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...

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tomoloc2010
tomoloc2010
Can someone help me ? Type 2 diabetes 2.5 months ago. AIC at that time 7.9, fasting 220, 2hrs fast 400.

2.5 months later , fasting 140, 2hrs fast 130 but Aic 7.5 .

Why is this so and what am I to do ?

Thanks,
grannie
grannie
Your Blood Sugar is out of control and your Doctor needs to adjust your Medications.

Ask him for a diet plan and you need to exercise.
tomoloc2010
tomoloc2010
Thanks for your response. I have been exercising and dieting and loss about 10 lb. My hihest carb meat is oatmeal in the morning.

how do you explain that I changed my fasting form 220 to 140 and my 2hrs after eating from 440 to 130.

so i have been achieving something.
Why is it not reflecting in A1c.
I do my sugar test daily and never goes over 150.

Can you explain.
grannie
grannie
There are lots of reasons. Do you smoke? Do you exercise every day? Do you count carbs. Do you weigh your food? There are many things. Everyones Metobolism is different.

What you eat and what I eat act different. You just have to get a handle on "you". Your Doctor is you best choice to help you. i do hope you are going to an Endocrinologist, if not try to do so.
3pupmom
3pupmom
I agree with everything Grannie said. Do you understand that your A1C is a cumulative reading over 3 months? That may be why it doesn't seem to dropping as fast as your other numbers, but it's still headed in the right direction. You probably do need to see your doctor concerning diet and exercise. Good luck, and keep it up. This is not easy to deal with, although you can do it. Write back and let us know what happens.
mzizgayle
mzizgayle
the blood stores sugar molecues in it and they have a life of 3 months. when you test you get a number, but then those numbers could go low when you are not testing, etc. The A1C is an average of all the 3 months....so say you have a 300, 200, drop to 98, maybe 100 and throw in a nice low of say 73 then you have an average of only 154 which would be an A1C of about 6.4..

do talk with your doctor and voice your concerns...