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My doctor is trying to scare me (well he retired now) into thinking otherwise based on the FBG numbers. He doesn't buy my story of the numbers going up when I am nervous/anxious. He says that can't happen. He also seems to think the HBA1C means little. I have heard the A1C numbers mean a...

My doctor has been testing my blood for a few years now since I was in my mid 20's (male). I am now 33. He never discussed the results with me. I looked and one test was 101. In 2016 he tested it at 108, re-tested in 2017, asked for an A1C test too. I was verrrrrrry nervous and felt super...

Thank you all for your replies. Admittedly, I eat some carbs still including cereals in the AM. I try and substitute "better" carbs e.g black rice for sushi, etc. and avoid potatoes and bread where possible. A good solid meal for dinner for me is broccoli and a chicken breast...but I have...

I am Canadians so I apologize if I am using units of measurement that are different from what this forum uses. My doctor sends me for blood every 6 months when I renew my meds. In late 2017, I was overweight and I was content with it. When I went to see my doctor, I spied on my last blood...

I lost a lot of weight and brought my FBG down through weight loss, diet, exercise. My doctor is very happy with my latest blood test. My A1C is at 5.1%, though a few months ago it was 5% so never bad. The last few days my FBG as checked by my Contour Next whatever meter in the morning is...

Jan 2017 my FBG was 108....then in November 2017 after my doctor made me really anxious about the possibility of diabetes he tested me again and my FBG was 115. I attribute that high # to extreme anxiety. Interestingly my A1C was 5.0%. I am very anxious around needles. Went from 5'9 193ish...

I have always had anxiety, ever since I was a kid. I will not say I have OCD because OCD is a real thing and not just something that everybody has for having worry, but I can fixate on something for a while. I feel as though my November 2017 FBG score of 115 (up from 108 in Jan 2017) is...

Thank you all for your replies. I have had anxiety my whole life. My current doc thinks it's not going to do me any good to go on meds...If he feels that way, I certainly would like him to listen about my phobia of getting my blood pricked. I was surprised when he dismissed the A1C number...

I'm really unsure what my doctor is on about. I brought my girlfriend with me to interpret and she was super p***ed that he didn't seem to listen to me. In Jan 2017 he sent me for blood and my fasting was 105 but I'm extremely anxious with my blood getting drawn and have gone to him with anxiety...

I am a huge baby about blood tests. My anxiety floods my system. Today I decided screw it, bite the bullet and get it done!! So I went in, still anxious, and asked to lie down, had a good nurse. Before I left the house my level was 5.2. I went and did the test, the nurse/blood person was...

The other day somebody at my office brought donuts to the office. Not just your run of the mill donuts, but these expensive, bespoke city-famous donuts from the hip part of town with no parking and a line of people queuing out the door just to get a piece. I could smell them as the box was...

Contour Next One user. I checked randomly...3.6 (64.8 mg/dl). The tester goes red. WHAT! It's never gone that low. But I didn't give it enough blood and then it tried again and I feel like I skewed it. Checked again in 1 minute...5.0 (90.0) and then again 5.1 (91.8) Phew I need to get...

Thank you for your comment/concern! I ate like that on purpose to see what kind of results it would show on my meter so I would know what to expect. Trust me, my office at work is a bunch of enablers and give me flak for not partaking in their cakes, donuts, cookies and other treats. I have...

31 male. So back in November 2017 my doctor told me that I had a fasting glucose of 6.4 (115 mg/dl??) and A1C of 5.0 (31) Sorry I''m in Canada no idea about the conversion. Great A1c, no friggin idea why FBG was higher than it should be. I am sooo anxious around needles and have had a lot of...

Thank you very much. My doctor was giving me flak because in 2016 my FBG was 5.7, then 6.0 and now 6.4. But my A1c remains really good. I don't seem to sleep really well and with this latest reading, I had extremely bad anxiety for 10 days leading up to the test, like a nervous wreck 80% of...

Thank you for your awesome replies! Prem51, the fasting test was from a lab at the same time as my A1c. So I am confused, because the lab said my FBG was 6.4 and my A1C was 5.0.... It seems weird to me and seems out of place, like how can my A1c be so low if my FBG is so high?

My Dr. showed me that my FBG in Jan 2017 was 6.0. He just showed me this in late October, and only after I asked (nobody told me...). When I asked for another test, on Nov 10 2017... it came back higher, at 6.4. However, my A1c was 5.0 (which he said was perfect). I do have a tremendous...

Hi all, I'm a new member from Canada. About a year ago my doc sent me for routine bloodwork. I never followed up with him and always thought, "Oh if something's wrong, THEY'LL call". Went back for something else the day before Halloween, and I looked at my chart and my FBG was at 6.0. He...