fergfisherman
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hallii said:Your HbA1c is simply a way of averaging your BG levels for the past months. So if you had hypos they will only affect the average slightly.
borofergie said:I don't think that hypos influence the average at all. I'm doubting that there is very much difference between glycation rates at 5mmol/l and 3mmol/l. I get the impression that glycation only really occurs when you spike. It doesn't measure various degrees of "non-glycation" at non-spiking BG levels.
Might be wrong though.
PHARMANCO said:The A1c value is now reported in mmol/mol instead of % values.
Therefore, 80 mmol/mol would equal 11%
The new mmol/mol value will allow you to detect smaller ups or downs that the older % value would not show.
I would advise you to accept the new system and watch you levels rise and fall in mmol/mol. Thus, your next
draw might show decrease to 75 mmol but converting it to % the value would remain 11
It would be the equivalent of 9.5%Therefore, 80 mmol/mol would equal 11%
http://www.ispad.org/FileCenter/ISPAD%2 ... le%201.pdfHbA1c reflects levels of glycemia over the preceding 4–12 wk, weighted toward the most recent 4 wk.
However, the most recent week is not included because the most recent glycation is reversible
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