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<blockquote data-quote="borofergie" data-source="post: 235010" data-attributes="member: 33342"><p>Firstly, it's difficult to draw any conclusions from a single set of three tests.</p><p></p><p>However, I'm very disappointed at the results of the A1cNow test, in particular. I had a spare kit, so I repeated the A1cNow test a couple of days later and got a similar result (6.4%). There is no way that my average BG reading in the last 3 months is anywhere near 8mmol/l, a number that I almost never see 2 hours after eating.</p><p></p><p>You'd assume that the NHS Lab test is the most accurate, but I don't know for sure. I'd also be surprised if my average BG was less than 6 mmol/l, but that's probably an artifact of the rough conversion equation.</p><p></p><p><strong>Conclusion</strong></p><p>This makes it difficult to trust the home test kits at all. The difference between an average BG of 8.8mmol/l and 5.8 mmol/l is obviously huge.</p><p></p><p>I've been doing the A1CNow kits about once a month since diagnosis, and I am kinda surprised at they've always given me scores in the 5.x%. Maybe I ran across a batch of bad kits.</p><p></p><p>I'll repeat the experiment when I go for my next HbA1c test in March.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="borofergie, post: 235010, member: 33342"] Firstly, it's difficult to draw any conclusions from a single set of three tests. However, I'm very disappointed at the results of the A1cNow test, in particular. I had a spare kit, so I repeated the A1cNow test a couple of days later and got a similar result (6.4%). There is no way that my average BG reading in the last 3 months is anywhere near 8mmol/l, a number that I almost never see 2 hours after eating. You'd assume that the NHS Lab test is the most accurate, but I don't know for sure. I'd also be surprised if my average BG was less than 6 mmol/l, but that's probably an artifact of the rough conversion equation. [b]Conclusion[/b] This makes it difficult to trust the home test kits at all. The difference between an average BG of 8.8mmol/l and 5.8 mmol/l is obviously huge. I've been doing the A1CNow kits about once a month since diagnosis, and I am kinda surprised at they've always given me scores in the 5.x%. Maybe I ran across a batch of bad kits. I'll repeat the experiment when I go for my next HbA1c test in March. [/QUOTE]
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