Blood Readings

[Nick4344]

I think I understand the difference between hbac1 and daily blood sugar. What I don't understand is how my hbac1 is 49 but readings from a meter are single digits.

Is it because they are different things or just using different units of measurement?

 

[justadad]

Hi @Nick4344
HbA1c is meassured both in mmol/mol and in percentages. A double digit percentage is not good!

Here's more http://www.diabetes.co.uk/what-is-hba1c.html

Cheers

 

[Nick4344]

Ah, thanks. So the hbac1 test the doctor has me do at the blood clinic is a different test to the daily blood sugar meter readings, hence the difference in numbers?

 

[Squire Fulwood]

Ah, thanks. So the hbac1 test the doctor has me do at the blood clinic is a different test to the daily blood sugar meter readings, hence the difference in numbers?

Yes and you can have a lot of fun playing with the numbers here.

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/hba1c-to-blood-sugar-level-converter.html

 

[Nick4344]

Thanks. So that converts my hbac1 of 49 to 7.9