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<blockquote data-quote="Rachox" data-source="post: 2224695" data-attributes="member: 400972"><p>[ATTACH=full]39036[/ATTACH] HbA1c results are the standard way of diagnosing and monitoring blood sugar control in the UK. As far as I know they are pretty reliable if you have standard red blood cells. If you are anaemic or have other disorders of the red cells they may be inaccurate.</p><p>As for comparing your own finger pricks with your HbA1c it can never be totally accurate especially if you are only testing your fasting sugars. Doing this you will miss any spikes after meals. Metformin will have only a minimal effect on your levels, I dropped one tablet for three months once and my HbA1c only went up by one.</p><p></p><p>Here’s where to click for editing your signature. First on your screen name circled in blue, then on signature circled</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rachox, post: 2224695, member: 400972"] [ATTACH=full]39036[/ATTACH] HbA1c results are the standard way of diagnosing and monitoring blood sugar control in the UK. As far as I know they are pretty reliable if you have standard red blood cells. If you are anaemic or have other disorders of the red cells they may be inaccurate. As for comparing your own finger pricks with your HbA1c it can never be totally accurate especially if you are only testing your fasting sugars. Doing this you will miss any spikes after meals. Metformin will have only a minimal effect on your levels, I dropped one tablet for three months once and my HbA1c only went up by one. Here’s where to click for editing your signature. First on your screen name circled in blue, then on signature circled [/QUOTE]
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