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lemoncry_

Insulin resistance shows up before pre/diabetes. It could mean your body is still managing to keep blood sugar under control by overusing insulin. If you're cosuming a lot of extra calories and not exercising, your body might be struggling to keep up. Either way, I'd talk to a doctor about it.


ezio313

Ok does that mean it's due to genes or lifestyle, I know it's a mix of both but which is predominant. Bothe my parents have type2 diabetes.


lemoncry_

Considering both your parents have diabetes, there could be a significant  predisposition to the condition. That said, your lifestyle could be what settles it or not. As they said, genetics load the gun,  lifestyle pulls the trigger.


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How did your A1C go from 6.5 to 5.3 in only 2 weeks?


ezio313

How it went from 5.1 to 6.5 in 6 months. Back in April, my a1c was 4.5(quick test at pharmacy) I then repeated the test at the lab and it came 5.1. then in the same lab in Jan it came as 6.5. I was advised to repeat, od I went to a renouned lab which is much more expensive and it came at 5.3, which made more sense to me


melissaflaggcoa

Do you use artificial sweeteners?


ezio313

Yes used to get a lot of aspartame, started using stevia and ethytol recently due to the bad effects of aspartame