HGB A1C test: Your father is likely glucose intolerant. The next step is to get a hemoglobin A1c (or glycohemoglobin) test. It is a 3 month snapshot of his average glucose level. He should begin a lower carbohydrate diet, guided by his physician, of course!
Answered 4/19/2019
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Lose weight: He has pre-diabetes; to slow progression to diabetes, change lifestyle to lose 7-10% of his weight. Reading and adopting the ada diabetic diet is not a bad idea. Discuss with his pcp or endocrinologist whether metformin is right for him. Can also consider checking A1c to see of he already is a diabetic.
Answered 9/28/2016
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