help with HBA1c levels please

[Lilylui]

I have the book afib cure it’s American and I am in U.K.

It mentions that your A1C be below 5.7

Anyone able to convert mine from U.K. please .

My level Is 39 (doc says this is okay !) blood taken in April 2022 the levels on test say 26-41mmol/ol

Am no good at any maths and can’t work it out

Thanks in advance

[Activity2004 Administrator]

For figuring out the A1c, you take the result and multiply it by 18. For example, 4.7x18= 102.6. This is for Diabetes/3-4 month blood sugar results and to see how the food a person eats affects them. I hope this helps.

[Lilylui in reply to Activity2004]

Am hopeless at maths did that but still don’t understand my U.K. levels of 39 and how it corresponds with the ideal of below 5.7 am i anywhere near this do you know? Thank you for answering

[Activity2004 Administrator in reply to Lilylui]

102 is in mg/dl when multiplying. It’s also under the 140 mg/dl cut off for being a person with Diabetes. What do you usually have for your meals/snacks?

[Lilylui in reply to Activity2004]

Doc said I was okay but want to make sure.I am vegan plant based and have been cleaning up my food this past month.

For breakfast I have salad on gluten free bread.

Cherries or other berries for snacks.

Salad and baked potatoes for dinner

Water to drink with one cup of tulsi tea a day

[Activity2004 Administrator in reply to Lilylui]

Do you eat sweet potatoes? They are lower carbs. than regular potatoes. Regular potatoes are 26 carbs. and sweet potatoes are 24 carbs..

[Lilylui in reply to Activity2004]

I have tried over many years to eat sweet potatoes but can not stand them in WalesU.K. only ones we get are the red ones think some can be ordered on line but far too expensive if I don’t like them. Should I have more low carbs then? I love potatoes and used to eat a lot as follow Dr McDougall but have cut them down now

[Activity2004 Administrator in reply to Lilylui]

How many carbs. do you eat at each meal and/or snack?

[Lilylui in reply to Activity2004]

I don’t know but I bet it’s a lot being vegan,Trying to stick to salads and veg. Cut down the white potatoes, thankfully I never eat rice or pasta or pizza only couple of slices of gluten free bread a day.

Tried to find a good low gi list so I can keep on iPad

[Activity2004 Administrator in reply to Lilylui]

Would you like me to send you a copy of how to count carbs. for each meal and snack? I can do a sample/fake menu.

[Lilylui in reply to Activity2004]

Yes please that would be great thanks

[Activity2004 Administrator in reply to Lilylui]

Okay. I will send it to you when I get done typing it up and adding a few things to it.😀👍

[Activity2004 Administrator in reply to Lilylui]

I just sent the message for carb. counting now. Hope it helps.

[MW923 in reply to Lilylui]

Do only whole grain pasta if any.

[PhilFreeToAsk in reply to Lilylui]

This research website may prove useful for GI values. glycemicindex.com

[MW923 in reply to Lilylui]

No baked potato not good for us, do sweet potatoes. All my numbers are amazing now and I've lost 70lbs. My A1C used be 5.8 to 6.5 now it's 5.3 and no more high blood pressure. Do steel cut oats With Flax seed and beet powered organic. They will help alot.

[Lilylui in reply to MW923]

Thank you can’t stand sweet potatoes but can cut out potatoes I am down to bmi 24 now so thankful am in normal weight range

[MW923 in reply to Lilylui]

Yes that's wonderful congratulations , My weight is 135 now and I am so happy and feel great all my blood work is normal doing really well. Keep up the good work

[PhilFreeToAsk]

Look at the table in this link. No need for conversion diabetes.co.uk/what-is-hba1...

[Lilylui in reply to PhilFreeToAsk]

Thank you that’s great I am in range just checked, wish I knew what he in book suggests that corresponds to uk levels.I did have pre diabetes a few yrs back but been out of it a few yrs.

Also ordered an at home glucose monitor

[PhilFreeToAsk]

You have done well to reverse it. Too much testing seems to encourage anxiety. So whatever you are doing is working.

[Lilylui in reply to PhilFreeToAsk]

Just bought a glucose measure and it’s 7.6! Not long had breakfast will that affect it? The blood test was in April,saying 39

[PhilFreeToAsk]

I can only talk from personal experience. Always ask an expert for advice. I no longer test my BS. When i did, BS rose after eating. My aim was to keep it within 4-7 after 2 hours and overnight. So after eating there can be an increase. Test after 1-2 hours to get a pattern and these readings will be more representative.

Because, I was not diabetic but had post prandial hypoglycemia, my endocrinologist told me to limit testing and trust my own reactions to food. It is possible that the glucose testing machine you have is not 100% accurate as the results work within tolerances of accuracy of at least 95% at 5.6 (diabetes UK).

[Lilylui in reply to PhilFreeToAsk]

Thank you

[cpidoc]

According to this 5.7 is 39

gpnotebook.com/en-gb/simple...

You could try a continuous glucose monitor such as freestyle libre if you wish to explore your reaction to foods more.

[Eryl]

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