A year ago a health check revealed stage 2 hypertension and borderline high cholesterol.
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I vowed to try and sort this by losing weight, exercise, reduced/no salt. It didn't work and after 2 months I reluctantly accepted medication [Ramipril initially, then losartan due to the cough] and things improved. Now I find that my HbA1c that was done at the check was almost at the prediabetic level: it was 41 mmol/mol or 5.9%. I understand 6% is classed as prediabetic and in the USA it's 5.7%. So well within the danger level.of type 2 diabetes.My dr agreed with me and a year later I've just had it done again and despite lifestyle changes and a BMI of <19 the a1c is exactly the same. the dr says i've done the right things and i have to just wait for the numbers to rise to 6.5% and he'll have metformin for me - he's not joking either, he says they will rise. do you think this a1c and the hypertension and high cholesterol were connected. the="" a1c="" is="" exactly="" the="" same.="" the="" dr="" says="" i've="" done="" the="" right="" things="" and="" i="" have="" to="" just="" wait="" for="" the="" numbers="" to="" rise="" to="" 6.5%="" and="" he'll="" have="" metformin="" for="" me="" -="" he's="" not="" joking="" either,="" he="" says="" they="" will="" rise.="" do="" you="" think="" this="" a1c="" and="" the="" hypertension="" and="" high="" cholesterol="" were="" connected.="">19 the a1c is exactly the same. the dr says i've done the right things and i have to just wait for the numbers to rise to 6.5% and he'll have metformin for me - he's not joking either, he says they will rise. do you think this a1c and the hypertension and high cholesterol were connected. >
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alexays
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1. More exercise (daily) - walking/ running/ interval training. Not overdoing it but aiming to be doing something for at least 40 minutes a day.
2. Cutting down on eating rubbish slightly
3. Taking C0q10 enzyme.
4. Reducing amount of alcohol.
but none of those really worked till I gave blood. A couple of days later I was depressed as systolic 150.
So went to Doctor today but systolic was about 138 ( about 3 weeks after donating) - still borderline but much better.
Anyhow - pre-diabetes. Only suggestion is to cut down on the carbs if you can - eat a bit more protein to fill you up instead. Unfortunately we were meant to subsist on a starvation diet - which is almost impossible given today's food riches. Not sure if you saw that program with the doctor twins on the evils of mixing fats and sugars....
As a girl I wouldn't recommend the 5-2 diet as much as if you were a bloke. Ultimately you just have to eat less.
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