My Recent Health Report Shows That My HbA1C Level Is 5.7 % Of Total Hgb Should I Be Worried

Posted on Mon, 24 Jan 2022

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Question : Hello Doctor,
My recent health report shows that my HbA1C level is 5.7 % of total Hgb.
My sugar level always been very will controlled and this is the first time, it shown at maximum range.
I have always followed controlled diet and workout 4/5 days a week.

I would really appreciate if you could answer a few of my queries:

1) Could overeating sweets and high-fat diet for 2/3 months can cause it? As I got sloppy from Oct till Dec as far as healthy eating is concerned

2) Can I replace sugar with stevia? or any other form of sweetener you may recommend

Answered by Dr. Dr. Nagamani N.G (48 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi thanks for posting your query
5.7 percentage HBA1C is borderline Diabetes.
Yes over eating of sweets and food habbits will cause raise in the levels
You can replace sugar with other natural sweatener.
But regular exercise of 45 minutes to 1 hour a day is very essential.
Avoid lot of simple carbohydrates like Rice, maida, sugar, replace with complex carbohydrates like Oats, jowar, etc.
Take care

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