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Apprehensive about hba1c test tomorrow

Chiefy

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Hi all, just venting really (!). Due my first 3 month hba1c tomorrow morning and was really hoping to bring it down from my initial point of 82. Very apprehensive. Have lost about 3 stone, cut carbs and my BG has usually been between 4.9 and 6.5, but recently been on steroids (2 weeks) for an infection and just took a reading of 9.5 (the highest I’ve had in 3 months). Not what I was hoping for the night before but I know it takes into account the last 3 months. Just keeping my fingers crossed. I’ll let you all know once I get the results.
 
Fingers crossed for you. I worried about my first one too. Feels like an exam mark!
 
It is worth remembering that an HbA1c measures blood glucose levels over the previous 3 months. So, although your steroid intake may have had some effect I would put money on an improved result! Good luck!
 
MrsA2 said:
Fingers crossed for you. I worried about my first one too. Feels like an exam mark!
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Lol, that’s exactly how I feel! Thank you.....
 
Dr Snoddy said:
It is worth remembering that an HbA1c measures blood glucose levels over the previous 3 months. So, although your steroid intake may have had some effect I would put money on an improved result! Good luck!
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Truly hoping! My GP isn’t the best to be honest and I’d love to show him a big improvement especially as I said to him if I can show over a period of time my levels come within the normal range I’d like to come off my metformin. His reply was that I was on them for life!
 
I expect from what you say your HbA1c will have come down, you are doing all the right things, you have lost a lot of weight, cut your carbs and your BG nos. look ok. The steroids I hear sometimes do increase blood sugar so if they have not come down as much as you wanted (although this has only been the last couple of weeks and the test is over the last 3 months) you are on the ball with this and you will get there - I feel you are really determined so you are doing your best to get your HbA1c down. Try to stop stressing (easier said than done I know). I wish you well - you deserve it - let us know how you get on. Take care
 
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Hba1c is a 3 month average, more heavily weighted to the last 2 or 3 weeks and it's certainly not a be all end all test. The steriods will have had an impact, so your best bet is to make of the result with the steriods holding you back a bit. The hba1c with no steriods involved will show pretty good progress I think and your levels look real good. I think you will see progress in the right direction as others have said. Good luck!
 
Despite being on steroids the adjustments I made in diet and losing a serious amount in weight I eventually ended up with an A1c in the normal range so I think this may hold true for you as your steroid treatment was short term any way there is nothing you can do to change it now so worrying about it will not help you as you move on in your efforts what ever the result is take it as your new starting point and go on from there.
 
Your HbA1c might show some increase from what it would have been, but really.... I think you've done really well. And it's not easy keeping your glucose down when you're on steroids. Lot of doctors would expect you to hit well into double digits while on the stuff, so you're doing an excellent job.
 
Fingers crossed for you. I worry each and every time. We all have blips so don’t worry too much.
 
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Results in; HbA1c = 39. Very happy!
 
Total winner! Very well done indeed.
 
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