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hba1c result

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Maz2

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Had another hba1c recently. Had been pre-diabetic at 42 and 43 then managed to get to normal but only down to 40. Stayed down for about 5 years but last year went back to 42. Practice Manager rang me yesterday to invite me to the Patient Participation Group so thought I would ask about it. She said it was fine - back to 40.

Sounds trivial compared to what others have but I did feel slightly disappointed. I worked very hard on my diet and hoped it would be lower this time. Think GP must be right about increased insulin resistance as I am getting older. I think I must be eating something that I think is fine but isn't. Testing does not seem to be picking anything up so will continue with testing and see if I can find out.

Had a nasty shock yesterday though. I checked my bloods before going out - 5.2. Whilst out, as it was hubby's birthday last month, the garden centre we go were offering free drink and cake. I didn't have to do it but, as I don't cheat too often, I had a plain scone - it was large I have to admit. Checked two hours later and my reading was 10.2. Eeek. Two hours later it had gone to 3.9 so at least it had dealt with it but won't be doing that again. . OH was horrified when I told him.
 
40-43 is well within the margin of error for hba1c tests.
That response looks a bit delayed, but second phase kicked in to bring it down quickly.
 
Maz2 said:
Had another hba1c recently. Had been pre-diabetic at 42 and 43 then managed to get to normal but only down to 40. Stayed down for about 5 years but last year went back to 42. Practice Manager rang me yesterday to invite me to the Patient Participation Group so thought I would ask about it. She said it was fine - back to 40.

Sounds trivial compared to what others have but I did feel slightly disappointed. I worked very hard on my diet and hoped it would be lower this time. Think GP must be right about increased insulin resistance as I am getting older. I think I must be eating something that I think is fine but isn't. Testing does not seem to be picking anything up so will continue with testing and see if I can find out.

Had a nasty shock yesterday though. I checked my bloods before going out - 5.2. Whilst out, as it was hubby's birthday last month, the garden centre we go were offering free drink and cake. I didn't have to do it but, as I don't cheat too often, I had a plain scone - it was large I have to admit. Checked two hours later and my reading was 10.2. Eeek. Two hours later it had gone to 3.9 so at least it had dealt with it but won't be doing that again. . OH was horrified when I told him.
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40 is good. My last 4 HbA1cs have been either 41 or 40 but having started at 114 I'm OK with sitting just under 'at risk'. Like you I've worked hard on my diet. I have room to scale back my carbs should it become necessary.

I used to love a cream tea but haven't had one since diagnosis.
 
Well done for your 40 @Maz2 sorry to hear you were a little disappointed with it, given the effort you have been putting in. Keep at it and hopefully you’ll stabilise things, or maybe shave a few more points away - but tbh 40mmol/mol, is a pretty cracking cruising altitude 🙂

Hope you enjoyed the scone - may have been higher than you were expecting, but it looks like it didn’t dwell there for long
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
Well done for your 40 @Maz2 sorry to hear you were a little disappointed with it, given the effort you have been putting in. Keep at it and hopefully you’ll stabilise things, or maybe shave a few more points away - but tbh 40mmol/mol, is a pretty cracking cruising altitude 🙂

Hope you enjoyed the scone - may have been higher than you were expecting, but it looks like it didn’t dwell there for long
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Thank you for that. I am very grateful to be allowed to post on here. I have learned so much and I was able to advise a lady at my German class who went pre-diabetic. I gave her info I had collected on here and she has managed to reduce her hba1c back to normal too.

I will do some more testing and see if I can get it a bit lower. GP and DN are happy with it particularly as I am an older person and it does, in some cases, make things more difficult.

Feel a bit awful really whingeing about this here when others are struggling probably a lot more.
 
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