I’m getting really worried now?

[Adrienne224_]

I keep hearing 5.5 a1c is an average of 122 in blood sugar and that’s what I tested for last Friday and a fasting glucose of 85. My urine was negative. I started exercising a week before my testing and I do intense workouts. I’m just really worried about the 5.5 . I have acanthosis nigricans and I get tingles in my fingers when I eat junk food. Sometimes even healthy food but I’m not sure. Should I do an OGTT or should I just ignore that and know that I’m actually not pre diabetic?

 

[hankjam]

Welcome to the forum.
I would really recommend seeing a doctor and getting some tests done to see where you are. At the moment you have a little information and it's not helping you. Don't ignore it, better to find out there is nothing to worry about than leaving something to develop.
Good luck and let us know how you're going.

 

[pavlosn]

All the numbers you quote are non diabetic. An a1c of 5.5% (equivalent to 36.6 mmol/mol) corresponds to 111 mg/dl (equivalent to 6.2 mmol/l) average glucose level, while a fasting sugar of 85 mg/dl (equivalent to 4,5 mmol/l).

 

[Bluetit1802]

I keep hearing 5.5 a1c is an average of 122 in blood sugar and that’s what I tested for last Friday and a fasting glucose of 85. My urine was negative. I started exercising a week before my testing and I do intense workouts. I’m just really worried about the 5.5 . I have acanthosis nigricans and I get tingles in my fingers when I eat junk food. Sometimes even healthy food but I’m not sure. Should I do an OGTT or should I just ignore that and know that I’m actually not pre diabetic?

Using the converters on this website, I make it that your 5.5% HbA1c equates to an average of 111.6mg/dl and nowhere near pre-diabetic levels.

Ooops @pavlosn got there before me.

 

[DavidGrahamJones]

Should I do an OGTT or should I just ignore that and know that I’m actually not pre diabetic?

Adrienne, welcome to the forum, it's always best to get advice from your GP. Do you have any symptoms that might make you think you're pre-diabetic. There seems no logical reason to be worried when those numbers are compared to what organisations like diabetes.co.uk say.

An a1c of 5.5% (equivalent to 36.6 mmol/mol) corresponds to 111 mg/dl (equivalent to 6.2 mmol/l) average glucose level, while a fasting sugar of 85 mg/dl (equivalent to 4,5 mmol/l).

Thanks for sorting the units out. Lonely numbers make my brain hurt. LOL