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@mohitkumar

2 wks ago

A1C went from 7.4 to 5.8. Honestly didn't expect this

I got my latest blood results today and my A1C is 5.8. It was 7.4 when I was diagnosed with Type 2 earlier this year.

I was genuinely shocked when I first got diagnosed because I felt completely normal. No obvious symptoms, nothing that made me think I had diabetes.

Since then I've mostly focused on things I knew I could actually stick to. I stopped having soft drinks, reduced sweets a lot, cut down my portions of rice and started walking after dinner almost every day. I haven't been perfect at all. There have definitely been weekends where I ate whatever I wanted 😂

But apparently the boring stuff has been working.

I still have a long way to go with my weight, but seeing 5.8 today felt really good. Just wanted to share because a few months ago I was convinced my numbers were only going to get worse from here.

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@sushil772 wks ago

That's a brilliant improvement. Congrats 👏

The fact that you found changes you can actually live with is probably the best part.

@mohitkumar2 wks ago

Thank you! I tried being ridiculously strict for the first couple of weeks and knew immediately I wasn't going to live like that forever. This has been much easier.

@mohankumar2 wks ago

How long did it take to go from 7.4 to 5.8?

@mohitkumar2 wks ago

A little over 6 months.

@nishant-r2 wks ago

Did you completely stop eating rice? That's the one thing I'm struggling with. I can avoid sweets pretty easily but reducing rice feels impossible.

@mohitkumar2 wks ago

Nope, still eat it. I just don't eat the mountain of rice I used to 😂

I reduced the portion and usually have more vegetables/protein with it now. Completely removing foods I like wasn't going to work for me.

@nishant-r2 wks ago

Good to hear. I keep seeing people online saying they haven't touched rice in years and I'm like yeah... that's not happening 😂

@priyanka122 wks ago

The after dinner walk is underrated. I started doing it because my doctor suggested being more active and now I actually look forward to it. Even my sleep seems better on the days I walk.

@mohitkumar2 wks ago

Same. At first it felt like another diabetes chore. Now I put my headphones on and it's probably the most relaxing part of my day.

@rajendra-singh2 wks ago

Congrats! I'm at 6.6 right now and trying to get below 6. This gives me some motivation.

@mohitkumar2 wks ago

You got this. Just don't compare your timeline to mine or anyone else's. I was doing that constantly after diagnosis and it was driving me crazy.

@nidhisharma2 wks ago

Did you lose weight as well or was this mostly from changing what you eat?

@mohitkumar2 wks ago

I've lost about 8 kg so far. Still overweight, so I'm continuing with what I'm doing and hopefully it keeps coming down slowly.

@nidhisharma2 wks ago

8 kg is definitely not nothing. Nice work.

@anilmehra2 wks ago

Just adding this because these success posts sometimes make newly diagnosed people feel like they failed if lifestyle changes alone aren't enough.

I exercise, lost weight and changed my diet and I still need medication. My A1C is doing well now and I'm perfectly happy taking it.

You did great, OP. Just reminding anyone reading that needing medication isn't a failure either.

@mohitkumar2 wks ago

100%. I probably should have said that in the post. I'm only sharing what happened with me, definitely not saying everyone should be able to do the same without medication.

@neha172 wks ago

Glad someone said this. My tablets are part of what's keeping me healthy. I'll take the good numbers however I can get them 😄

@mohit092 wks ago

This is the kind of post I needed when I was diagnosed. I spent the first month reading complication stories at 2am and convinced myself everything was doomed.

Three years later I'm doing fine. Keep going.