Little bit excited!

[curlyk]

Hi all,

Just wanted to share some hopeful news…

Upon diagnosis, my HBA1C was 87. I needed more bloods to ‘confirm’ doabetes, and was booked in for 3-4 weeks later.

I made dietary changes immediately and got given medications, 3 1/2 weeks later, my HbA1C was 71.

There’s still a long way to go, but this gives me such encouragement

 

[silver minion]

Hi @curlyk, congrats on getting your HbA1c down to 71. As you say it's a long way to go but getting your diabetes under control and well managed is a marathon not a sprint. I wish you well with your continued progress

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Well done @curlyk

That goes to show how much effort you’ve been putting in.

Red blood cells last approx 120 days, so quite a few of the glycated cells that were checked in your first HbA1c would have still been in circulation in your second check - so it’s perhaps a more significant change than it might appear.

Great stuff!