There are different types of anemia (not sure what I have but the iron pills work). The different kinds affect the HBA1C in different ways. That's all I remember but you can Google it.
There are different types of anemia (not sure what I have but the iron pills work). The different kinds affect the HBA1C in different ways. That's all I remember but you can Google it.@JAT1 I also just found out that I am extremely iron deficienct - I didn't know this effected Hba1c results? Can you explain more please. Thank you!
Had gestational diabetes in 1997 with my son, diet controlled until 2 years ago when hba1c was 128, formally diagnosed with Hnf4a MODY last May even though no one in my family has ever been diagnosed with diabetes, now on 20mg of gliclazide & have to eat up to it
How are you getting on?
you’re still on insulin I see, is there any way you could go onto tablets or do you not want that?
I’ve been offered insulin 3 times but not since I’ve had a MODY diagnosis
I still get libre on prescription though
Do you use a pump or MDI? I can’t get the numbers I used to get and I now have a pump and CGM.Hi there! I've been Type 1 for 62 years now and I agree with your comments. I actually aim for 7mmols or a little under at best on my HBA1c, but really for me I just try and keep within bounds on not having high bloods. In fact I'd rather be heading towards lows than highs which make me feel lousy. I've found over the years it's the doctors who are always going on about HBA1c 's and numbers. I just try and be sensible and the HBA1c tbh, is whatever comes out in the wash. It is after all, only an average. And to be really honest - after 50+ years with T1, we know more about the balancing act we go through every day than they do anyway. That balancing act can be very difficult and it gets more so the older we get I've found. On the positive front- Thank God for Libre 2 though
I have had numerous arguments with doctors and consultants in the past about HBA1c levels and how much they focus on them. For a long time they kept me on unsuitable medication and my sugar levels would swing wildly from very low to very high and all they would say was “Your HBA1c level is good so things are OK”. They couldn’t or wouldn’t see my argument that the test gives an average and an average of seven could be from values of 2, 2 and 17 just as well as it could be from 6, 7 and 8. The test is undoubtedly a useful tool but it needs to be viewed alongside other information. The time in target on the libre system is more useful in my opinion but no medical practitioner has ever bothered to look at mine. I agree with you about it getting harder to keep a tight rein on blood sugar levels as we get older. For me I think this may be in part down to a bit less activity and it being more sporadic as there are some days when I just don’t feel able to do as much as I would like to. Plus these days I have some autonomic neuropathy which among other things affects my digestive system and I expect that probably affects the uptake of nutrients and consequently the ability to control blood sugar as well. It feels like a bit of a vicious circle but again it is something that the medical profession ignore completely. If I mention it they just change the subject so I am on my own with that one and just do my best.Hi there! I've been Type 1 for 62 years now and I agree with your comments. I actually aim for 7mmols or a little under at best on my HBA1c, but really for me I just try and keep within bounds on not having high bloods. In fact I'd rather be heading towards lows than highs which make me feel lousy. I've found over the years it's the doctors who are always going on about HBA1c 's and numbers. I just try and be sensible and the HBA1c tbh, is whatever comes out in the wash. It is after all, only an average. And to be really honest - after 50+ years with T1, we know more about the balancing act we go through every day than they do anyway. That balancing act can be very difficult and it gets more so the older we get I've found. On the positive front- Thank God for Libre 2 though
My most recent one was 57, a year ago it was at 45.Hi everyone.
I just had my latest Hba1c result back which was 49 (6.6). My consultants are always very pleased with my numbers but after reading the average blood sugar results for this - I feel it could be much better.
What does everyone else aim for? I realise this will be individual.
How easy is it to get a fructosamine test on the NHS?Just in case you're interested in your hba1c despite the anaemia, the fructosamine test is an alternative to hba1c testing, which will work better in people with aneamia because it isn't dependant on red blood cells.
I don't know, I'm not in the UK and have no need for thistest either.How easy is it to get a fructosamine test on the NHS?
8.2% is 66 mmol/molMy libre 2 app says a1c of 8.2%. How does that translate please?
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