Hba1c Test

[pincesslau]

hi

I am not diagnosed as diabetic at this time, but have been having a lot of the symptoms, thirsty and going to the toilet a lot, pins and needles, hunger, blurry vision and feeling generally unwell. So today I had a Blood fasting test and they have since rang me and told me that it was high, and that I need to have a hba1c test this tuesday,

I was just wondering what happens when you get the results of the hba1c?, if it comes back as a normal reading even though my fasting blood was high what will this mean?.... can anyone shed any light on this?

Any help or insights would be greatly appreciated

 

[mrman]

Hi, if you have an un quenchabe thirst and are having frequent visits to the toilet I wouldn't wait for the gp. Go to a and e. These are signs of ketones, did your surgery check for sugar in your urine?

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[Squire Fulwood]

Hba1c is a measurement that gives an average blood sugar level over the past three months or so. Patients are often given a target Hba1c and told to change their lifestyle until they meet the target.

This site has some information about it.

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/what-is-hba1c.html