1st ever HbA1c DCCT result - Is this good?

The DCCT stands for Diabetes control and complications trial. This led to the standardisation of HbA1c testing in many countries and the results given as a percentage.
Since then laboratory methods have changed and a newer standard and reporting method has been agreed by the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry. This is the second result and is in mmol/mol.
A result of 57 on the new one is the equivalent of 7.4% on the old one and for a while in the UK both methods will be reported. (I live in France and they haven't changed at all yet)

see http://www.diabetes.org.uk/HbA1c

The NICE guidelines suggest a level below 7,5% is best but that a lower level of 6.5% or lowe if it can be achieved without too many hypos may be appropriate for type 1s.
http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/live/10944/29398/29398.pdf
So 7.4% is within the target and a good first result.

For your 1st blood tests, you should be very proud of yourself.

Hi nikkihc,

Welcome to the forum.

I'm T2 and a bit older than you, so perhaps I'm not qualified to comment on your BG's? However, I am drinking a very large vodka and coke as I type this, so can tell you that vodka seems to be a "compliant drink" for T2's; so hopefully it will be for T1's too.

I'm intrigued by this whole T1/T2 thing. Is it simply that T1's are insulin dependant from the off, or is there more to it than that? I only ask as my perception is that T1's are diagnosed early in life, not in their 30's.

not all type 1s are diagnosed when they are young, both me and my mum got type 1 in our mid 30s. To put it simple the difference between type 1s and 2s is that type 1 is an autoimmune disease meaning their immune system attack and kill the insulin makng cells in the pancreas, so once this process is complete they are unable to make any insulin at all, where as type 2s do make some insulin but not enough for various reasons eg they are insulin resistant meaning they produce it but cant use it effectivly so need more to gain the desired result, anyway thats just a quicky answer theres much more to it than that but I could be here all day :lol: