I have just been told that my HbA1c level has come back at 51. My GP has advised to change my diet and have a retest in 3 months.If the level is still high I will have Diabetes 2. I know I have to change my life style. I have also been told by a friend to test my glucose levels using a biosensor and to write a food & activity journal. So asking for any advice on this matter. 🙂
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Hello @Sumat11 Welcome to the forum. Firstly, try not to panic ok.
The Hb1ac blood test gives us an averaage of of the glucose that has stuck to our blood cells over the past 12 or so weeks.
<42 is non diabetic range
> 42 to 47 is pre diabetes sometimes called glucose intolerance
> 47 is diabetes .
With a Hb1ac of 51 you have really just stepped over the threshold , 1 was very much higher at diagnosis from memory 115 and that was back in the early 90s and I am still here to tell the tale 🙂
So with the right info and some effort you will be able soon be able to get good control of this condition quickly.
Their is an awful lot of misinformation and even conmen out there so please be careful where you do your research..
Basically with diabetes it’s carbohydrates our body can no longer handle too well if at all, many people think it’s sugar, sugar us just a simple carbohydrate , it’s already included in the carbohydrate content which is on the nutritional label on usually on the back ofpack and tins.
Carbohydrates turn to syrup in our blood.
Many of us need to be careful with fruit anything with berry in its name is often tolerated better
We have no problems with protein in all it’s forms or and this may surprise you, good fats.
So things like eggs , cheese , meat and butter need not be off the menu, but things like potatoes, rice , pasta and bread are not good for us .
Self testing with a glucose meter to find out which carbohydrates you can and can’t tolerate is a great idea as we are all very different in this respect
We test just before eating then two hours after starting to eat , it’s the difference between the the two that guides us.
It’s the cost of the testing strips the meters use that you have to watch , brands sold in chemists often use test strips that cost £15 or more and when initially you’re testing so often, cost is important
The Gluco navii uses some of the cheapest rest strips that we know of , £8 for a pot of 50 .
You will need to buy more testing strips I suggest two pots to start with and a box of lancets as they only provide 10 in starter packs, you are entitled to claim vat relief. .
Sorry I’ve got to go now,
Others will be along soon with more info and links .
Ask all the questions you need to about diabetes , we’ll do our best to help.
The Hb1ac blood test gives us an averaage of of the glucose that has stuck to our blood cells over the past 12 or so weeks.
<42 is non diabetic range
> 42 to 47 is pre diabetes sometimes called glucose intolerance
> 47 is diabetes .
With a Hb1ac of 51 you have really just stepped over the threshold , 1 was very much higher at diagnosis from memory 115 and that was back in the early 90s and I am still here to tell the tale 🙂
So with the right info and some effort you will be able soon be able to get good control of this condition quickly.
Their is an awful lot of misinformation and even conmen out there so please be careful where you do your research..
Basically with diabetes it’s carbohydrates our body can no longer handle too well if at all, many people think it’s sugar, sugar us just a simple carbohydrate , it’s already included in the carbohydrate content which is on the nutritional label on usually on the back ofpack and tins.
Carbohydrates turn to syrup in our blood.
Many of us need to be careful with fruit anything with berry in its name is often tolerated better
We have no problems with protein in all it’s forms or and this may surprise you, good fats.
So things like eggs , cheese , meat and butter need not be off the menu, but things like potatoes, rice , pasta and bread are not good for us .
Self testing with a glucose meter to find out which carbohydrates you can and can’t tolerate is a great idea as we are all very different in this respect
We test just before eating then two hours after starting to eat , it’s the difference between the the two that guides us.
It’s the cost of the testing strips the meters use that you have to watch , brands sold in chemists often use test strips that cost £15 or more and when initially you’re testing so often, cost is important
The Gluco navii uses some of the cheapest rest strips that we know of , £8 for a pot of 50 .
You will need to buy more testing strips I suggest two pots to start with and a box of lancets as they only provide 10 in starter packs, you are entitled to claim vat relief. .
Sorry I’ve got to go now,
Others will be along soon with more info and links .
Ask all the questions you need to about diabetes , we’ll do our best to help.
You have had good advice already, I would just like to add that there is no 'one size fits all' so far as dietary carbohydrates are concerned.
some of us are Ok at around 130gms per day, sfor some it has to be below 50gms per day and for others it has to be all the way down into permanent keto for which most would need to consume less than 20gms per day.
Myself, I'm in the 20gms to 40gms per day.
Also some people tolerate certain carbs better than others do.
So let your BG meter be your guide. (I use another one with cheap test strips - the Tee2+ ).
some of us are Ok at around 130gms per day, sfor some it has to be below 50gms per day and for others it has to be all the way down into permanent keto for which most would need to consume less than 20gms per day.
Myself, I'm in the 20gms to 40gms per day.
Also some people tolerate certain carbs better than others do.
So let your BG meter be your guide. (I use another one with cheap test strips - the Tee2+ ).
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Welcome to the forum @Sumat11
We have lots of friendly folks on the forum and literally centuries of lived diabetes experience, from the newly diagnosed, to folks who have been living with diabetes for almost their whole lives.
Feel free to ask any questions you have, and someone here will almost certainly have relevant experience to share, or information and links to offer. No question will be considered too obvious or ‘silly’ 🙂
We have lots of friendly folks on the forum and literally centuries of lived diabetes experience, from the newly diagnosed, to folks who have been living with diabetes for almost their whole lives.
Feel free to ask any questions you have, and someone here will almost certainly have relevant experience to share, or information and links to offer. No question will be considered too obvious or ‘silly’ 🙂
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