@A DiabetesTeam Member hello 👋 I do treat myself to some pizza 🍕 occasionally and an occasional ice cream.. then I cut back on some cheese 🧀 and fruit to keep my blood sugar balanced.
Judy

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If I ever get in remission! I am gonna have a shirt made to say ( I AM IN REMISSION FROM DIABETICS) and wear it proudly around everywhere!

I have been in remission since 2017. My A1C is tested every 3 or 4 months and has been a constant 6.0 or 6.1. It has been hard work but I am determined to keep off medication as long as possible. I do take medication for cholesterol. I am 73 Years old and control my diabetes with diet and daily exercise.

@A DiabetesTeam Member NO, remission is "after you have been diagnosed" with full blown Type 2 if you make the lifestyle changes recommended (diet, exercise, weight loss) and when you retest your A1C it is "below 6.5", without using medication

So you were diagnosed with an A1C of 6.5 or higher

You worked hard and made changes

You tested again and were below 6.5 without taking meds

And you remain in remission as long as you stay below 6.5 and don't take meds

Pre-Diabetes is where your A1C is between 5.7 and 6.4 without ever having gone higher. So you are "close" to being diabetic but not there yet

Now someone in Remission "could have" what would otherwise be a "pre-diabetic" A1C but it's because they are "controlled DOWN to that level" after having been over the top

I was diagnosed in 2016 with an A1C of 6.9 - Diabetic

Within 90 days I got down to pre-diabetic levels (5.7) and then 90 days later I was at Normal, non-diabetic levels (5.4 - 5.6) and have stayed there ever since

So I AM a TYPE 2 Diabetic who just happens to have an A1C of 5.6 (normal/non-diabetic)

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BIG BENIFIT....Living Longer & getting to see your grandchildren grow up things like that;) but also Feeling better would be a good benefit too