Bluetit1802
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I hva e the same problem. Have been diagnosed as diabetic for just over a year and my H!AC has gone down from 147 to 35 in that time. However my home tests have consistently been considerably worse than my H1AC results. I juts got a control solution to check my meter , but these allow sucgh a range that whilst the meter passed the test there is still room for it to be wrong.
I struggle for a meaningful answer. Home testing meters are allowed to be fairly inaccurate, H1AC may not be a true reflectin of your blood if your blood sugar over time does not last very long. So where are you left when trying to assess your control - for me is getting the number down to 35 success and injust need to maintain? or should I be attempting to get my meter numbers down - currently showing an average of 8.3, against my H1AC equivalent to 6
There are large groups of people for whom the HbA1c is not a reliable indicator. The test relies on everyone having red blood cells that live for the average amount of time before dying off and being replaced by new ones - somewhere around 120 days. This is an average. Some have red blood cells that die off a lot quicker, and some have them that live a lot longer. Also, if there are some abnormalities with your red blood cells, such as anaemia, this will also skew the results.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/thr...due-to-red-blood-cell-age-variability.110793/
http://www.pathology.leedsth.nhs.uk/pathology/Portals/0/PDFs/BP-2013-01 Diabetes.pdf
http://www.ngsp.org/factors.asp
https://www.diabetesdaily.com/forum/testing-blood-sugar/83550-measuring-glucose-high-hematocrit/