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How low is too low for an HbA1c?
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<blockquote data-quote="Grazer" data-source="post: 221447" data-attributes="member: 31362"><p>Whereas I agree that as low to normal an HbA1c as possible is desirable, I think we should be wary of alarming people who can't get down to some of the figures quoted. We also need to consider some of these statements about "significant risk". The risk figures used are the same as those used by Prof Christiansen at the Copenhagen summit. He used a risk factor of 1.24 for people with an HbA1c between 5.5 and 6.0. What this means is that if a non-diabetic had a 10% risk of CVD from their normal lifestyle/situation, then a raised A1c to this level would increase their risk to 12.4%. Nowhere near as significant an increase as being mildly overweight, or lacking fitness. %'s of %'s can be made to sound alarming or not, it's a matter of how you display them.</p><p>The same study showed that as we age, our HbA1c increases anyway, and that 6.0 can be normal for a male of 60!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grazer, post: 221447, member: 31362"] Whereas I agree that as low to normal an HbA1c as possible is desirable, I think we should be wary of alarming people who can't get down to some of the figures quoted. We also need to consider some of these statements about "significant risk". The risk figures used are the same as those used by Prof Christiansen at the Copenhagen summit. He used a risk factor of 1.24 for people with an HbA1c between 5.5 and 6.0. What this means is that if a non-diabetic had a 10% risk of CVD from their normal lifestyle/situation, then a raised A1c to this level would increase their risk to 12.4%. Nowhere near as significant an increase as being mildly overweight, or lacking fitness. %'s of %'s can be made to sound alarming or not, it's a matter of how you display them. The same study showed that as we age, our HbA1c increases anyway, and that 6.0 can be normal for a male of 60! [/QUOTE]
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