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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lowedb" data-source="post: 1622876" data-attributes="member: 365136">The usual blood test for diagnosis is called A1c (or HbA1c). I thought the same as you as it was just a little later than this time last year and there had been some sweets in the office. What was never explained to me, was that an A1c test actually detects the average level of your blood glucose over about three months, so a mint or whatever won't affect an A1c test. Also, fasting doesn't make any difference to this as far as I know.Did you get a meter to test your blood? These are different to an A1c and tell you what the glucose is at the time you test. Metformin wouldn't normally drop your glucose quickly, but there are some others that can have this effect. It could be worth listing the others here so people can tell you what they are for and what they do. For some drugs for diabetes, its vital that you test your glucose if you drive, but I'd have expected the GP to have issued a meter if you are on one of those.</blockquote>

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