7.5 is a diabetic FBG but you know that! (7 and over) Have you been relaxing your testing? Did you do a re-test after seeing the 7.5? What were you seeing previous to your holiday? Did you relax your eating regime on holiday?
So many questions!
Warrented questions have to say valid. I would be interested on comments curiosity nothing else, i.e.
Firstly, cut off numbers 7.5 or whatever, there has to be a set cut off that is undoubtedly clear and necessary for us all, we have to have a number to aim for and be diagnosed under, the question is perhaps we are having anxiety and stress worry unnecessarily, as sometimes those figures we trust to aim for can suddenly out of the blue change? i.e
I assume we are all in same boat trying desperately with or without meds, to aim for the cut off say fasting normal, up to 6.0 even though it does not elaborate if this means sitting ON 6 108mg/dl equal to? one is giving great efforts, motivation, will power to strive to ensure we try for fasting normal, for weeks months a year we have managed to stay in range, its not easy as we all knowj too,
THEN
Suddenly the cut off figure we were using, aiming for, lowers as now it has gone from fasting cut off guide, 6 mmol/l 108mg/dl to 5.5mmol/mol 100mg/dl.
A person whose numbers were for many months or more 100, 101,2,3,4,5,6,7 normal range, suddenly find if there results are any of these, they now fall under category of pre diabetes range, instead of previous normal range.
personally, I find this concerning especially towards ones general health, all efforts now need stronger efforts to reach the changed lower cut off.
I use this as example only. I worry about this, as I do not see any mention or raising of attention to this possible situation and how it can affect ones daily lives, when a lowering of cut offs take place, yes no doubt there is a valid explanation as to why, but that does not change the fact as I see it doubt concern that one can be NORMAL RANGE TODAY, tomorrow PRE DIABETIC RANGE?
I am sure will ruffle few feathers out there on the curiosity, but would Welcome any feedback on this curiosity concern raised, if anyone else has thought of this also? I may be the only one seems like it at the moment?