Hi All,
I have been a member here since I was first diagnosed as T2 a couple of years ago. Thanks to the great advice and information, I've so far managed to successfully control my T2 through diet and lifestyle. However, something strange happened a couple of weeks ago with my annual check-up. The blood test results all came back fine, except the HbA1C test failed and I got a message, "Unable to report HbA1c due to sample interference." So I had another test, and that failed too. I got similar feedback, "Unable to report a reliable result due to sample interference. Please use Fructosamine test." So now I have a fructosamine test booked for next week. The lab didn't seem concerned, but I have asked my GP to ask if they know why it happened and whether we should carry out any other tests to get to the bottom of it. It's quite worrying. Has anyone else had this happen or know what might be the cause? Thanks.
I have been a member here since I was first diagnosed as T2 a couple of years ago. Thanks to the great advice and information, I've so far managed to successfully control my T2 through diet and lifestyle. However, something strange happened a couple of weeks ago with my annual check-up. The blood test results all came back fine, except the HbA1C test failed and I got a message, "Unable to report HbA1c due to sample interference." So I had another test, and that failed too. I got similar feedback, "Unable to report a reliable result due to sample interference. Please use Fructosamine test." So now I have a fructosamine test booked for next week. The lab didn't seem concerned, but I have asked my GP to ask if they know why it happened and whether we should carry out any other tests to get to the bottom of it. It's quite worrying. Has anyone else had this happen or know what might be the cause? Thanks.