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<blockquote data-quote="NoCrbs4Me" data-source="post: 643920" data-attributes="member: 113206"><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-size: 15px">Just to clarify, to rule out diabetes you'd need to also run HbA1c and a glucose tolerance test. My fasting blood glucose was in the normal range when I was diagnosed. I had peripheral neuropathy, so they ran the HbA1c and it came back slightly in the diabetic range. When I got a blood glucose meter I found that my fasting levels were mostly normal, but my post meal numbers were sky high. Not to dump on medical professionals, but they shouldn't be ruling out diabetes based on one fasting blood glucose test, although this is commonly done. From what I've read around half of type 2 diabetics have normal fasting levels.</span> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite51" alt=":nurse:" title="Nurse :nurse:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":nurse:" /></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NoCrbs4Me, post: 643920, member: 113206"] [SIZE=4][SIZE=4]Just to clarify, to rule out diabetes you'd need to also run HbA1c and a glucose tolerance test. My fasting blood glucose was in the normal range when I was diagnosed. I had peripheral neuropathy, so they ran the HbA1c and it came back slightly in the diabetic range. When I got a blood glucose meter I found that my fasting levels were mostly normal, but my post meal numbers were sky high. Not to dump on medical professionals, but they shouldn't be ruling out diabetes based on one fasting blood glucose test, although this is commonly done. From what I've read around half of type 2 diabetics have normal fasting levels.[/SIZE] :nurse:[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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