Hi, long story short. Diagnosed mid Aug this year reading was 18. Had a HBA1C this week and was disappointed at 9.3. My meter is regularly putting me in the 5-6 range. If the blood test is a three month average and i had the test at 2 months then surely the 9.3 would be influenced by the high start reading of 18. Is it possible to have a private test anywhere as i now have to wait until January for my next test and although i should be pleased with 9.3, I'm not and i also found out i have a cholesterol of 8.3 so overall i am feeling a bit deflated despite my best efforts.