On 24 April 2015 I was diagnosed as a diabetic with Type II Diabetes by my doctor. On 6 October 2016 my doctor cleared me as no longer being diabetic. So how did I do it?
Disclosure: I am not a physician but I am under a physician's care. And I am not selling a miracle cure or mystical elixar.
In a series of posts I will tell about my struggles and eventual triumph over Type II Diabetes.
I must stress that diabetes has taken its toll on my body which will be with me the rest of my life.
My A1C Story
At the beginning of April 2015 I went in for a routine eye exam to check my eye-glass prescription. The optometrist said I was developing cataracts and asked if I was diabetic. At the time I said no, but said I would go to the doctor to get checked.
Plot of My A1C Metrics
On 24 April 2015 I went in for my annual physical. The blood tests indicated I was a diabetic. The doctor asked me to come in again to get an A1C test in the office, just to verify the blood test results. On 5 May 2015 my A1C was 13.5. I was prescribed MetFormin and signed up for a Diabetes Class to learn more about diabetes and learn how to test my blood glucose levels at home.
What Is A1C?
The following chart shows how the A1C measure is interpreted and the relationship between blood sugar (BS) and A1C.
A drop of blood contains more than a million red blood cells (RBC). And each RBC contains over 600 million hemoglobin. A1C measures the glycation of hemoglobin.
A red blood cell (RBC) has a life span of about 120 days. This is how the A1C test can be used to monitor glucose control over the past three months.
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How Did I Lower My A1C?
Much of this will be the subjects of future post, but it all started with monitoring. Every day I monitor my blood pressure and blood glucose levels twice a day.
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I keep a diary in MS Excel of my blood pressure and blood glucose level when I wake up, my blood glucose level two hours after lunch, and my blood pressure when I go to sleep. Any changes to my diet and routine are also noted in MS Excel.
My next post on "Beating Type II" diabetes will go into what I learned and what I changed.
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