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<blockquote data-quote="padulica" data-source="post: 1996872" data-attributes="member: 9579"><p>Hi,</p><p>I had gestational diabetes 25 years ago so should have been having yearly checks, up until 4 years ago I was having theses checks. For what ever reason I have not gone to the GP for a test and they haven’t contacted me. However I have been doing regular blood sugar checks at home.</p><p>I noticed recently that my fasting blood sugar was in the pre diabetic zone so decided to get an appointment to have HBA1c done. I have been today I was told that 4 years ago my Hba1c was 43 ( which is prediabetic) I was never told this at the time . The Dr explained that the goal post had been changed 3 years ago and that was the reason why I was not told. </p><p>I told him that I test my blood sugar regularly and would be very surprised if I was type 2. </p><p>His response was that even though my blood sugars have been normal I could still be type 2 and testing regularly wasnt accurate that’s why they do HBA1c test . I agree that HBa1c is more accurate, he really put a downer on what I have been doing even though they had done nothing for me over the last 4 years.</p><p>Any ideas how long you can stop prediabetic? I fully appreciate that it depends on life style ...so how long is a piece of string as the saying goes. I am having my HBa1c done next week . </p><p>Thank you</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="padulica, post: 1996872, member: 9579"] Hi, I had gestational diabetes 25 years ago so should have been having yearly checks, up until 4 years ago I was having theses checks. For what ever reason I have not gone to the GP for a test and they haven’t contacted me. However I have been doing regular blood sugar checks at home. I noticed recently that my fasting blood sugar was in the pre diabetic zone so decided to get an appointment to have HBA1c done. I have been today I was told that 4 years ago my Hba1c was 43 ( which is prediabetic) I was never told this at the time . The Dr explained that the goal post had been changed 3 years ago and that was the reason why I was not told. I told him that I test my blood sugar regularly and would be very surprised if I was type 2. His response was that even though my blood sugars have been normal I could still be type 2 and testing regularly wasnt accurate that’s why they do HBA1c test . I agree that HBa1c is more accurate, he really put a downer on what I have been doing even though they had done nothing for me over the last 4 years. Any ideas how long you can stop prediabetic? I fully appreciate that it depends on life style ...so how long is a piece of string as the saying goes. I am having my HBa1c done next week . Thank you [/QUOTE]
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