you really want to!

Not much point in doing the test more often than 3 monthly so everyone gets a full picture of what's going on in your body more recently.
 
thank you trophywench, Doc b and everyday up and down your kind words inspired me to keep pushing hard im even on the weights now i hear the muscle burning helps also
everydayupsanddowns said:
Sounds like you are making excellent progress @jackie 111

Like @Docb says, just keep doing what you are doing and be steered by your BG meter. if you keep getting results in single figures both before and after meals then that will be reflected in a reduction in your next HbA1c

There are estimates you can get which try to provide a vague indication of HbA1c based on an average of fingerstick BG. ut they are always a bit vague and unreliable I’m afraid

You can try one here if you are interested

Average blood glucose and the HbA1c test

Your HbA1c provides an average blood glucose level over the past few months. Learn more about HbA1c and use our calculator to estimate yours.
www.accu-chek.co.uk www.accu-chek.co.uk
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thats a very handy piece of information on that site thanks.
 
Thanks for the thanks!

Just one thing to think about. There is anecdotal evidence that steady and continuous is better than fast and furious. Some report that rapid reduction of glucose levels has led to problems but that does not seem to have happened to you so that's good. The other thing is that maybe its time to start thinking about the longer term because your new regime needs to be sustainable otherwise you run the risk of getting back to where you started from. No need to panic, but something worth thinking about when you are relaxing after giving yourself a pat on the back for the progress made so far.
 
Absolutely agree @Docb

Not just anecdotal... there is clear evidence and there have been clinical studies on the potential negative effects of very rapid BG changes.

More gradual changes are much easier on the body, giving it time to adapt.
 
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