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Probably a daft question.

gaffer

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just had my latest HBA1c which was 54 the lowest it's been in a long time I was also informed I am anaemic. Now my daft question as I'm anaemic which is a shortage of haemoglobin(HB) would this reduce my HBA1c(glycated haemoglobin)
 
Not a daft question at all Your doctor should know the answer to this and actually should have ordered a fructosamine test once they saw the low haemoglobin result.
 
hmmm that's interesting.... may be something that is affecting me at the moment and I didn't think of it. I have to get iron infusions and I'm due a test in October and my doc reckons I will be due an infusion as well. I didn't think of it affecting my sugar levels. I've been struggling with high sugar for about a week. But I'm not classed as anaemic, only deficient (ferritin too low) so my guess is maybe it isn't the culprit. idk. I have a lot going on. But interesting read this... thanks (I'm new here, type 2 on insulin)
 
I've been anaemic in the past and I'm also a carrier for a genetic condition that causes iron overload. If your ferritin is lowish but not low enough to be called anaemic then it would probably still pay to be given extra iron as much and as often as you need it to avoid risking anaemia. In women of childbearing age, menstruation can deplete iron stores considerably. Another driver for anaemia is having surgery. Mostly it is a malabsorption/processing issue.
 
thanks sounds like you have something similar. I actually have iron malabsorption so it doesn't matter how much oral iron I take it doesn't absorb. My doc had enough in 2013 where he said I'll need infusions from now on. Also he doesn't want me on oral because of my stomach inflammation. They took my ferritin level from 12 to 297 in May 2013 and it's dropped to 50 last check and I'm due another test this coming month. So it looks like I may have to get infusions every couple of years.
 
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