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Numbers staying virtually the same after 1.5 years

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Hi there, sorry to jump in on this thread. About a year and a half ago out of the blue my GP informed me that my bloods were indicating early stages of T2. I then set about on a exercise programme and lost a bit of weight, went back to the GP who told me to come back in a few months.
I took up running for a time last January with a view to coming back to the Doctor in March of 2020. Of course lockdown happened and everything fell the wayside including diet and exercise for a while.
In November I started exercising and being careful with food and abstained from alcohol and all sweets and sugary foods and went back to the GP for tests in mid December.
On Monday I got my results which were disappointing to say the least but indicated that there was no significant change, Fasting BS was 7.5 down from 7.7 and AIC was 49 up from 48.
I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this and if so is there a chance of putting it into remission? I'm determined to avoid medication for as long as possible and if I can't then the lifestyle changes I have embarked on may produce other benefits if not the ultimately desirable one.
 
Hello and welcome to the forum @Ramjet 21 🙂

You need to start your own thread. I'm sure somebody will direct you.
 
It looks like you only re started the exercising and being more careful with your diet again a month or so before your blood test and as these give an indicator of your average bg level over the previous 3 months then this may account for why your results were a little disappointing. I would say go back to your good diet and exercise programme and things should be improved at the next hba1c test. I have bought mine down to 37 with a low carb diet and exercise and was a lot higher than you at 108 so i hope this gives you some hope that things can be improved in most cases. Good luck.
 
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Ah - so you were never told that by lowering your intake of carbohydrates you could lower your blood glucose levels and your Hba1c?
I'm afraid all the advice about increasing exercise and reducing sugar is not much use when the basic problem type twos have is coping with carbohydrates.
 
Ramjet 21 said:
Hi there.
About a year and a half ago out of the blue my GP informed me that my bloods were indicating early stages of T2. I then set about on a exercise programme and lost a bit of weight, went back to the GP who told me to come back in a few months.
I took up running for a time last January with a view to coming back to the Doctor in March of 2020. Of course lockdown happened and everything fell the wayside including diet and exercise for a while.
In November I started exercising and being careful with food and abstained from alcohol and all sweets and sugary foods and went back to the GP for tests in mid December.
On Monday I got my results which were disappointing to say the least but indicated that there was no significant change, Fasting BS was 7.5 down from 7.7 and AIC was 49 up from 48.
I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this and if so is there a chance of putting it into remission? I'm determined to avoid medication for as long as possible and if I can't then the lifestyle changes I have embarked on may produce other benefits if not the ultimately desirable one.
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Hi Ramjet21,

Well firstly, just wanted to congratulate you on all of your hard work!

It must be incredibly challenging to have done all of that work without much of a change in your stats. Did your GP advise on the next steps or to just keep doing what you're doing?

As mentioned, carbs have an impact also as do the drinks we consume so I wonder if there's anything to be looked at there?

Either way, we're here to support you so do keep us updated.
 
Many thanks for the replies. I guess my experience of the GP has been poor.
It’s a large practice and sometimes you don’t get your normal Doctor.
The time I got the bloods done it was to do with a reaction to a blood pressure tablet which was causing my gums to swell, DR said they would call if anything was amiss, heard nothing.
I went back a second time for a new prescription and saw a different doctor and the first thing she asked was about Diabetes meds, this was the first I was informed, she then took bloods and I came back 5 weeks later and saw a different doc who informed me that the test results were incomplete.
I then went back again in August of this year and was informed that they couldn’t do bloods as the lab was closed, finally got back in December, got bloods done and then heard nothing until I got a letter on Monday of this week asking me to make an appointment to discuss a management programme.
I could have been an awful lot better since I got the first results but am still hopeful by reason of the fact that’s there been no real change and I don’t have any symptoms.
 
Just to say I drink black coffee, rooibus tea both without sugar, don’t really like biscuits or cakes.
Do like sandwiches,hams, chorizo, n’duja etc, don’t really like rice, ambivalent about pasta. Potatoes and chips I do like as well as porridge and fruit.
I am rather partial to dry red wines, stouts and ales.
Coke Zero is a secret shame of mine
 
You’re type 2 so the thing you have to reduce is carbohydrates. That’s the sandwich bread, spuds, chips for sure. Another problem area is fruit. The juicier the fruit the higher the carb content generally so a handful of berries is probably the best option.

Lots of us start to get a handle on blood glucose levels by tracking our bloods pre and post eating and keep a food diary. It really is the only way that you can be sure of which foods impact your blood glucose levels negatively.
 
Hi @Ramjet 21
I was diagnosed last September. My last HbA1c was just after Christmas at 36 and I've now been taken off Metformin. So yes it is possible. You have four tools at your disposal. Firstly reduce or eliminate carbs from your diet. The body rapidly converts them into glucose. This is not just sugary things but also starchy things - bread, rice, pasta, potatoes etc. Secondly exercise will help reduce your BG. Thirdly weight loss (if you need to). The reduction in carbs and exercise will probably give you this one anyway. Finally there is medication. At 48 and 49 you are only just over the diagnosis level so some moderate adjustments to your diet should see your levels come down.
 
@Kaylz @adrian1der Done!

@Ramjet 21 Sorry about the thread shuffling - hadn’t realised you had restarted an intro thread 🙂

Welcome to the forum!
 
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