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Just wanted to give an update: I got an official blood draw at my doctor’s office and it matched the home test 1:1 at 4.7% A1C (I’m in the United States, no clue what units the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland uses). I get very very nervous (the nurses ask me if I’m okay...

I have palmar hyperhidrosis (my hands and feet sweat excessively). I wash my hands, dry them, and then wipe the site with alcohol, but even when I wipe my hands dry there is still sweat that comes back out like immediately. Can I still trust my readings given this weird condition? Does a bit of...

Yeah I’m just wondering whether or not I can eat pasta and stuff if I go to Italy or something. Scared I’m going to damage my body if I eat sweet stuff or carbs in moderation. Obviously most of the time I will eat healthier stuff (maybe not low carb, but less processed stuff and everything whole...

Now I just realized, I was eating more healthy (not extremely low carb but lower and less sugar) for a month. Could that have falsely brought my A1C to 4.7% since I didn’t get my A1C measured right away when I did get that high fasting blood glucose value? Or does A1C not change that quickly?

I live in the United States, not the UK. Saw you were using pounds as the currency. I ordered the kit off Amazon. It’s called “A1CNow Selfcheck” if you look it up on Amazon. Had good reviews and a lot of them said it was within 0.1 of the lab tests too.

Yes! I was planning on eating a moderate amount of carbs but only low glycemic, basically eating as if I’m diabetic but maybe having fast food from time to time. Definitely not going to eat refined carbs daily, I quit soda, and I’m trying to build muscle mass since studies show it can improve...

Hi I picked up an A1C home kit at the pharmacy. It’s called A1C now kit by PTS diagnostics. This was rated as the most reliable, 99% accuracy with a 5% deviation. Reviews said it almost exactly matched tests in the clinic. I took 2 separate readings: The first reading was 4.4 (I made an error...

Hi all. I’m 23, 5’6.5 and weigh 155 lbs. I went to the doctor for another reason and had blood work done 3 months ago. My non-fasting blood glucose was 100 mg/dL, which was normal for non-fasted. But, 3 months later (2 weeks ago) I had to get blood work rechecked for another reason. My fasting...