Fructosamine test

[SHmano]

Hi,
My doctors always do Fructosamine test to assess my sugar levels. The result is always 300+. My sugar levels fluctuate a lot. Can anyone let me know why it is done and how to control it?

 

[KennyA]

Personally, I have no experience of this. I had a look at the Wikipedia entry which I'm sure you've looked at already.

Fructosamine - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Why not ask your doctors the reason?

 

[HSSS]

Usually it’s because the hba1c is inaccurate for some reason.

It covers a shorter time period than the hba1c does too. Eg Pregnancy where things change rapidly, anaemia, conditions that effect the RBC shape or size like thalessimia, sickle cell etc.

I have to admit I’ve no idea what the normal ranges etc are though.

 

[Mbaker]

I get this done at Medichecks as I have had discordance with my A1c's on Assays geared towards Caucasians. Below is what Medichecks says about it



In my case it did show I was improving my results when the HbA1c was not showing progress I could see with glucose monitors and CGM's.

 

[SHmano]

I get this done at Medichecks as I have had discordance with my A1c's on Assays geared towards Caucasians. Below is what Medichecks says about it

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In my case it did show I was improving my results when the HbA1c was not showing progress I could see with glucose monitors and CGM's.

Thank you for giving me an incite. I hope to follow up with my doctor