HbA1c result

[Martin9]

😉 Hi all
Just received my results of recent HbA1c blood test,very pleased to say it’s at 32 mmol/mol and Diabetic Nurse is reducing my Metformin to 2 x 500mg daily.
Quite pleased at the result...!

 

[Northerner]

Wow! That's excellent Martin! 😱 🙂 I'm surprised that she hasn't taken you off the metformin altogether, looking at your list of results over the past year.

 

[Martin9]

Wow! That's excellent Martin! 😱 🙂 I'm surprised that she hasn't taken you off the metformin altogether, looking at your list of results over the past year.

She was hinting at that but agreed to slowly reduce as I’m worried that my BGs would creep up again, should I be ?

 

[rebrascora]

Absolutely fantastic and sustained results since diagnosis. Really well done! I hope you are able to keep them in the normal range as you cut back on the Metformin. Good luck

 

[Eddy Edson]

She was hinting at that but agreed to slowly reduce as I’m worried that my BGs would creep up again, should I be ?

Brilliant results!

I've decided to drop the Met, finally, after doing a little experiment to see what the effects would be. Only part of this had to with BG, but after giving things a few days to settle down, I worked out that on average Met was doing nothing for my BG. I'm at similar levels to you, so maybe it'd be the same for you - dunno!

 

[Martin9]

Does anyone here know, how long the reduced Metformin will take before I can asses results, as I feel probably will take a while for reduction in dosage to provide a reduction in my blood..

 

[Eddy Edson]

Does anyone here know, how long the reduced Metformin will take before I can asses results, as I feel probably will take a while for reduction in dosage to provide a reduction in my blood..

When I looked into it as part of the experiment I was a bit surprised to find that Met clears out of the bod in a couple of days - thought it would take longer. Then I found things took a few days to settle down after that - BG was noticeably higher for a bit, then back to the same kind of levels as before I stopped taking it. So all up, maybe give it a week or maybe two?

 

[belugalad]

Hi Martin that's really good,was that just from Metformin and a low carb diet,did you have to exercise?

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Great stuff Martin! Congtatuations 🙂

 

[emmgeo]

Same here. Once I stopped my levels began to creep up, then they started coming back down again and are now lower than when I was taking it. DN said to start taking it again if I went above 8.0 but didn't get anywhere near that.

Martin

Out of interest once you stopped taking the Metformin, when do you check your blood and how often.

 

[Grannylorraine]

Congratulations, well done.

 

[SueEK]

Same here. Once I stopped my levels began to creep up, then they started coming back down again and are now lower than when I was taking it. DN said to start taking it again if I went above 8.0 but didn't get anywhere near that.

Martin

Was that 8 on a finger prick test or on HbA1c?

 

[SueEK]

😉 Hi all
Just received my results of recent HbA1c blood test,very pleased to say it’s at 32 mmol/mol and Diabetic Nurse is reducing my Metformin to 2 x 500mg daily.
Quite pleased at the result...!

I have been taken off Metformin even though my level is higher than yours. I was unsure about this as was on maximum dose. Have noticed bg’s are higher now but have another HbA1c in 2 months. Yours are really good results so I too am surprised you’re still on it but maybe reducing slowly is the way to go!!

 

[SueEK]

I've always checked twice a day, fasting test when I get up and post-prandial 2 hours after main meal.

Finger prick.

Thanks, I have had a few 8s and in fact 9s since coming off Metformin which is a bit disappointing

 

[Martin9]

Hi Martin that's really good,was that just from Metformin and a low carb diet,did you have to exercise?

I upped walking, no hard exercise..in fact if you hard exercise the liver will dump sugars into blood..

 

[Martin9]

Well done, Martin. Makes all the hard work worthwhile doesn't it? As the others have said, surprised you still have to take Metformin. I was higher than you at diagnosis and am still higher than you but have been off Metformin for 15 weeks with my DN's approval.

Martin

Hi Anitram! So you’re happier to run a higher BG sugar just to be off the tablets ..?

 

[Martin9]

Hi Anitram! So you’re happier to run a higher BG sugar just to be off the tablets ..?

This is the bigger questions, I’m taking tablets to maintain my low blood sugars , some would sacrifice those low blood sugars just not to take tablets..
Who knows what’s right..,?.

 

[SueEK]

My latest Hba1c was 41. My current fasting average is 5.7 and post-prandial 5.4, so well into the green zone for diabetes management. My DN doesn't think I need to be on any medication.

All I got from taking Metformin was severe stomach cramps.

Martin

It is obviously working well for you Martin so keep at it x

 

[SueEK]

In the days after coming off I went from getting mostly 5s and 6s to getting mostly 7s, but after a week I was back to 5s and 6s and since then mostly 5s with a few 4s.

Martin

That’s good, I’m thinking maybe I would have been better going down to 2 a day rather than stopping them completely. I’m pretty sure she will reassess when I next see her. It’s a bit confusing when getting everything from in the 5s to in the 9s. It’s certainly an up and down journey but good to see you are doing so well.

 

[KARNAK]

Well done both Martins, keep up the good work.🙂