I am a diabetic from couple of years now recently moved to UK. I had my first test in GP a week back. I have got an appointment with diabetic nurse on 20th March. But I just called up the GP and got to know my results.
Below is what results I was being told – can someone please tell what’s bad and what’s very bad in this.
Serum cholesterol levels 4.9 Calculated LDL 3.2 Calculated HDL 4.1 Liver Function Normal BG (Fasting) 8.4 HBA1C 75 mmol/mol
I know my BG was high when I when in for test but I have been managing and monitoring since them (Accu Check Compact Plus) almost 3-4 times a day since last 3 weeks
3 weeks Average – 7.5 1 week average - 6.8
Please help to understand the results
Also – Can I get a copy of my reports or GP’s don’t give that, what is the process I need to follow to get a copy of my reports for my records as I might travel to a different country in next 1-2 years.
What question to ask the nurse, how can I be referred to a dietician….
I can't help you with understanding it, as I'm newly diagnosed and originally from the US, so I'm as baffled as you with the figures! But I was able to get a print out of my blood test results just by asking my GP for it. I was going to write everything down and then he offered to print it for me, so it's worth asking if s/he will print it for you!
Rebecca Diagnosed March 2012 Type 2 HbA1c 50 (6.7%) Check up June 2012 - HbA1c 36 (5.4%) Check up Sept 2012 - HbA1c 34 (5.2%) Check up Nov 2012 - HBA1c 34 (5.2%) Controlling with diet only (LCHF) Weight: 35lbs down, at least 60 to go, but stalled!
As for your records if you are going to be going to another country you can get a copy of your file though some surgerys will charge you for that. If they try to withold your records (which I am pretty sure is not even legal) I beleive there are ways to get them and your first stop may be to find your nearest Citizens Advice Bureau
T1 Diagnosed April 2009 (BG 33.6) DAFNE Feb 2011 / 12+32u Levemir & Carb Counting with Novorapid Variable Ratios. HbA1c 6.3 and rising :/
AndyS, is the conversion thing working properly, Ive just tried it by entering my current Hba1c of 46 and it said 479.2367, which looks strange to me, but I dont quite understand how it works myself, so am just checking.
Officially diagnosed T2 end of Feb 2012, after 3 UTIS, 3 Blood Tests, and an A&E Visit. Have a club foot too, a bottle of pop and a sausage roll, and Im generally mowing a meadow - which could be the problem. GTT on 12th June
Officially diagnosed T2 end of Feb 2012, after 3 UTIS, 3 Blood Tests, and an A&E Visit. Have a club foot too, a bottle of pop and a sausage roll, and Im generally mowing a meadow - which could be the problem. GTT on 12th June
Officially diagnosed T2 end of Feb 2012, after 3 UTIS, 3 Blood Tests, and an A&E Visit. Have a club foot too, a bottle of pop and a sausage roll, and Im generally mowing a meadow - which could be the problem. GTT on 12th June
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and Department of Health cholesterol guidelines, which is the policy doctors follow, are:
Total cholesterol - less than 5.0mmol/l LDL cholesterol - less than 3.0mmol/l However, the Joint British Societies (a group of the main UK expert societies involved in cardiovascular disease) recommend different cholesterol limits for people who have, or are at risk of, coronary heart disease:
Total cholesterol - less than 4.0mmol/l LDL cholesterol - less than 2.0mmol/l These guidelines match the more stringent recommendations used in Europe.
NICE is currently reviewing its national policy guidelines.http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/physical_he ... rol_levels The BBC report doesn't give a level for HDL which other sites from the UK say should be above 1.2mmol/l
Liver Function Normal
BG (Fasting) 8.4mml/l = 151.2 mgdl (to change blood glucose from mmol/l to mg/dl multiply by 18)
The HbA1c as people have already said uses the IFCC units of mmol/mol and it's easiest to use a calcuator or chart HBA1C 75 mmol/mol= 9% this is an estimated average glucose level of 11.8mmol/l = 212 mg/dl .http://professional.diabetes.org/GlucoseCalculator.aspx
