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Hyperglycemia
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novorapidboi26
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It would be hard to tell what relationship there was to HbA1c........short term hypers probably wouldn't have a significant effect.....
The HbA1c isn't that scientific in reality....
when high I need insulin to get me back down, so in theory is simple enough to fix......
The HbA1c isn't that scientific in reality....
when high I need insulin to get me back down, so in theory is simple enough to fix......
paulus1
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Hyperglycemia is an abnormally high blood glucose (blood sugar) level. Hyperglycemia is a hallmark sign of diabetes (both type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes) and prediabetes. Diabetes is the most common cause of hyperglycemia.
The term HbA1c refers to glycated haemoglobin. It develops when haemoglobin, a protein within red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout your body, joins with glucose in the blood, becoming 'glycated'.
By measuring glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), clinicians are able to get an overall picture of what our average blood sugar levels have been over a period of weeks/months.
For people with diabetes this is important as the higher the HbA1c, the greater the risk of developing diabetes-related complications.
HbA1c is also referred to as haemoglobin A1c or simply A1c.
basically the higher your bg is over a period of time. the higher your HbA1c will be. the higher your HbA1c the more risk of complications.
The term HbA1c refers to glycated haemoglobin. It develops when haemoglobin, a protein within red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout your body, joins with glucose in the blood, becoming 'glycated'.
By measuring glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), clinicians are able to get an overall picture of what our average blood sugar levels have been over a period of weeks/months.
For people with diabetes this is important as the higher the HbA1c, the greater the risk of developing diabetes-related complications.
HbA1c is also referred to as haemoglobin A1c or simply A1c.
basically the higher your bg is over a period of time. the higher your HbA1c will be. the higher your HbA1c the more risk of complications.
HICHAM_T2
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Grateful
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As I understand it the term "hyperglycemia" is used in two different (and slightly confusing) ways:
When I had my medical in February (2017) just before the diabetes diagnosis, the doctor ordered a routine blood-glucose test and before getting the results, he had scribbled in his notes: "Rule out hyperglycemia. He [Grateful] had an HbA1c of 5.5% in 2009." It was my first "routine medical" since 2009 which is why the doctor had looked up my previous, very old, A1c. In this case, what my doctor meant by "hyperglycemia" was really just a fancy term for "diabetes." The doctor wanted to "rule out" hyperglycemia but ended up, unfortunately, confirming it!
"Hyperglycemia" is also used, rather more precisely, to indicate times when someone (either a diabetic person, or a non-diabetic person) has an episode of high blood sugar.
BTW I am using the American spelling of the term, slightly different to the British (there is an "a" missing).
If you have high average hyperglycemia, you will have a high HbA1c. If you are, over a period of about three months and on average, hyperglycemic, your HbA1c will be in the "diabetic" range.
When I had my medical in February (2017) just before the diabetes diagnosis, the doctor ordered a routine blood-glucose test and before getting the results, he had scribbled in his notes: "Rule out hyperglycemia. He [Grateful] had an HbA1c of 5.5% in 2009." It was my first "routine medical" since 2009 which is why the doctor had looked up my previous, very old, A1c. In this case, what my doctor meant by "hyperglycemia" was really just a fancy term for "diabetes." The doctor wanted to "rule out" hyperglycemia but ended up, unfortunately, confirming it!
"Hyperglycemia" is also used, rather more precisely, to indicate times when someone (either a diabetic person, or a non-diabetic person) has an episode of high blood sugar.
BTW I am using the American spelling of the term, slightly different to the British (there is an "a" missing).
If you have high average hyperglycemia, you will have a high HbA1c. If you are, over a period of about three months and on average, hyperglycemic, your HbA1c will be in the "diabetic" range.
