Hi Gail, welcome to the forum
🙂 I'm afraid 95 is on the high side (it equates to 10.8% in 'old money'), but three weeks seems to be a rather short time scale in which to reduce it since an HbA1c normally measures levels over the previous 6-12 weeks.
The first thing I would suggest is that you start thinking of yourself as newly-diagnosed and approach things afresh - try not to worry about the past, it can't be changed. To that end, have a read of
Jennifer's Advice and
Maggie Davey's letter, and get yourself a copy of
Type 2 Diabetes: The First Year by Gretchen Becker - all excellent reading material to help you understand the best approach to managing your diabetes well and lowering your levels.
I'm guessing your doctor wasn't so helpful as to prescribe you a blood-testing meter and strips? These are really essential if you are to learn how different foods affect your blood sugar levels and make the necessary adjustments to improve things. If you don't have one then a few of our members have been self-funding using the (relatively!) cheap
SD Codefree Meter which has the cheapest strips available.
I would also suggest starting a food diary and record everything you eat and drink (leave nothing out, except maybe water!). This will help you identify areas where improvements might be made. Also, and increase in activity levels will help improve your insulin sensitivity and therefore help with your levels, so if you can find something that you enjoy and can do on a regular basis - even a half hourly walk each day - will help!
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Ask any questions you may have and we will try our best to help!
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p.s. I moved your post to its own thread so it wouldn't get lost in the other one
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.... it was my comfort blanket lol
