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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 1921078" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>No, not the gold standard but it is all most of us have. The HbA1c can be unreliable for anyone that has non-standard red blood cells or certain thyroid conditions. It can be used for us all as a method of watching for trends, and is likely to be OK for those with standard red blood cells. Sadly, most of us have no idea if we have standard red blood cells. The life of our red blood cells is not tested as it requires hospitalisation or specific tests in research labs. The standard life of a RBC is 120 days, and that is what the HbA1c relies on. However, one size never fits all.  I only have it to keep my nurse happy.     Have you always been happy that your HbA1c reflects accurately what your finger pricks told you? If so, then you are probably one of the ones that fall within standard.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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