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Joshmax123

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Hi I have had my second test
I asked the nurse what the reading was on the first test and she said she didn't know at first
Then I said what's the percentage and she said 54 percent

What's this mean I can not find any information
It was a fasting blood sugar test

Thanks in advance
 
Joshmax123 said:
Hi I have had my second test
I asked the nurse what the reading was on the first test and she said she didn't know at first
Then I said what's the percentage and she said 54 percent

What's this mean I can not find any information
It was a fasting blood sugar test

Thanks in advance
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Hi @Joshmax123 .. and welcome
I don't know about a reading of 54% but have a look at this webpage which explains HbA1c
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/what-is-hba1c.html

Also you can register on-line to check your own med records at any time. Just ask at your surgery for a registration form .. it only takes a few minutes to set up
Hope this helps
 
Joshmax123 said:
Hi I have had my second test
I asked the nurse what the reading was on the first test and she said she didn't know at first
Then I said what's the percentage and she said 54 percent

What's this mean I can not find any information
It was a fasting blood sugar test

Thanks in advance
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Your blood test (considering the result was expressed it in percent) is almost definitely your HbA1c. It is not a fasting BG test result.

54mmol/mol; the newer IFCC standards is more than likely what your Nurse meant to say, rather than 54%. If you wanted to use the older units of measurement for your HbA1c (DCCT) then it would be 7.1%.

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/hba1c-units-converter.html
 
Hi @Joshmax123

You need to make yourself familiar with all the different tests we have, both for diagnosis and on our reviews, and what all the numbers mean. It is confusing because there are so many different measurement units, but understanding these will help you. All this information is on this website, accessed from the Home page. Just follow the links.

The main test is the HbA1c and that sounds like the one your nurse quoted as 54mmol/mol.

There is another test, which is a fasting blood glucose test, and had yours been 54 you would be dead, I'm afraid to say. They are usually figures like 6mmol/l or 7mmol/l or 10mmol/l or similar.

There are other tests.

You would do well to ask your surgery if they put test results on-line and if so, register for this. Failing that, ask reception for a print out of your test results - your first ones and your second ones. These will tell you exactly which tests you had and what the results were. They will also have other tests on them, such as cholesterol, lipids, liver and kidney functions, full blood counts and anything else they threw in. You really do need to know all these. Once you get a print out, or see them on-line, anything you don't understand just ask on here and people will explain them.
 
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