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Message: <blockquote data-quote="catinahat" data-source="post: 2595568" data-attributes="member: 155453">You are right, it is a long time and sort of highlights the trouble our NHS is in at the moment. Diagnosis can be a worrying time and we understand your anxieties.Your HbA1c is a measure of how much glucose has stuck to your blood cells throughout their life span. The cells usually live for around 12 weeks, so the HbA1c is regarded as a sort of average of your blood sugar levels over the last 3 months or so. Your level is high but no where near the highest we have ever seen, and it has been around that level for the last 3 months. If you are confirmed as T2, it doesn't come on overnight, your levels have probably been rising for quite some time. The point I'm trying to make is that the only thing that has changed is that now you are aware of your high levels. Nothing drastic is going to happen between now and your appointment and to be honest your Dr or nurse can't give you a magic pill that will make it go away. Your diet is causing the high sugar levels, only you can change that. When you eventually get your levels down to something more acceptable, it will be largely due to your efforts, not your Dr's.</blockquote>

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