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DaveThompson

DaveThompson

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urbanracer said:
Hi @billmoira ,

Welcome to the forums. Why don't you tell us how you feel when your glucose levels are that high?

It is not good to be walking around with with high glucose figures, you really ought to be seeking urgent medical advice before it makes you ill.
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When I got my results last week and was diagnosed T2D I was given figures of 107 where the ideal range was around 48 and 12 when it should be about 5. Can someone explain ?
 
DaveThompson said:
When I got my results last week and was diagnosed T2D I was given figures of 107 where the ideal range was around 48 and 12 when it should be about 5. Can someone explain ?
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As @NoCrbs4Me has stated, your readings are probably for different things. The only thing I would add, is be aware that different units of measurement are used,
Your average blood glucose readings are probably in mmol/mol, whereas your daily readings will be mmol/Litre.

Have a look at these pages for greater clarification.....
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/what-is-hba1c.html

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html
 
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urbanracer said:
...your daily readings will be mg/dl (milligrams/decilitre).
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But not in the UK - finger prick tests are a measured in mmol/L (unless you use an American (or I believe also a French?) meter...:p
Robbity
 
Robbity said:
But not in the UK - finger prick tests are a measured in mmol/L (unless you use an American (or I believe also a French?) meter...:p
Robbity
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Apologies, agreed - have edited my earlier post.
 
DaveThompson said:
When I got my results last week and was diagnosed T2D I was given figures of 107 where the ideal range was around 48 and 12 when it should be about 5. Can someone explain ?
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HbA1c of 48 is not ideal, it's the threshold for diagnosing diabetes. You'd have to get a copy of the medical report to learn what precisely it says.

For some patients, 48 might conceivably be chosen as a treatment goal. Ideally, the treatment goal is to achieve control well below 48. For some patients this will be considered unrealistic, and that is why practice guidelines recommend a target of 53 for certain people. Whether 48 is ever a prescribed treatment target, I don't know.

There are many success stories in these forums of achieving good control, below 48. Some of them posted today. There is a Success Stories forum.
 
Many surgeries now put your coded medical records including test results on-line. Yesterday I had my 6 monthly blood tests. Today they were up on my screen. No wondering, waiting, asking for print outs. Brilliant. They also show the normal ranges, and if any of your results are outside this range they are marked with a red star. It is worth asking if this available at your surgery.
 
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