Hba1c Reading

Mat Bonner · Jan 11, 2024

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone could help. I originally had a hba1c reading of 42, which went down to 40 and my most recent test is 38. I find it difficult to find specific information on the readings and I am wondering where I am now with the 38 reading.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Helen H · Jan 11, 2024

Hi, my understanding is anything 41 and below is non-diabetic, 42-47 is pre-diabetic and 48 and over is Type 2 diabetic. Hope This helps.

Antje77 · Jan 11, 2024

Mat Bonner said:
Hi,

I was wondering if anyone could help. I originally had a hba1c reading of 42, which went down to 40 and my most recent test is 38. I find it difficult to find specific information on the readings and I am wondering where I am now with the 38 reading.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Prediabetes starts at 42, diabetes at 48.
So your current hba1c is normal.

Paul_ · Jan 11, 2024

Others have answered the overall question, however to give some context, I read somewhere that the average hba1c result for UK non-diabetics is 34.

Well done on reducing your hba1c, keep up the good work!

KennyA · Jan 11, 2024

Mat Bonner said:
Hi,

I was wondering if anyone could help. I originally had a hba1c reading of 42, which went down to 40 and my most recent test is 38. I find it difficult to find specific information on the readings and I am wondering where I am now with the 38 reading.

Thanks in advance for any help.

You've got a low-normal reading there. I'm attaching a graph that shows HbA1c distribution in a non-diabetic population - around 3,000 people if I remember correctly. You'll see from the graph that a 38 reading puts you just about bang on the mean value....of 38.

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