Hi friends,
I took a venous blood test about a month ago, I guess it was the HbA1c I've seen mentioned here: my fasting bg was 13.2 (so a shock diagnosis of diabetes) and triglycerides 32.2 (sic). I went back two weeks later and had a finger-prick which said my fasting bg was 5.8; the doctor put me on rosuvastatin for the trigs, then said to come back in 2 months for another venous test, so we can see what's going on.
I've changed my lifestyle a lot and lost just under 2 stone since the diagnosis, but by the time the next test comes, I will have been 'good' for two months only: if the HbA1c takes an average over 3 months, will the result be skewed by the month I had before diagnosis?
I took a venous blood test about a month ago, I guess it was the HbA1c I've seen mentioned here: my fasting bg was 13.2 (so a shock diagnosis of diabetes) and triglycerides 32.2 (sic). I went back two weeks later and had a finger-prick which said my fasting bg was 5.8; the doctor put me on rosuvastatin for the trigs, then said to come back in 2 months for another venous test, so we can see what's going on.
I've changed my lifestyle a lot and lost just under 2 stone since the diagnosis, but by the time the next test comes, I will have been 'good' for two months only: if the HbA1c takes an average over 3 months, will the result be skewed by the month I had before diagnosis?