is it a good drop?

[Laura-W]

hi. my hba1c has gone from 115 on 29th Feb (when diagnosed) to 86 on 3rd may. is this a good reduction?

 

[trophywench]

Well it's certainly a reasonable drop in 2 months especially since the oldest 4 weeks out of the 12 the test covers were before you were even diagnosed - but bearing in mind we're all aiming for an HbA1c of 48 - I'm afraid you still have a fair way to go yet!

You'll get there though cos obviously whatever you are doing is working - have you cut the amount of carbohydrate you are eating, and done more exercise? - how have you done it?

 

[Stitch147]

any reduction is good so keep it up (or should that be down!)

 

[Sally71]

I'd say that's pretty good, keep up the good work and the next one should be even better 🙂

 

[Northerner]

hi. my hba1c has gone from 115 on 29th Feb (when diagnosed) to 86 on 3rd may. is this a good reduction?

Yes Laura, that's a great improvement 🙂 I'm sure your next one will be even better if you carry on doing what you have been doing 🙂 It's actually better if you don't plummet all at once, because this can place more stress on your body, particularly the small blood vessels, so that drop is very encouraging 🙂 How do you feel now, are you feeling better about things?

 

[Laura-W]

yes feel much better in myself. didn't know what to expect 2 months on as I guess it will have taken me time after diagnosis to get under control. hopefully can do a similar reduction in another 2 months. so much help and advice on here. little support otherwise for a non insulin T2.