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Hba1c level
Good morning sir/madam
I am male 41 years old,
My height is 172 cms and weight 87 kg.
My hba1c is 6.6, previously it's 7.2 but I am not taking medicine.
Just food diet and exercise I reduced it.
Wether I can go for medicine or try to reduce it in excercise and diet?
Kindly suggest me
Thanking you
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You need to reduce weight. If diabetic then follow the same routine. Main thing is reduce weight. If not diabetic but only insulin resistance then also you need to reduce weight
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Dear Sir,
First of all, congratulations on your efforts! Bringing your HbA1c down from 7.2% to 6.6% without medications is a great achievement and shows that your diet and exercise are working well.
An HbA1c of 6.6% falls in the prediabetes to early diabetes range. At this point, many patients can continue lifestyle changes without starting medicine, especially if there are no other risk factors like high cholesterol, high blood pressure, or family history of heart disease.
However, since your weight is 87 kg at a height of 172 cm (BMI ~29.4), you are in the overweight range, and reducing at least 5–7% of your current weight will further improve your sugar levels.
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Do Fasting sugar levels
Post prandial sugar levels .
Then connect with me
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Hba1c by hpcl in standard lab is preferred so check it in std lab and not by rapid test, good if you reduced it from 7+ to less but your weight is still high for height suggest abdomen girth high around 98 to 100
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Reduce waist and hip ratio, do fasting PP and occasional random sugar also.
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check fasting lipid, thyroid , ophthalmology and note sugar lead to opth problem, kidney, erectile problems which should be watched for
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Hi. Kindly do blood sugar fasting and PP.
And do consultation with us for better treatment.
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That’s depend upon your fasting and pp levels . If you still can control with diet and exercise then continue but monitor is needed. So check next month and if it increases then take medication
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
46 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Pl continue Diet control and exercise. Try to avoid corns.
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Dr. Chaithra H
General Physician
5 yrs exp
Bangalore
Diabetes Mellitus.
Brisk walk 30 minutes per day.
Avoid oily and junk foods
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