hba1c

Was diagnosed T2 back in June and had an hbA1c of 67 mmol/mol (10.6%). Just retested at my GP surgery and it's down to 42 mmol/mol (7%). I'm absolutely chuffed and put this down to 500mg of Metformin twice a day, lots of exercise and reducing my carbs and sugars considerably. One thing I was...

Hi all, I am being tested for PCOS as a scan, and then follow up scan, show cystic ovaries. My bloods came back with HbA1c level as 40 mmol/mol which is within normal range (although, for me, worryingly close to pre-diabetic). My doctor is being great and has referred me on to a gynea but as...

Exactly one year into my diabetes journey. Overall a success story and a period of intense learning about my body, how it works and what affects it - and what I need to know about it. Highlights - 27 kg down in total, Hba1c from 92 to 42 great majority of blood markers improved. steadfast...

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2017/aug/osteoarthritis-drug-found-to-lower-hba1c-levels-in-type-2-diabetes-98956906.html please read this article, where it is said that diacerein works also in lowering HbA1c and then I looked the medicine up and found that this substance is naturally found in...

I have type 2 diabetes. As I understand it, although a HbA1c level of 32 would be normal for a person without diabetes, a level of 48 would be more usual for someone with diabetes. On my most recent HbA1c test I have come out with a level of 32. Given this is normal for someone without diabetes...

Thought i would share Been pumping since April this year using the Animas vibe and am self funding the Dexcom G4 sensors really striving to lower my Ha1C level. I have lost losing weight and struggling to put it on and after taking advice from my dietitian of eating more high calarie foods i...

Hello, I have been Type 1 since I was 3, so nearly 30 years since I was diagnosed and overall my Diabetes has been fine but the last few years has seen my HBA1c increase to 84mmol and I believe this is down to me not testing my blood enough. I often forget or be lazy and guess what I am (I know...

Hi Everyone I just read this https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4401881/ and in particular Table 4 (results) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4401881/table/T4/ which explains that one can lose a statistically significant number on one's HbA1c.. ! I am curious if...

Hi everyone, I thought id take the time to introduce myself and give a little background on me. I’m 30 years old from Cumbria and was diagnosed with type 2 this year. I was at an impromptu health check at work which showed a blood glucose level of 12 mmol the nurse was worried to say the least...

My initial diagnosis for type 2 had a HbA1C of 99 back last October. Four months later it was 59 this February. Initially, I cut out things high in sugar, such as breakfast cereals and in December I discovered the LCHF diet and have been gradually cutting out carbs, most recently eating...

This is my review of PTS Diagnostic's home HbA1c testing kit "A1CNow+" I don't remember where/when I first heard about the A1CNow home kit for testing HbA1c, but it was a while ago. Then, it was produced by Bayer, at least as early as 2010. It was acquired by PTS Diagnostics within the last...

Hi everyone, So I have only just joined this community page today and am normally very private about my diabetes control...however I'm struggling and so I'm hoping that others could offer advice as to how they managed to get their HbA1c back under control. My work life has become increasingly...

Hi there, Does anybody know of something which will allow me to "project" my HbA1c value into an "assumed" glucometer value? Just so that I can compare the values side-by-side? I'm looking for an Android app, ideally, but can also use something on a web page. I'm looking for something...

I have just returned home after seeing my DN for my yearly HBA1C results. didn't have a review last year so got nothing to compare but I knew my numbers were going to be up as test myself. So 78mols 9.3% target 7.5% cholestrol 4.68 so that is great. Blood pressure 136/55 and pulse 55 weight...

I am a recently diagnosed Type 2 patient with an anxious vital interest in my blood glucose levels and soon after the diagnosis was confirmed by a blood test, I wanted to test for myself to take some control, as I was suffering drastic and continuous weight loss, fatigue and anxiety. My urgent...

I went to see my diabetic nurse this morning for a check-up and my blood test results. Her first comment was "your results are excellent, how did you do it?". I said LCHF, which she had never heard of. My HbA1c was down from 41 in April to 31 in December, which earned an excellent on the...

hba1c in august 71 (8.6%) hba1c in november 42 (6.0%) going in the right direction got the doc on wednesday next week for the next stage :):):):)

Hi all. Have just tried to use the site conversion to find out my HbA1c, using the average for the app for my meter, which came out as 8.3 mmol/l and tells me I am in hyper range, as per attached image. Anyone any idea about what is going on? Thanks. Stox

I'm looking to understand how low an HbA1c is realistic for people with type 1 diabetes of differing ages and recency of diagnosis. I feel that with good management, An HbA1c of below 6% (42 mmol/mol) is attainable for most of us so I'd be interested to hear from all of you with type 1 and...

Hi, So I was diagnosed about 3 years ago. My brother was diagnosed when he was 9 so I was aware of the symptoms so thankfully caught it early and managed to be in and out of hospital with no complications. I started off religiously caring about hba1c and eating correctly, but over the years...