LittleSue
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A newsflash about this came round at work, I hadn't heard before. Apparently from 31st May there's a change to the way HbA1c results are reported. May reduce confusion for newbies who leave the surgery with a number such as 8 but don't know whether it's HbA1c or random glucose.
Here's a link:
http://www.diabetes.org.uk/About_us/News_Landing_Page/Change-in-how-HbA1c-results-are-reported/
Basically this means:
Old HbA1c number (%) = will be expresed as (mmol/mol)
Old 6.0 = new 42
Old 6.5 = 48
Old 7.0 = 53
Old 7.5 = 59
Old 8.0 = 64
Old 9.0 = 75
So, the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Universe was right - 42 [or less] is the answer to life, the universe and everything!
Here's a link:
http://www.diabetes.org.uk/About_us/News_Landing_Page/Change-in-how-HbA1c-results-are-reported/
Basically this means:
Old HbA1c number (%) = will be expresed as (mmol/mol)
Old 6.0 = new 42
Old 6.5 = 48
Old 7.0 = 53
Old 7.5 = 59
Old 8.0 = 64
Old 9.0 = 75
So, the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Universe was right - 42 [or less] is the answer to life, the universe and everything!