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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 1929159" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>I think you may be misunderstanding the nature of the hba1c. It just gives you a measure of your average blood sugar for the last 3 months. For some people, with anaemia or various sickle cell conditions or unusually long or short lived blood cells, that measure isn't accurate. Indeed, insulin dependant diabetics can have "good" hba1cs but poor blood sugars if they have a lot of low blood sugars combined with high ones.</p><p>If you suffer from a condition which makes your hba1c inaccurate, or you want a measure of your blood sugar for the last 2-3 weeks, you can do a fructosamine test.</p><p>The important thing is the readings on your glucometer. The hba1c is just one way to try to measure that, and is particularly useful for those who don't do regular blood tests.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 1929159, member: 372717"] I think you may be misunderstanding the nature of the hba1c. It just gives you a measure of your average blood sugar for the last 3 months. For some people, with anaemia or various sickle cell conditions or unusually long or short lived blood cells, that measure isn't accurate. Indeed, insulin dependant diabetics can have "good" hba1cs but poor blood sugars if they have a lot of low blood sugars combined with high ones. If you suffer from a condition which makes your hba1c inaccurate, or you want a measure of your blood sugar for the last 2-3 weeks, you can do a fructosamine test. The important thing is the readings on your glucometer. The hba1c is just one way to try to measure that, and is particularly useful for those who don't do regular blood tests. [/QUOTE]
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