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Latest HbA1c results May 2019

Robbity

Robbity

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Just phoned Surgery to check my latest (May) HbA1c results - a Happy Dance 43 after a little bounce up to 45 in January (due to pain from a bad case of weeping oedema, and stress over carpal tunnel issues, and slight dietary diversions over the Christmas period). I always see a slight rise due to illness, pain,.stress issues, and these tend to affect me more than any minor variations in diet so I was expecting latest result to be 45 or more again, mainly due to the stress :oops: and a bit of comfort eating which I'm not going to mention here ,:oops: so a very pleasant surprise!

However, low carbing has mainly kept me stable between 40-43 for five years now which tells me that the dread diabetes is the least of my worries healthwise. I don't know about remission, but doctor and I both see it as being well controlled.

Robbity

ETA : I've also just had :eek:yet another:eek: blood test last week as part of a pre-op check up before I get my hand fixed, so I'll be interested to see what that one says for HbA1c.
 
Well done @Robbity always especially inspiring when someone has kept their bgs in a good place for so long - wow 5 years amazing news.
Good luck too with the upcoming operation and, as you say, it will be interesting to see if your hbaca1s match! How far apart were they taken?
 
shelley262 said:
Well done @Robbity
Good luck too with the upcoming operation and, as you say, it will be interesting to see if your hbaca1s match! How far apart were they taken?
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Only 11 days! But the checks will have been done at different hospitals. If I remember correctly @Bluetit1802 had different results with two tests done close together at different labs?

And thanks everyone for your good wishes!

Robbity
 
Robbity said:
Only 11 days! But the checks will have been done at different hospitals. If I remember correctly @Bluetit1802 had different results with two tests done close together at different labs?

And thanks everyone for your good wishes!

Robbity
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Indeed I did. There was a 4 point difference between the two tests, analysed from the same blood draw. However, the 2 labs had different types of machinery. The results were 40 and 44.
 
Robbity said:
Just phoned Surgery to check my latest (May) HbA1c results - a Happy Dance 43 after a little bounce up to 45 in January (due to pain from a bad case of weeping oedema, and stress over carpal tunnel issues, and slight dietary diversions over the Christmas period). I always see a slight rise due to illness, pain,.stress issues, and these tend to affect me more than any minor variations in diet so I was expecting latest result to be 45 or more again, mainly due to the stress :oops: and a bit of comfort eating which I'm not going to mention here ,:oops: so a very pleasant surprise!

However, low carbing has mainly kept me stable between 40-43 for five years now which tells me that the dread diabetes is the least of my worries healthwise. I don't know about remission, but doctor and I both see it as being well controlled.

Robbity

ETA : I've also just had :eek:yet another:eek: blood test last week as part of a pre-op check up before I get my hand fixed, so I'll be interested to see what that one says for HbA1c.
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What great news.. well done you!
 
Robbity said:
Just phoned Surgery to check my latest (May) HbA1c results - a Happy Dance 43 after a little bounce up to 45 in January (due to pain from a bad case of weeping oedema, and stress over carpal tunnel issues, and slight dietary diversions over the Christmas period). I always see a slight rise due to illness, pain,.stress issues, and these tend to affect me more than any minor variations in diet so I was expecting latest result to be 45 or more again, mainly due to the stress :oops: and a bit of comfort eating which I'm not going to mention here ,:oops: so a very pleasant surprise!

However, low carbing has mainly kept me stable between 40-43 for five years now which tells me that the dread diabetes is the least of my worries healthwise. I don't know about remission, but doctor and I both see it as being well controlled.

Robbity

ETA : I've also just had :eek:yet another:eek: blood test last week as part of a pre-op check up before I get my hand fixed, so I'll be interested to see what that one says for HbA1c.
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When diagnosed mine was 49. Last years test results 45. Had test last week in preparation for my annual revue and it has fallen to 39.
 
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