In the UK I believe it is 2 weeks, but depends how high and whether you are displaying symptoms as the 2nd test seems to be skipped for someHi all
Bit of a random question but how soon after a high Hb1ac do you normally have another test to confirm it? Thanks
Thank you. I’ve just been looking at my full blood results (not sure if asking for them to be emailed to me was a good idea!!) and my erythrocyte sedimentation rate is well over the normal range. Does anyone know what this means?
Its three months here and ot a day less ,I think it must be partly hba1c wont change that quickly and also down to costIn the UK I believe it is 2 weeks, but depends how high and whether you are displaying symptoms as the 2nd test seems to be skipped for some
https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/ou...stigations/hba1c-diagnosis-diabetes-mellitus/
Is one example
Its three months here and ot a day less ,I think it must be partly hba1c wont change that quickly and also down to cost
Yes they won’t test more than 3 months, I recently had mine repeated < 3 months and the lab wouldn’t do it. However, for this question For initial diagnosis, where asymptomatic and the bloods are not massive there is a 2 week potential retestIts three months here and ot a day less ,I think it must be partly hba1c wont change that quickly and also down to cost
Surely the lab can't refuse a GP's test request; it's the GP's decision and not the labs. The GP has the skill and training for that - lab technicians have different skills but they can't override a GP request without very good reason.It might depend on where you live too. I had to repeatedly request one at 3 months. Even then, although surgery did the test, the lab refused to process it.
Most of this was in the early Covid days.
I'm hoping the process better now
Surely the lab can't refuse a GP's test request; it's the GP's decision and not the labs. The GP has the skill and training for that - lab technicians have different skills but they can't override a GP request without very good reason.
They did early in Covid, or so I was toldbut they can't override a GP request without very good reason
Mine wasn’t repeated under 3 months too, so still happeningThey did early in Covid, or so I was told
Each speciality within the hospital pathology laboratory has a Consultant as the Clinical Lead. Sometimes GPs (or hospital doctors) requests tests that are inappropriate and, rather than waste resources, the laboratory Consultant may over-rule the request.Surely the lab can't refuse a GP's test request; it's the GP's decision and not the labs. The GP has the skill and training for that - lab technicians have different skills but they can't override a GP request without very good reason.
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