Question from North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA:

I was diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic in April of 2005. My A1c was 6.8. I was on birth control. After I stopped taking it, my levels were good. Then, I became pregnant. When I had a glucose tolerance test (with glucola), my blood sugar was 261 mg/dl [14.5 mmol/L] and they sent me to get it under control. I was on five injections a day, Lantus and Humalog, and tested every two hours. Now, two months after giving birth, my a1c is 6.0. This is with no diet or exercise. I have been eating everything I want, like a seven layer chocolate cake, and my sugar two hours later was 106 mg/dl [5.9 mmol/L]. Am I still a diabetic? I understand that 6.0 usually means borderline. I have no family history of diabetes and never had symptoms until my birth control was changed. Please help me understand if I am a diabetic or not. I am 26 years old, Caucasian and generally in good health.