Diabetes Talking

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I got the result from my first hba1c  test today (the test was done last week). The level was 5.7 % which I understand is sligfhtly elevated but not enough to worry about. I think that most of the responses you have gotten so far have not considered that fact that you are pregnant and your diabetic situation wasn’t discovered until you were at the 9 week point. I’m actually very surprised that Erika didn’t mention that, OR let people know that when asked questions like "What’s your secret"? 5.7 IS good for an established diabetic (established over a period of time I might add), but I don’t know how good it is for someone who’s a gestational diabetic of just a few weeks. Seems a tad on the high side to me, but I isn’t pregnant, or a woman::-) Beav

First of all this value was to show what it has been like before my BG was under any sort of control since that is very important to know because of the baby. I didn’t mention being pregnant since I have gone on about that several times before in other threads.  I don’t want to bore you folks. And finally, the diabetes team has not concluded it is gestational diabetes (if they had I would be a bit more cheerful). They say it is typ 2 that _might_  go away for a while after the pregnancy but even if it does  it will return eventually. /Erika The first ten years of your life you try to be just like your parents. Then for then years you try to be as little as your parents as possible. Then you gradually change in to them.

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I got the result from my first hba1c  test today (the test was done last week). The level was 5.7 % which I understand is sligfhtly elevated but not enough to worry about. I think that most of the responses you have gotten so far have not considered that fact that you are pregnant and your diabetic situation wasn’t discovered until you were at the 9 week point.

I’m actually very surprised that Erika didn’t mention that, OR let people know that when asked questions like "What’s your secret"? 5.7 IS good for an established diabetic (established over a period of time I might add), but I don’t know how good it is for someone who’s a gestational diabetic of just a few weeks. Seems a tad on the high side to me, but I isn’t pregnant, or a woman::-) Beav

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excellent result!  what’s your secret?

Only being diabetic a few weeks. (Gestational I think) Beav

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4ax.com: What is prediabetes? *curious* Prediabetes is what used to be called prediabetes.  

Must have been confusing when that change in nomenclature went into effect.  ;-) Priscilla

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I got the result from my first hba1c  test today (the test was done last week). The level was 5.7 % which I understand is sligfhtly elevated but not enough to worry about.

I think that most of the responses you have gotten so far have not considered that fact that you are pregnant and your diabetic situation wasn’t discovered until you were at the 9 week point. Pregnancy in diabetes http://www.lifeclinic.com/focus/diabetes/pregnancy.asp Goals for self-monitored glucose Before meals 3.9-5.6 mmol/l….4.4-6.1 mmol/l 2 hours PP…<7.8 mmol/l)……<8.6 mmol/l Diabetes and Pregnancy – US National Institute of Health site http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diabetesandpregnancy.html This site shows a lot of internet links. Frank

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Super.  Mine’s 5.1% but I have prediabetes.  Keep up the good work! What is prediabetes? *curious*

Like pre-pregnancy /Erika The first ten years of your life you try to be just like your parents. Then for then years you try to be as little as your parents as possible. Then you gradually change in to them.

There are 10 kinds of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don’t.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Prediabetes is what used to be called prediabetes.  That terminology was never well defined and was abandoned in favor of Impaired Glucose Tolerance.  Impaired Glucose Tolerance was then split into Impaired Fasting Glucose and Impaired Glucose Tolerance.  These terms were deemed too technical and confusing for the general public and have been superceded by prediabetes.  May the circle be unbroken… It is the state of having above normal glucose values either fasting, postprandial, or in an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test without the levels reaching the diagnostic threshold for frank diabetes.  The risk for progression to frank diabetes is high and even without that progression, these individuals are at elevated risk for many of the problems that plague diabetics, especially adverse cardio vascular events. Charly Coughran

Thanks for explaining. I think I get it. /Erika The first ten years of your life you try to be just like your parents. Then for then years you try to be as little as your parents as possible. Then you gradually change in to them.

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Super.  Mine’s 5.1% but I have prediabetes.  Keep up the good work! What is prediabetes? *curious* Like pre-pregnancy

But not nearly as much fun. Priscilla

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I got the result from my first hba1c  test today (the test was done last week). The level was 5.7 % which I understand is sligfhtly elevated but not enough to worry about. (Although I am sure I will be told differently here;) )

5.7 … Sounds pretty good for a diabetic, congratulations. BJ

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excellent result!  what’s your secret? dave – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I got the result from my first hba1c  test today (the test was done last week). The level was 5.7 % which I understand is sligfhtly elevated but not enough to worry about. (Although I am sure I will be told differently here;) ) /Erika The first ten years of your life you try to be just like your parents. Then for then years you try to be as little as your parents as possible. Then you gradually change in to them.

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Congratulations! Steph

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I got the result from my first hba1c  test today (the test was done last week). The level was 5.7 % which I understand is sligfhtly elevated but not enough to worry about. (Although I am sure I will be told differently here;) ) /Erika The first ten years of your life you try to be just like your parents. Then for then years you try to be as little as your parents as possible. Then you gradually change in to them.

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Super.  Mine’s 5.1% but I have prediabetes.  Keep up the good work!

What is prediabetes? *curious* /Erika The first ten years of your life you try to be just like your parents. Then for then years you try to be as little as your parents as possible. Then you gradually change in to them.

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4ax.com: Super.  Mine’s 5.1% but I have prediabetes.  Keep up the good work! What is prediabetes? *curious*

Prediabetes is what used to be called prediabetes.  That terminology was never well defined and was abandoned in favor of Impaired Glucose Tolerance.  Impaired Glucose Tolerance was then split into Impaired Fasting Glucose and Impaired Glucose Tolerance.  These terms were deemed too technical and confusing for the general public and have been superceded by prediabetes.  May the circle be unbroken… It is the state of having above normal glucose values either fasting, postprandial, or in an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test without the levels reaching the diagnostic threshold for frank diabetes.  The risk for progression to frank diabetes is high and even without that progression, these individuals are at elevated risk for many of the problems that plague diabetics, especially adverse cardio vascular events. Charly Coughran

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congrats… — Steve

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I got the result from my first hba1c  test today (the test was done last week). The level was 5.7 % which I understand is sligfhtly elevated but not enough to worry about. (Although I am sure I will be told differently here;) ) /Erika The first ten years of your life you try to be just like your parents. Then for then years you try to be as little as your parents as possible. Then you gradually change in to them.

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Super.  Mine’s 5.1% but I have prediabetes.  Keep up the good work! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I got the result from my first hba1c  test today (the test was done last week). The level was 5.7 % which I understand is sligfhtly elevated but not enough to worry about. (Although I am sure I will be told differently here;) ) /Erika The first ten years of your life you try to be just like your parents. Then for then years you try to be as little as your parents as possible. Then you gradually change in to them.

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Excellent result!  Under 6 is considered great! c

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I got the result from my first hba1c  test today (the test was done last week). The level was 5.7 % which I understand is sligfhtly elevated but not enough to worry about. (Although I am sure I will be told differently here;) ) /Erika The first ten years of your life you try to be just like your parents. Then for then years you try to be as little as your parents as possible. Then you gradually change in to them.

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What’s the lab reference range? 5.7 is the top of one lab’s range but the middle of another’s where I’ve had mine done. Either way, it’s a good result, especially for a "first outing"! So congratulations are in order. bj

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I got the result from my first hba1c  test today (the test was done last week). The level was 5.7 % which I understand is sligfhtly elevated but not enough to worry about. (Although I am sure I will be told differently here;) )

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I got the result from my first hba1c  test today (the test was done last week). The level was 5.7 % which I understand is sligfhtly elevated but not enough to worry about. (Although I am sure I will be told differently here;) ) /Erika The first ten years of your life you try to be just like your parents. Then for then years you try to be as little as your parents as possible. Then you gradually change in to them.

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