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<blockquote data-quote="ButtterflyLady" data-source="post: 266106" data-attributes="member: 43498"><p>I just re-read the thread and I think I can help you with "pre-diagnosis portion". Your signature says you were diagnosed on 5 march 2012, and your original post says your Hb1Ac was taken on 8 march. This is reassuring, that whoever diagnosed you then sent you for blood tests. That was the right thing to do.</p><p></p><p>I had overlooked your recent diagnosis date - sorry - and I had thought you'd been here longer. (I'm unwell at the moment so a bit confused at times).</p><p></p><p>Hb1Ac is a measure of your BG control over about the previous 2-3 months I think. So, if you had been tested again on say, 8 April, then the pre-diagnosis portion would be about 1-2 months. The post diagnosis portion is 1 month in this example.</p><p></p><p>If someone had, say, 11 at diagnosis, and 10 at the next test 1 month later, we would say that 2nd test result wasn't an accurate measure because it includes a pre-diagnosis portion that makes the result seem higher than it probably would be if it could reflect just the 1 month.</p><p></p><p>By the time the person has a 3rd test at, say, 3 months, we know that it only covers a period of time SINCE diagnosis, when the person has known they can eat better and maybe take meds, so the test result is sort of fairer. </p><p></p><p>Everyone starts at a high point, and all going well, the result drops over time, and eventually you get into the healthy range and work to stay there. You're newly diagnosed and I think you're doing great by looking for information and learning how to manage diabetes. When you get to 3 months, 6 months etc, you get the chance to celebrate results that accurately show the work you've put in. Major illness, trauma or stress can set you back for a while but overall things should be moving towards the target ranges and largely staying there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ButtterflyLady, post: 266106, member: 43498"] I just re-read the thread and I think I can help you with "pre-diagnosis portion". Your signature says you were diagnosed on 5 march 2012, and your original post says your Hb1Ac was taken on 8 march. This is reassuring, that whoever diagnosed you then sent you for blood tests. That was the right thing to do. I had overlooked your recent diagnosis date - sorry - and I had thought you'd been here longer. (I'm unwell at the moment so a bit confused at times). Hb1Ac is a measure of your BG control over about the previous 2-3 months I think. So, if you had been tested again on say, 8 April, then the pre-diagnosis portion would be about 1-2 months. The post diagnosis portion is 1 month in this example. If someone had, say, 11 at diagnosis, and 10 at the next test 1 month later, we would say that 2nd test result wasn't an accurate measure because it includes a pre-diagnosis portion that makes the result seem higher than it probably would be if it could reflect just the 1 month. By the time the person has a 3rd test at, say, 3 months, we know that it only covers a period of time SINCE diagnosis, when the person has known they can eat better and maybe take meds, so the test result is sort of fairer. Everyone starts at a high point, and all going well, the result drops over time, and eventually you get into the healthy range and work to stay there. You're newly diagnosed and I think you're doing great by looking for information and learning how to manage diabetes. When you get to 3 months, 6 months etc, you get the chance to celebrate results that accurately show the work you've put in. Major illness, trauma or stress can set you back for a while but overall things should be moving towards the target ranges and largely staying there. [/QUOTE]
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