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Anonymous wrote:Even though you are not overweight by typical standards, do you carry the weight around your abdomen? Do you belong to an ethnic group that is higher risk for carrying abdominal fat, like South Asian or East Asian? If so, you may need to get visceral fat under control because it is a huge contributor to diabetes, and maybe a GLP-1 would help. But obviously this needs to be a convo with a doctor and endocrinologist. Wishing you the best.

Being not typically overweight IS actually the first clue it may not be T2D and its type 1 diabetes. Blows my mind that physicians today don't know this very obvious fact.

That caught my eyes too and I suggested upthread OP to get tested and make sure T1 vs T2

Anonymous wrote:Even though you are not overweight by typical standards, do you carry the weight around your abdomen? Do you belong to an ethnic group that is higher risk for carrying abdominal fat, like South Asian or East Asian? If so, you may need to get visceral fat under control because it is a huge contributor to diabetes, and maybe a GLP-1 would help. But obviously this needs to be a convo with a doctor and endocrinologist. Wishing you the best.

Being not typically overweight IS actually the first clue it may not be T2D and its type 1 diabetes. Blows my mind that physicians today don't know this very obvious fact.

You sound like a T1. Get it tested before wasting more time with wrong meds. You need to see an endocrinologist ASAP.

Aren’t you supposed to weigh 100lbs at 5 feet? Try dropping 20 pounds. It will probably help enormously.

Anonymous wrote:Tbh you need to see a surfboard abs get a second opinion. No symptoms at all and Suzuki high numbers. There's more to the story

Well, this is certainly the most entertaining post of the day!🤣

I think there was another poster about a month or two ago with similar story. I wonder if OP is the same person recycling the same topic.

Anonymous wrote:Tbh you need to see a surfboard abs get a second opinion. No symptoms at all and Suzuki high numbers. There's more to the story

Ack!!! Specialist not surfboard and such not Suzuki lol

Tbh you need to see a surfboard abs get a second opinion. No symptoms at all and Suzuki high numbers. There's more to the story

Anonymous wrote:Just diagnosed this past week. A1C at 12%. I am shocked at the number. I am 5 ft tall and 122 pounds. I could lose 10 pounds, but otherwise healthy. I go to Orange Theory Fitness 6 times a week. I am sure genetics has to do with this: mom, dad, brother all diabetic. I know I can cut out bread, white rice, pasta, sugar in creamer, and sweetened yogurt. But what meds worked best? Dr. started me on Metformin ER 1000 mg per day and said to increase to 2000 mg per day in a week if I have no gastro issues. I want to get this under control. I have had no symptoms of diabetes thus far. Any advice? I know metformin is the first thing to try but not sure if that will work without anything else with my A1C so high. I am in my late 50s.

Metformin helped my brother lose weight and he is no longer diabetic.

He dropped all easy carbs. He started eating alternatives that were higher in fiber and limiting portion sizes. He also rode his bike everywhere for six months.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you sure you are T2? Metformin is for T2. I doubt it will bring it down to 7 or less. What about your family members, are they T1 or T2?

T2 is high sugar. T1 is low. Please don’t comment about things you fundamentally don’t understand. She has T2.

A great example of why OP should not be consulted the untrained internet mob.

+1. I couldn't believe what i was reading.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you sure you are T2? Metformin is for T2. I doubt it will bring it down to 7 or less. What about your family members, are they T1 or T2?

T2 is high sugar. T1 is low. Please don’t comment about things you fundamentally don’t understand. She has T2.

how cow, how nice of you to lecture someone who had to live with diabetic for 30+ years? your post is total nonsense. T1 can hit 300+ reading easy. WTF PP

You need the most nutritious and balanced - protein, fat, fiber, minerals, micro nutrients, carbs - in your meals.

Anonymous wrote:Even though you are not overweight by typical standards, do you carry the weight around your abdomen? Do you belong to an ethnic group that is higher risk for carrying abdominal fat, like South Asian or East Asian? If so, you may need to get visceral fat under control because it is a huge contributor to diabetes, and maybe a GLP-1 would help. But obviously this needs to be a convo with a doctor and endocrinologist. Wishing you the best.

Whoa....that was me.

I brought down my A1C, and abdominal fat by going for MAINLY whole plant based meals twice a day, green juicing veggies twice a day, lots of salads, no ultra processed food, no sugar, little dairy(keffir, yogurt), little amount of organic meat, no rice, no wheat, no alcohol.

Meals twice a day, IF, 10K steps (3000 steps after each meal), eating grains like quinoa, seeds like chia, pumpkin, sesame, nuts like almonds, hazelnuts. Good sleep. AND CSM. If I eat a fruit, eat it with fats like organic peanut butter or sip green tea mixed with inulin along side (INULIN not INSULIN) or eat it with cheese and nuts.

Also, while you are diabetic - please do whatever you can to bring down your inflammation level in your body. Your blood tests will show that you have chronic inflammation.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you sure you are T2? Metformin is for T2. I doubt it will bring it down to 7 or less. What about your family members, are they T1 or T2?

T2 is high sugar. T1 is low. Please don’t comment about things you fundamentally don’t understand. She has T2.

A great example of why OP should not be consulted the untrained internet mob.

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Anonymous wrote:Hate to tell you but diet alone is not bringing your 12 down to anything reasonable. So while this is all good above advice, you will need the drugs (you are starting at a high dose of metformin so hopefully it works for you!).

+1. This is serious. See an endocrinologist and dietitian.

+2. Not sure why you are asking a bunch of random Internet strangers for medication advice rather than getting recommendations from a more specialized doctor.

+3. So strange to be polling randos rather than looking for a specialist. 12 is really really high.