I'm confused as there seems to be a big discrepancy between my home testing and my Hba1cs. I just got my recent HbA1c back for October at 6.1%. In June I had one done that was 5.9%.
I know I should be happy with these results but I'm finding it difficult to take them seriously as my blood results at home are often quite high and I rarely have hypos.
For example, I just took my blood on two different machines (Freestyle lite and Accuevue Touch) and it was 10.1 and 9.8 respectively. These are not exactly the low readings that would go with low HbA1cs. The other day I had a reading of 16.2 post-priandal. :shock:
Is there something that could be making my HbA1cs artificially low? It's hard to know whether to trust my meter or the HbA1c. The two HbA1cs were done in different labs in different countries so I can't think it's the lab at fault.
Thanks
Goji
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PS. I take Benfotiamine but only a low dose (150mg per day). Do you think that could be doing it?
I know I should be happy with these results but I'm finding it difficult to take them seriously as my blood results at home are often quite high and I rarely have hypos.
For example, I just took my blood on two different machines (Freestyle lite and Accuevue Touch) and it was 10.1 and 9.8 respectively. These are not exactly the low readings that would go with low HbA1cs. The other day I had a reading of 16.2 post-priandal. :shock:
Is there something that could be making my HbA1cs artificially low? It's hard to know whether to trust my meter or the HbA1c. The two HbA1cs were done in different labs in different countries so I can't think it's the lab at fault.
Thanks
Goji
PS. I take Benfotiamine but only a low dose (150mg per day). Do you think that could be doing it?