Daibell said:Hi. First the HBa1c test provides an average blood sugar over the last 2-3 months and is a non-fasting test i.e. it doesn't matter what you eat/drink beofre it. The recent 9.8 reading indicates that the insulin in your body is for whatever reason not bringing your sugar levels down to the 5-6'ish normal range. Normally you would measure 2 hours after a meal. If the 9.8. was at a shorter time it is indeterminate
. Some would call that poor sugar control, some
would say that might be pre-diabetic etc. It all
indicates the need for more recent tests. My diabetes
came on very quickly so it's possible a more up to date HBa1ic would give you a different result from
your previous one?
xyzzy said:HBA1c will measure your average level over the last 3 months or so but the majority of its score comes from what you've been up to into the last month.
xyzzy said:Firstly for a diabetic an hBA1c of 39 is excellent. For a non diabetic I'd describe it as raised as the non diabetic range runs up to 42. At 39 your levels are averaging 7.0 mmol/l so within safety but only just ...
As to HGH then according to here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_sugar_re gulation then HGH will raise levels but it
doesn't say
how much.
Ned9924 said:xyzzy said:Firstly for a diabetic an hBA1c of 39 is excellent. For a non diabetic I'd describe it as raised as the non diabetic range runs up to 42. At 39 your levels are averaging 7.0 mmol/l so within safety but only just ...
As to HGH then according to here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_sugar_re gulation then HGH will raise levels but it
doesn't say
how much.
I was just reading up on the HbA1c test, and I got a reading of 39 as 5.7mmol, is this right?
Ned9924 said:Thank you Defren, much appreciated....
I'm starting to get the hang of this lol
Defren said:Ned9924 said:Thank you Defren, much appreciated....
I'm starting to get the hang of this lol
You will get there, and probably quicker than you realize. It all seems so difficult initially but it'
s not really. Once you know what foods you
can safely eat, you will be away and sorted. I know I was terrified, not now - I control my diabetes,
it does not control me.
Ann19 said:A morning fasting test is not a good way to diagnose diabetes as lots of people get a liver dump of glucose as they wake up. The best way to discover whether you have diabetes would be to see your GP and voice your concerns, ask for an HbA1C test or a Glucose Tolerance test.
Ann
