Newly diagnosed and confused

[jeanettevagg]

Hi,
I was diagnosed at the beginning of March, sudden onset following severe Covid. My Hba1c was 93. I refused treatment and started a very low carb plan. I have lost 34lbs and my blood is now 55 but I’m disappointed with how little it has gone down considering how little carbs I’m eating, is this normal? Will it go down further with more time and weight loss or should it be lower already?

 

[Drummer]

I had all the ducks in a row before Covid and Covid jabs - but at least I am still here and although not as mobile as I was - my feet hurt, I get leg cramps and palpitations - I feel that I am improving by doing what I can.
My ability to cope with carbs is quite low - same for all the family now gone, but I hope for a summer of sun, sea and good health to put me back on track. I have plans to buy a mobility scooter so that I can head off in different directions and get away from the main road which I have to negotiate every time I leave the cul de sac we live in.
With any luck you will continue to see lower Hba1c and then your metabolism will be able to recover a bit - I am benefiting from lower glucose levels enabling my thyroid to recover - despite it being declared dead quite some time ago now.
I went from 91 down to 47 in 80 days after diagnosis, and did not expect to see such a reduction - that was eating 50 gm of carbs a day. It took another 3 months to reduce to 41 - still on 50gm a day.
I did reduce down to 40 gm a day to try to get down into the 30s, but it made no difference at all, so it is obviously not linear at all.
With a little time, though, it should be fine.

 

[jeanettevagg]

That’s fab, good luck with your travels, it seems to be quite a personal thing and everyone is different so hopefully I’ll continue to reduce my bloods over time

 

[Cherrelle DUK]

Hi jeanettevagg, welcome to the forum.

Just popping in to say hi and congratulations on your success so far!!! I know you're disappointed but I think you've done a fantastic job, your body needs time to get used to the changes in a safe way so you're on the right path.

There are no 'shoulds' as each person is different so keep doing what you're doing and you can evaluate things when you next have your HbA1c taken.

 

[jeanettevagg]

Thank you so much, that means a lot, Im determined to keep going and I know it’s for life not just the weight loss. I still have a lot of weight to lose so I hope that will make a difference. Thank you again, everyone seems lovely, just a quick question do you think I should buy a blood glucose monitor to keep an eye on my sugars each day or just wait until my next test ? I don’t want to become too obsessed x

 

[Leadinglights]

Thank you so much, that means a lot, Im determined to keep going and I know it’s for life not just the weight loss. I still have a lot of weight to lose so I hope that will make a difference. Thank you again, everyone seems lovely, just a quick question do you think I should buy a blood glucose monitor to keep an eye on my sugars each day or just wait until my next test ? I don’t want to become too obsessed x

Absolutely buy a monitor, it gives you the control over managing your condition. Obviously you need to establish a testing regime to give you useful information on which to base food choices and monitor progress day to day or week to week or check if you feel unwell.
Many people test before they eat and after 2 hours and if the increase is no more than 2-3mmol/l then your meal is ok, but if not then you can modify your diet.
An inexpensive monitor with the cheapest test strips is the GlucoNavii available on line, you do not need to pay VAT.