Lower A1C

pamfarrelnow
pamfarrelnow Posts: 1 Member
in Food and Nutrition
O have duabetes 1.5, am at normal weight and BMI, exercise 10k steps, swim, etc- am fairly actuve, but A1C still too high. Suggestions for lowering A1c?

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  • avatiach
    avatiach Posts: 298 Member
    Cut out added sugar.
  • Sebismom
    Sebismom Posts: 44 Member
    More than 10,000 steps is needed. Try adding more steps and more rigorous exercise and weight lifting. Also work on stress reduction, as cortisol levels can rise with stress, affecting blood sugar. Add more fiber and healthy protein to your diet and pull away from processed carbs. Treat each day’s food intake and activity and stress management as if it counts and with time those numbers will go down. Best of luck.
  • goldengirl111
    goldengirl111 Posts: 684 Member
    anyone tried the home a1c tests?
  • mrmota70
    mrmota70 Posts: 533 Member
    What is your A1C? 5.7 and below is normal. You stating you are diabetic would give you a starting point how aggressive in regards to diet, medication and yes I know people will say otherwise, but exercise. A small regiment of exercise should be part of you managing your diabetes.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,216 Member
    A1C is a helpful marker only in the respect that insulin is doing it's job but to more fully understand your situation a better test than the standard fasting glucose test is a fasting insulin test. Cheers
  • mikhnpaitsmum
    mikhnpaitsmum Posts: 119 Member
    Are you MDI or on a pump? Do you use a cgm/fgm to monitor your sugars? Time in range is the best to lower your A1C.
    Your endo is the best resource for lowering you A1C and the clinic should have a dietician available to you.

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