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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RobinAnn" data-source="post: 2526529" data-attributes="member: 557286">Hi everyone, I'm new here and need some help.So I've been dealing with pancreatitis for about 15 years. AIP type 2 is suspected but for now it's considered idiopathic, duct destructive chronic pancreatitis (same difference[emoji849]) My GI tested fasting blood sugar and it was 108, so pre diabetes.So now I need further testing. After doing research, mostly I'm confused. It seems that hc1b is a diagnostic for type 2 but type 1 is diagnosed via a GTT. Is that correct? But what about type 3c. Is the hc1b test the correct way to diagnose type 3c? Or does type 3c also require GTT?I test my blood sugar at home off and on and it's seems to consistently show pre-diabetes. My GP did a hc1b test and it was 5.9%, which she says is normal. How can these two tests give different results?I understand hc1b is a 3 month average and using a meter is just a moment in time. Could it be my pre-diabetes is new enough that it doesn't show up when averaged over the hc1b 3 month range?Would really love any input anyone has.</blockquote>

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