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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alexandra100" data-source="post: 2682983" data-attributes="member: 429870">I am super-aware of this difference between the UK (WHO) cutoff and the US.  My first and worst A1c showed 41.  Luckily, the Practice nurse pointed out to me that I was only one ml/L away from Pre-diabetes.  In the US 41 would be considered fairly in to Pre-diabetes already.  Their cutoff translates to 38.8 ml/L.Unfortunately, I understand that although Drs in the US may or may not take pre-diabetic levels seriously, they are more likely to prescribe meds. than to suggest a low carb regime.  I believe that diabetes is a problem best addressed by a well-informed and determined patient rather than by most doctors, who in my experience are well out of date in this speciality.</blockquote>

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