hba1c

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They changed the units. 54 in new (IFCC) units corresponds to 7.1% in the old (DCCT) units, so that's an improvement.

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Sorry but i still dont understand. Since becoming diabetic i have had only one 3 month blood test. It came back as 9. on the calculator it changes it mmol which came back as 74. something. I thought that your daily testing is measured in mmol ? :crazy: Have i got confussed somewhere along the line? If it changed in October shouldn't the nurse have given me the results in the new way. I had the test in January. :shock:

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If it changed in October shouldn't the nurse have given me the results in the new way. I had the test in January. :shock:

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I thought that your daily testing is measured in mmol

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Some background: A mole is a number (number of atoms in 12g 12C, 6.022×10^23). Daily blood glucose is measured in mmol/l i.e. the number of glucose molecules in moles found in one litre of blood [or mg/dl, which is glucose in grams found in one decilitre - same thing]; HbA1c is measured in mmol/mol so that's a proportion (of A1c molecules to ? - I don't think it really matters). The old HbA1c units (%) were also a proportion but due to a change in calibration the new results would have been lower so they changed it (unsuccessfully, it seems) to avoid confusion.

Edit: Oh, and please consider changing your avatar to something less seizure-inducing :twisted:

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avatar changing.

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mistee71 said:

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avatar changing.

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I like your avatar Mistee..perhaps AMBrennan could cover the offending avatar with a hand while viewing your posts. :wink: