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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 1052110" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>Hi [USER=223921]@JohnEGreen[/USER] Your HbA1c of 64 is, as others have said, clearly in the diabetic range. (anything 48 and above is diabetic). There are very clear guidelines for the management of Type 2 diabetes that your GP should be following. These are laid down by NICE. You should be being monitored regularly, ie every 3 months initially until your levels are stable, then 6 or 12 months after that. You should be having annual foot checks by a nurse, and an annual retinal eye screening test. The monitoring should normally include blood tests for an HbA1c, cholesterol, liver & kidney functions and full blood counts. With an A1c of 64 you should really have been prescribed some medication to help you, although some do suggest 3 months of diet and exercise before prescribing meds.</p><p></p><p>I think it is time to go back to your GP and find out why you seem to have slipped through the net, and make sure you get on this recommended care pathway. It could of course be that subsequent A1c tests have been done, showing non diabetic levels. In that case, all is well, but you need to find out. Please ask about this, and ask for print outs of any blood tests you have had. You can then study these at leisure, and people on here can help you interpret them if necessary.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 1052110, member: 94045"] Hi [USER=223921]@JohnEGreen[/USER] Your HbA1c of 64 is, as others have said, clearly in the diabetic range. (anything 48 and above is diabetic). There are very clear guidelines for the management of Type 2 diabetes that your GP should be following. These are laid down by NICE. You should be being monitored regularly, ie every 3 months initially until your levels are stable, then 6 or 12 months after that. You should be having annual foot checks by a nurse, and an annual retinal eye screening test. The monitoring should normally include blood tests for an HbA1c, cholesterol, liver & kidney functions and full blood counts. With an A1c of 64 you should really have been prescribed some medication to help you, although some do suggest 3 months of diet and exercise before prescribing meds. I think it is time to go back to your GP and find out why you seem to have slipped through the net, and make sure you get on this recommended care pathway. It could of course be that subsequent A1c tests have been done, showing non diabetic levels. In that case, all is well, but you need to find out. Please ask about this, and ask for print outs of any blood tests you have had. You can then study these at leisure, and people on here can help you interpret them if necessary. [/QUOTE]
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