Diabetes Type 2 Support Group
Type 2 Diabetes is a condition in which the body either does not produce enough insulin or does not make efficient use of it. Insulin is a hormone needed to convert food into glucose, a sugar that the body uses for energy. Without enough insulin, glucose can accumulate in the blood, and can cause serious health problems such as heart disease and strokes and organ damage...
I had an A1c screening yesterday and the result was 6.0. My doc said it was 6.3 in August at diagnosis (initially, in August, I though she had said 6.5 -but, I'll take 6.3).
THe nurse game me the results and said "that's good-She'll like that". We started talking about the prescriptions I was given, yada yada, and I ran to work. I then came home to look up A1C afterward.
I am not on any meds and was dagnosed in July 2012.
Question: Am I supposed to have a target A1C that I am shooting for?Iis .3 a significant drop for 3 months of eating 75% veggies at each meal?(does not seem like it).
Just not yet clear on everything about diabetes.Thanks for any response. Oh doc also told me to add flaxseed and fish oil supplements to the cholesterol med she gave me (the statins made me itch)..Overall cholesterol in June was 230; ldl was 135 - she said it should be 70. (I think I am stating this correctly from recall).
THe nurse game me the results and said "that's good-She'll like that". We started talking about the prescriptions I was given, yada yada, and I ran to work. I then came home to look up A1C afterward.
I am not on any meds and was dagnosed in July 2012.
Question: Am I supposed to have a target A1C that I am shooting for?Iis .3 a significant drop for 3 months of eating 75% veggies at each meal?(does not seem like it).
Just not yet clear on everything about diabetes.Thanks for any response. Oh doc also told me to add flaxseed and fish oil supplements to the cholesterol med she gave me (the statins made me itch)..Overall cholesterol in June was 230; ldl was 135 - she said it should be 70. (I think I am stating this correctly from recall).
Same with LDL and HDL, total cholesterol readings, they put higher restraints on people with diabetes basically because of the many complications.
For the normal readings total level for Cholesterol is less than 200,
LDL less than 100, HDL they like to see 60 or more which is hard to achieve at times and your triglycerides should be less than 150
but talk with your doctor and do remember just because numbers are stated to be the norm etc you are an individual and we all react differently and no matter how hard someone trys they may not achieve what the doctors set for what they want and do talk with your doctor. Having a doctor who will listen etc is very important