When to the doctor A1c was 5.8. I haven’t had a lot fast food in like a week. maybe a slice of pizza a couple days ago. And no sweets for like a week but is this chocolate snack ok for pre diabetics submitted by /u/Strong-Ad-9161 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hello all, ever since starting my journey of getting my a1c down (5.9) it gets more confusing honestly. I should mention that I am a thalassemia carrier. My MCH and MCHC are low (MCH: 25, MCHC: 31) I had seen two doctors and one said it doesn't affect a1c and the other one said it did and that I need iron supplements. I'm on a low card diet and I incorporate exercise 3x a week. Not too sure why my a1c won't go down :/ I had tested a1c in January, 5.9 and again yesterday also 5.9. Im going to keep at it, just wish it wasn't all so confusing! Anyone else have the same experience? ? submitted b ..read more

I'm at 5.7 for A1C so officially pre-diabetic. I got a book to try to understand what is going on and tips for how to reverse this. BUT!!! Is there a magic number of sugar grams I should be mindful of? The waitlist to get to my nutritionist is back logged to August! I'm overwhelmed with how to make this lifestyle change. Is anyone in the same boat? Or were you? submitted by /u/Ok-Profession-5827 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Never thought I’d see the day, in just 3 months I reversed it! But my goal is 5.2. Here’s some info about me, I’m about 5’11-6’ weighting at 157-162ish. So pretty skinny guy. Being pre diabetic changed my life, if I didn’t randomly take that test to check if I’m okay, I would’ve been consuming RED 40s, processed foods, drinking every weekend, etc. Here’s what I did: First I threw away all my snacks and processed foods. I budgeted for healthy and WHOLE foods. If I craved sweets I tried my hardest to forget about it. Learned to always look at each foods ingredients. For example: peanut butter s ..read more

I recently found A1C at 6.1. 2hr glucose tolerance test shows fasting, 99 1hr, 170 2hr, 99 PCP prescribe metfromin 850mg twice a day. Currently I am in the first week, so 1 pill per day. I take it with lunch. However, It makes me feel extremely hungry sometimes hypoglycemia around 4pm that I have to take a KIND bar. I google metformin side effects and I don't found hypoglycemia is one of them. In the meanwhile I also take myo-inositol as fertility doctor requests. Should I ask PCP to lower the dose or what shall I do? Thank you. submitted by /u/Specialist-End-7675 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

2 eggs omlette with lot of veggies + nuts + Fenugreek sprouts + berries .. is this breakfast approved ? submitted by /u/Few_Zucchini_4852 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hello! Last year my A1C was 5.7. I made a bunch of changes, lost 10 lbs, mostly quit sugar, etc and was confident this year’s test would be fantastic. I was wrong and it’s now at 6.1. ? Last year Dr refused to write me a script for CGM. She told me at my last appointment that if my A1c didn’t go down, she wanted to automatically put me on metformin. ? I am meeting with her tomorrow to go over the results. Any advice on how to ask for the CGM again? I’m not opposed to meds, especially if I have diabetes. But I’d rather see what’s spiking me before going that route. Especially since I’ve had IB ..read more

I did it! Ever since January I've been saying I "failed" a blood test (A1c was 6.0). But I cut out all sugar and beer, dropped carb consumption, learned to love salad, and started walking to work. Lost 30 pounds, but more importantly: I got my numbers back in line. Do I have any useful advice? Be kind to yourself, this is really hard. Dietwise, I focused on dishes that were already on my diet rather than trying to modify things I used to make with lots of sugar. I went without sweet for a few months. Not sweets...sweet. Then I got a bag of allulose, and it's been lovely. submitted by /u/Drd ..read more

Hi all Just had my hba1c back and it’s 5.6%, I know this isn’t horrible but I also know I shouldn’t ignore it. My LDL was also high end at 130 but HDL was good and was told I had a good ratio .. I’m making changes to reduce saturated fat like swapping 5% Greek yogurt for 0% etc .. I eat quite a lot of protein .. I’m 5’11, 160 pounds so really don’t need to lose weight. I’m in the gym 4 times a week and eat plenty of fibre .. Any ideas where I’m going wrong ? I know I should be shooting for a low 5% .. Is it carbs ? I do like porridge, bread and pasta/rice.. evening meal is usually 80 grams of ..read more

Hello! My a1c came back 5.7 last week. I wanted to try and lower it. It was previously at around 5.6. Here are some stats * I lift heavy weights 4-5 times a week. I haven't been doing a lot of cardio lately. I only do about 5k steps on average. * I weigh 117lbs and I'm 5' tall. My weight went up from 111 to 117 since November - I've definitely gained a lot of muscle during that time since I've also changed how I lift (stopped crossfit and lift for hypertrophy now) * I'm a 36 year old female * I'm hypothyroid (for over 20 years) My diet is typically * 40% carbs (but I probably only hit less th ..read more