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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 1611556" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>Not quite. The FBS is very unreliable and is no longer used for a diagnosis of diabetes because of this.. It is just a snapshot of your level at the time of the test, which could be high or low depending on many factors. My surgery no longer does this test. The HbA1c has its faults but is the test used for diagnosis (there are other tests that some doctors use such as the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test). If the HbA1c is borderline within the diabetic range, a second test should be carried out to confirm the result. You should have been offered a second test.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 1611556, member: 94045"] Not quite. The FBS is very unreliable and is no longer used for a diagnosis of diabetes because of this.. It is just a snapshot of your level at the time of the test, which could be high or low depending on many factors. My surgery no longer does this test. The HbA1c has its faults but is the test used for diagnosis (there are other tests that some doctors use such as the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test). If the HbA1c is borderline within the diabetic range, a second test should be carried out to confirm the result. You should have been offered a second test. [/QUOTE]
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