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34 male with possible pre or type 2, but i am not that fat

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#1 ·
Hi all, i am a 34 5‘6 male with possible pre or type2 . My diet was not healthy at all with few vegatables and lots of carbohyates . I also do not exercise that much.My current weight is about 143.(was 154 few months ago). I am wondering the cause of problem? Is it based on my poor lifestyle or genetics? Can i manage it with diet and exercise since i am only 10 pounds overweight now. I am really sorry for my poor English.
My test reading is
Ac1 4.8
Blood sugar 12.3( but i messed it up by drinking a bottle of 300 ml of orange flavoured energy drink 1.5 hour prior to the test) it gives hope my.condition is not that bad.
I am really scared now and i will take another test next week to confirm my condition.
Thank you for all inputs
 
#2 · (Edited)
Your Ac1 is very very good, it reflects the BG [blood glucose] from over the last 3 months on average. According to this result you dont have any problem. ie the soft drink inteference will not have shown up on this test.

Now all you need to do is get another blood test [ no soft drinks this time, only water ] and then walk away with a clean bill of health.

Good luck and dont worry.
 
#3 ·
Thanks for encouragment! I really hope that is the case. However, the blood sugar level was still a bit too high with energy drink interference. I really hope i am still in pre, so I can manage it with diet and exercise without much medication.
 
#4 · (Edited)
The drink only screwed up the blood glucose test. The fact that the HbA1c result is low means that you are in very good health. As I said the HbA1c is an average of all your blood glucose contents from over the last three months. Some doctors just do this test and diagnose according to it. In Cantonese you say "Momentie " ie its not a problem.

Your next blood glucose test will just confirm that you are in good health.
 
#6 ·
Yes, 4.8 is considered normal. The American Diabetes Association considers anything under 5.7 normal, as shown here:

Diagnosing Diabetes and Learning About Prediabetes: American Diabetes Association®

Also, many people who are not overweight are diabetic. Many who ARE overweight are NOT diabetic. You don't have to be fat to be diabetic, and just because you're skinny doesn't mean you're okay.

Your numbers seem to be normal, though.
 
#7 ·
Prima facie, it does appear that you are doing fine as others have suggested.
However, there are scenarios where a person can have a low A1c & high blood sugars. Since you have a meter, keep using it more often, and do read the websites bloodsugar101 & LCHF for beginners. You'll find many links to these sites on this forum.
 
#11 ·
Ray? What you eat has a LOT more to do with your blood sugar levels than how much you weigh or how active you are, so for now don't concern yourself with exercise or fret about weight.

That A1c number is a little spooky in view of the fact that you actually DID spike to 12.3 (221) on the energy drink.

You can start managing your blood sugar by stopping such things as these energy drinks and other sweetened and/or caffeinated drinks. You should also avoid breads, pasta, rice, oatmeal and other grain products. I think this would be a good game plan, especially since this whole issue is causing additional anxiety. And when you do test, make sure you've washing hands thoroughly so you aren't contaminating the blood drop.
 
#14 ·
No Ray, the maximum 'pre' level is not 11 or 10 or even 9. Wherever you're getting your information, it is sadly mistaken.

If you are to manage your blood sugar and avoid complications from this pancreatic malfunction you may have, your blood sugar level needs to stay - I mean STAY, as in not ever rise above - under 7.8 (140).

High blood sugar is always managable - and it's always your own decision whether you're willing to make the adjustments required to manage it. The required adjustments will likely be removing some your favorite foods from your meals - foods like rice, noodles, breads and sweets. There is no magic pill that will allow you to continue eating such carby foods - you must bite the bullet and avoid these foods.

First thing you need is a meter and test strips so you can test several times a day.
 
#15 ·
I am really grateful for your insight. The 11 I mentioned is for glucose tolerance test. 7.8 is for fasting glucose test. The reason i worry much is because i read young people has this problem usually has a shorter lifespan than folks get in their 40‘s and 50‘s.I know i can‘t escape, but i really cant keep all negative thoughts about what will happen to me and my family. Once again, I am really grateful for y for talking to me
 
#17 ·
According to the statistics I should have been dead and buried long ago, fortunately I am not very good at internalising the predicitions of statistics.
There is one member of this forum that has had diabetes for 68 years, and is still in the saddle. That should light up your eyes. I think it deserves nothing less than a Nobel prize for celebrating the gift of life.
Also there are others here like you, young and with families, doing great by following the rules day in and day out.So you can see that there is no place for negative thoughts because they dont contribute to positive results.
 
#19 ·
My best advice is to wait patiently for Monday to see what are the results this time. I know its not easy waiting , so try and distract yourself a bit by keeping busy with something you enjoy doing, maybe best with you family where you are just one among others ie not alone and brooding. Monday will come around soon enough.
 
#20 ·
Type has nothing to do with your A1c.

The way to know if you are type 1 or 1.5 is to be tested for GAD autoimmune antibodies and c-peptide. Do you know if your doctor ordered these tests? They aren't usually part of the package - in fact, we often need to make the request ourselves, because docs don't normally order them for adults.
 
#21 ·
I haven't tell my parents and family yet because i am really fear they may not handle it, especially, my parents. They are retired and had a very sucessful career. They are demanding and strict. I know they love me very much deep inside their hearts. I can't believe i may bring extra budren on their shoulders. I want to cry now
 
#22 · (Edited)
You have not yet been diagnosed with diabetes, even if you had, its not your fault , it would be due to some biochemical malfunction.
If your parents love you they will still love you, diabetes or no diabetes.
Thats how it works , parents remain parents till the end. I am sure that your parents are the same, like parents the world over in this way. I dont think that they will feel burdened, but rather will wish to help, if indeed you are diagnosed with diabetes.
 
#25 ·
Ray,

Everything the others have said is correct. Like you I was only very slightly overweight and have no family history of diabetes. Despite this I was diagnosed as a diabetic with a blood glucose in excess of 22 mmol/L and an HbA1c of 8.2%.

In the circumstances, the hospital decided to treat me as a type 1 and only afterwards changed their strategy. They will test you for antibodies to identify your type but as regards the values of blood sugar and HbA1c, there is no difference in measurement. Both elements need to be managed using appropriate diet and medication, if necessary.

At 4.8% your HbA1c is quite satisfactory but your glucose response does indicate an issue that should be investigated.

But whatever the results, diabetes is not something you caused to develop - and properly controlled isn't life threatening.

Please let us know the results of your later tests and meantime, stop worrying yourself about them:).
 
#29 ·
That comes from the misconception that if you loose weight your problems (high Blood Glucose, high Blood Pressure, etc.) will go away. I was told I was a type 2 lean and would have a rough time with diabetes.

Diabetes just takes away my natural ability to control my BG in a low enough range to keep from having complications caused by high BG and being insulin resistant, high insulin levels. The secret weapon for living complication free with diabetes is to control my BG by not eating the source of the glucose to begin with, and that would be the carbs.

Like others have said, if you do have or get a diabetes diagnosis in the future, keep your BG below 140 mg/dL (7.8 mmol/L) and you shouldn't have any problems.
 
#28 ·
Please, please stop worrying about a situation which might not apply to you. Wait for the next test results and stop trying to out-guess them.

If, and I say again, if your condition is identified as diabetic, early effective management can control its development and prevent its further damaging progress.

Four years ago I was in a life threatening situation in hospital. Now my situation is firmly under control and I have no plans that will change that for a long time to come.
 
#32 ·
I am eating far less carb for the last 5 days. I am really hungry and my legs is kind.of numb when i execrise. How can i get the same energy by eating less carb. Now i am really scared because new syptoms has appeared. I still hope this is still pre. Thanks for all
 
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