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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Pondering when to go for my next HBA1C?
A week on friday I go on holiday for 14 days, and while I'll be doing my absolute best to follow LCHF and keep the BG low and level, there are invariably going to be slip ups as I experiment.
Do I go for the test before holiday, or after? Before holiday is 9 weeks of LCHF, after will be 12 by the time I've got back to work and managed to get to the phleb department.
From all that I've read concerning the lifecycle of the red blood cells, etc, I understand that the HBA1C is an average over the 12 weeks, but that it is also fairly skewed to the most recent 2 weeks. Have I got the right end of the stick here please?
Following the disastrous DN appointment earlier this week, I did manage to get a HBA1C test slip from it; so perhaps not so bad, after all I was looking to obtain this.
My test was end of March this year, with the results supplied to me at the end of April.
The result was HBA1C = 74 = 8.9%
I immediately purchased an ACCU-CHEK Mobile and have been rigorously testing and following LCHF ever since.
Over the last 8 weeks since the result I have collected 635 data points, all taken throughout the day and pre/post consuming anything, with the Accu suggestion that a 90 day average of 6.2mmol/L with no estimated HBA1C for the full duration (as only 8 weeks of data). I do appreciate that there is an accuracy factor with the meter.
On a week by week basis, my results are as follows, with an estimated HBA1C of 4.8% / 29 / 5.1 mmol/L BG for the last two weeks:
I'm torn between wanting to know the most accurate reading of my progress now Vs waiting it out for the full 12. I do have the delightful DN threat of "shouting at me" if my results are not good enough
thoughts welcome and appreciated
A week on friday I go on holiday for 14 days, and while I'll be doing my absolute best to follow LCHF and keep the BG low and level, there are invariably going to be slip ups as I experiment.
Do I go for the test before holiday, or after? Before holiday is 9 weeks of LCHF, after will be 12 by the time I've got back to work and managed to get to the phleb department.
From all that I've read concerning the lifecycle of the red blood cells, etc, I understand that the HBA1C is an average over the 12 weeks, but that it is also fairly skewed to the most recent 2 weeks. Have I got the right end of the stick here please?
Following the disastrous DN appointment earlier this week, I did manage to get a HBA1C test slip from it; so perhaps not so bad, after all I was looking to obtain this.
My test was end of March this year, with the results supplied to me at the end of April.
The result was HBA1C = 74 = 8.9%
I immediately purchased an ACCU-CHEK Mobile and have been rigorously testing and following LCHF ever since.
Over the last 8 weeks since the result I have collected 635 data points, all taken throughout the day and pre/post consuming anything, with the Accu suggestion that a 90 day average of 6.2mmol/L with no estimated HBA1C for the full duration (as only 8 weeks of data). I do appreciate that there is an accuracy factor with the meter.
On a week by week basis, my results are as follows, with an estimated HBA1C of 4.8% / 29 / 5.1 mmol/L BG for the last two weeks:
I'm torn between wanting to know the most accurate reading of my progress now Vs waiting it out for the full 12. I do have the delightful DN threat of "shouting at me" if my results are not good enough
thoughts welcome and appreciated