How does monitor reading compare to Hba1c result

Bittern said:

The simple answer is no. The Hba1c is, crudely, a measure of the average level of glucose in your blood over a period of approximately 12 weeks. The home reading is a spot reading, it is the blood glucose level at that instant. Blood glucose levels change comparatively quickly so if you take it again in, say, an hour it will be different but the Hba1c will not have changed at all. Sorry but you are, to an extent, trying to compare apples and pears.

Best to use your meter to sort out what foods work for you which will lower the readings you take and ultimately your Hba1c.

Loads of advice on diet

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ianf0ster said:

Hi Majii,
They are measuring 2 completely different things- just concentrate on getting the home fingerprick Blood Glucose readings within the ideal ranges for before and then 2hrs after (first bite of) meals. That is the thing you can directly control and if you do that then the next HbA1C reading will improve - perhaps even to the 'normal range'.

I would be concerned at a reading 2hrs after first bite of a meal of 11.9, but an HbA1C of 51 is only just in the diabetic as opposed to 'pre-diabetic' range. So if you eliminate the spikes from high carb meals you should be in great shape!

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Rachox said:

Hi Majji
The HbA1c is a clever test that works out your average blood sugar over the previous three months and is measured in mmols/mol. Your finger prick tests are a snap shot of your blood sugar at the moment of testing and is measured in mmols/L, so it is really difficult to make direct comparisons. However I put all my finger prick readings into an app called MySugr. After you have input enough readings it will estimate your HbA1c. I emphasise it is an estimate and I have seen it be up to 4 lower than my lab HbA1c, but it is good for watching trends. Hope that helps

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