Food for diabetic patient having 6.2% hb a1c
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Your HbA1c is not in the diagnostic range for diabetes (>6.5%) but neither is it within normal range (<5.6%). This puts your squarely in the prediabetes group.
What this means is that your body is still producing insulin, however it is developing resistance to insulin. The good thing about this is that you can take actionable steps in order to reduce your risk of progressing to diabetes.
It's been shown that losing 5- 7% of your body weight significantly reduces your diabetes risk (See the Diabetes Prevention Program in the US - National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse). In fact, at the prediabetes stage, an intensive program of exercise and nutrition therapy shows greater reduction in risk of getting diabetes, compared to just taking a diabetic medication (metformin)
What this means is that your body is still producing insulin, however it is developing resistance to insulin. The good thing about this is that you can take actionable steps in order to reduce your risk of progressing to diabetes.
It's been shown that losing 5- 7% of your body weight significantly reduces your diabetes risk (See the Diabetes Prevention Program in the US - National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse). In fact, at the prediabetes stage, an intensive program of exercise and nutrition therapy shows greater reduction in risk of getting diabetes, compared to just taking a diabetic medication (metformin)
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