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Following my recent two HbA1c blood tests of 50 (26 Sep) and 49 (14 Oct) the Dr phoned me on 17 Oct and suggested I go on medication (Metformin). I asked her for a stay of execution for six months to try and sort myself out with diet and exercise. She kindly agreed but said I’d benefit from an...

Hi, my doctor told me I was prediabetic and gave me the figure 46. I read that if one carries out such-and-such a program one could lower their (HBA1C ?) level by 1.2% over a period of one year. Could someone please advise me of the formula used, do I just take 1.2% away from 46? This would...

I've been having some tests - urine and blood - as a result of a bladder infection. I was put on antibiotics for 20 days after it was discovered I had blood and nitrates in my urine. At the end of the antibiotics treatment I had to take a blood and further urine test. The day after handing in...