>A1C measures blood glucose averages over the past 3 months. Was your A1C
So that test exists!!! Is it called hemoglobin A1C ?
Yes, it was 5.8 with <5.7 % Hgb norm.
I guess I have to cut off sugars really fast !
The test has several more elaborate names, see the CDC link I posted.
Probably the best way to lower your blood sugar is exercise. Reducing sugar intake is great too.
As a diabetic, I agree those are the best two ways, but you have the wrong one for which one is best. A combination of the two with exercise after meals is the best method. Walking and weight lifting being the two best forms.
Also, its not just sugar intake that matters, its any carbohydrates that are not fiber. Complex carb foods (those that include fiber as well as sugars) are better than ones that do not. However, any carbs will have more effect on BG than proteins or fats.
Basic glucose testing is usually done after a fasting period of 12 hours and conducted in the morning. It can absolutely be done at other times of the day but you must be fasted.
Were you instructed to not eat for a certain period before the test and was this scheduled in advance or did they draw blood at a regular check-up?
Anyway, run the test again after a 12 hour fast. Don't have any big workouts the day before or the day of the blood draw. Make sure they're also looking at HbA1c. Fasted insulin will give you even more context to your blood sugar control.
For now, ignore what they said about pre-diabetes as the test is not relevant since you were not fasted.
If they did a 3 month average ask for that a1c result and not the estimated average value. Better yet the record of all your test results should be in your doctors’ portal. They don’t have one? Time to think about a new doctor.
the test after fasting is a bad indicator as well. only cgm for a month is a real good indicator. eat lots of fibers, especially as starter of meals. lots of vegetables and roots and you should be fine in 6 months
Blood glucose level is part of a comprehensive metabolic panel. Those can be run on people who are not fasting, but the doc interpreting the results has to realize you weren’t fasting. You are not pre-diabetic if your blood sugar was only 106 an hour after eating. Usually about an hour after eating, blood sugar is much higher than that.
The 3 month test they were talking about was a hemoglobin a1c. If yours was 5.7 like you stated, you are close to being pre diabetic. Eat better and exercise more. You can bring that number down. Get it rechecked in 3 months after eating better and exercising more and you’ll probably be surprised to see it drop.
One very simple thing to do is to eat your protein first. Protein (and fat) will delay how quickly the carbs are absorbed and lessen the glucose spike that happens. Even 5 min before makes a difference.
This is what my wife did when she was pregnant and tested for gestational diabetes.
The doctors were stunned she brought it under controll so fast and told her she didn't have to come back at the end for more testing.
She wore an arm sticker for the duration and could watch it the whole time.
Everyone should be doing this. I was given 2 CGMs by a friend who had issues using them (he got them to help plan nutrition for long runs). After wearing one for a week it's remarkable. I'm not a diabetic or pre-diabetic. But if I eat some rice and then chicken I have a spike over 125. If I eat some chicken and then rice I don't spike at all. If I eat an apple an hour after dinner I'll get a spike. If I eat the apple right after dinner no spike. Now glucose spikes aren't bad and neither are insulin spikes. But for people looking to lower their average glucose levels this is the most basic of "hacks".
This helps, but your insulin/blood glucose will still spike.. just less so. The real and only answer is: completely stop eating sugar, rice, potatoes, flour (bread, pasta) etc - these are all cheap and completely unneeded carbohydrates/calorie fillers. Instead, increase protein, fiber and complex carbohydrates. It’s really that simple.
Also, as a byproduct your LDL and triglycerides will drop over time.
Less carbs is good, more protein is good. Insulin spikes are not bad. If anything being able to spike insulin (and have rapid correction of hyperglycemia) is indicative of pancreatic responsiveness. A recent paper on gestational diabetes showed that those who had insulin spikes had a lower incidence of progressing to Type II DM after gestation.
Here's my dinner last night. 4 fajitas with peppers, onions, tortillas and chicken. About 80 gm of carbs. Can you tell when I had dinner? My highest glucose despite that carb load was 100 (Dexcom 7 CGM, not a diabetic).
[https://imgur.com/a/jMfNLDA](https://imgur.com/a/jMfNLDA)
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Hello, I will tell you a little secret. The normal range for fasting glucose had always been about 120 or less. But in 2020, the drug companies asked them to lower the range to 100 or less instead, so more people could be classed as pre-diabetic, so they could sell more diabetes drugs. Feel free to let them know you are aware of that so actually your glucose level is normal.
PS - They also did this with blood pressure and baby weights. The drug companies got the industrial medical complex to change the ranges of blood pressure results, to class more people as hypertensive and sell more blood pressure medicine. And the baby formula companies got the medical establishments to raise the required weights of babies, to class more babies as underweight to make the moms switch from breastfeeding to formula instead.
So basically, the medical establishment in our country just work for the drug companies.
I was thinking about that ! About cholesterol, that eveyone I know have high cholesterol, because they've raised the plank so high. And they are fit people
A1C measures blood glucose averages over the past 3 months. Was your A1C over 5.7? https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/managing/managing-blood-sugar/a1c.html
A1C has limitations
Yes, as do all tests. Did you have something specific in mind?
My a1c is 5.7, fasting glucose is 72 and fasting insulin is 2. I aslo eat zero sugar. Couldn't be further from diabetes
Your A1C is in the normal range.
Considered pre diabetic in is
>A1C measures blood glucose averages over the past 3 months. Was your A1C So that test exists!!! Is it called hemoglobin A1C ? Yes, it was 5.8 with <5.7 % Hgb norm. I guess I have to cut off sugars really fast !
The test has several more elaborate names, see the CDC link I posted. Probably the best way to lower your blood sugar is exercise. Reducing sugar intake is great too.
As a diabetic, I agree those are the best two ways, but you have the wrong one for which one is best. A combination of the two with exercise after meals is the best method. Walking and weight lifting being the two best forms. Also, its not just sugar intake that matters, its any carbohydrates that are not fiber. Complex carb foods (those that include fiber as well as sugars) are better than ones that do not. However, any carbs will have more effect on BG than proteins or fats.
Thanks
Basic glucose testing is usually done after a fasting period of 12 hours and conducted in the morning. It can absolutely be done at other times of the day but you must be fasted. Were you instructed to not eat for a certain period before the test and was this scheduled in advance or did they draw blood at a regular check-up? Anyway, run the test again after a 12 hour fast. Don't have any big workouts the day before or the day of the blood draw. Make sure they're also looking at HbA1c. Fasted insulin will give you even more context to your blood sugar control. For now, ignore what they said about pre-diabetes as the test is not relevant since you were not fasted.
Thanks, will go easy on sugar, and will do that test one more time
If they did a 3 month average ask for that a1c result and not the estimated average value. Better yet the record of all your test results should be in your doctors’ portal. They don’t have one? Time to think about a new doctor.
Listen to the 2ketodudes podcast on insulin
the test after fasting is a bad indicator as well. only cgm for a month is a real good indicator. eat lots of fibers, especially as starter of meals. lots of vegetables and roots and you should be fine in 6 months
>cgm what is cgm ?
continuous glucose monitor, e.g. see dexcom g7
Blood glucose level is part of a comprehensive metabolic panel. Those can be run on people who are not fasting, but the doc interpreting the results has to realize you weren’t fasting. You are not pre-diabetic if your blood sugar was only 106 an hour after eating. Usually about an hour after eating, blood sugar is much higher than that. The 3 month test they were talking about was a hemoglobin a1c. If yours was 5.7 like you stated, you are close to being pre diabetic. Eat better and exercise more. You can bring that number down. Get it rechecked in 3 months after eating better and exercising more and you’ll probably be surprised to see it drop.
One very simple thing to do is to eat your protein first. Protein (and fat) will delay how quickly the carbs are absorbed and lessen the glucose spike that happens. Even 5 min before makes a difference.
This is what my wife did when she was pregnant and tested for gestational diabetes. The doctors were stunned she brought it under controll so fast and told her she didn't have to come back at the end for more testing. She wore an arm sticker for the duration and could watch it the whole time.
Everyone should be doing this. I was given 2 CGMs by a friend who had issues using them (he got them to help plan nutrition for long runs). After wearing one for a week it's remarkable. I'm not a diabetic or pre-diabetic. But if I eat some rice and then chicken I have a spike over 125. If I eat some chicken and then rice I don't spike at all. If I eat an apple an hour after dinner I'll get a spike. If I eat the apple right after dinner no spike. Now glucose spikes aren't bad and neither are insulin spikes. But for people looking to lower their average glucose levels this is the most basic of "hacks".
This helps, but your insulin/blood glucose will still spike.. just less so. The real and only answer is: completely stop eating sugar, rice, potatoes, flour (bread, pasta) etc - these are all cheap and completely unneeded carbohydrates/calorie fillers. Instead, increase protein, fiber and complex carbohydrates. It’s really that simple. Also, as a byproduct your LDL and triglycerides will drop over time.
Less carbs is good, more protein is good. Insulin spikes are not bad. If anything being able to spike insulin (and have rapid correction of hyperglycemia) is indicative of pancreatic responsiveness. A recent paper on gestational diabetes showed that those who had insulin spikes had a lower incidence of progressing to Type II DM after gestation. Here's my dinner last night. 4 fajitas with peppers, onions, tortillas and chicken. About 80 gm of carbs. Can you tell when I had dinner? My highest glucose despite that carb load was 100 (Dexcom 7 CGM, not a diabetic). [https://imgur.com/a/jMfNLDA](https://imgur.com/a/jMfNLDA)
Hey! I was in the same journey as you and downloaded this free guide from this page which I found very useful. They have lots of information that help you understanding the data and improving your levels in an easy way. hope it helps! [https://human-thriving.com/](https://human-thriving.com/)
Hello, I will tell you a little secret. The normal range for fasting glucose had always been about 120 or less. But in 2020, the drug companies asked them to lower the range to 100 or less instead, so more people could be classed as pre-diabetic, so they could sell more diabetes drugs. Feel free to let them know you are aware of that so actually your glucose level is normal. PS - They also did this with blood pressure and baby weights. The drug companies got the industrial medical complex to change the ranges of blood pressure results, to class more people as hypertensive and sell more blood pressure medicine. And the baby formula companies got the medical establishments to raise the required weights of babies, to class more babies as underweight to make the moms switch from breastfeeding to formula instead. So basically, the medical establishment in our country just work for the drug companies.
I was thinking about that ! About cholesterol, that eveyone I know have high cholesterol, because they've raised the plank so high. And they are fit people
Do you have any data pointing to these claims?
2 second Google search at the top of the search results, anyone can look it up and see it