Re: Glucoprotein Test

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 01-07-24 12:04:39 EDT, you write:

<< Does anybody have any experience with this tester and have suggestions of

what I may be doing wrong?

>>

I tried it a few times and found it reliably inaccurate so I just stashed it.

Vicki

[Guest guest]

, someone emphatically said that my chart was wrong, so I don't know if

that's true or not. My glucoprotein is usually around where I think it

should be, and if it's low, either I didn't put enough blood in the cup or I

tested in bright light. If I'm feeling wealthy <grin> I do another to

check. Someone said the In Charge people are really helpful, and might even

send more strips.

Barb

> I just ran the GlucoProtein test and my result was 165.

> >From the chart that Barb published in April, it appears that would equate

to

> an average bg of less than 60 and HbA1c of less than 4. That just can't be

> correct as I am still conscious!!

> Does anybody have any experience with this tester and have suggestions of

> what I may be doing wrong?

>

[Guest guest]

Rainbow Farm wrote:

> , someone emphatically said that my chart was wrong, so I don't know if

> that's true or not. My glucoprotein is usually around where I think it

> should be, and if it's low, either I didn't put enough blood in the cup or I

> tested in bright light. If I'm feeling wealthy <grin> I do another to

> check. Someone said the In Charge people are really helpful, and might even

> send more strips.

>

> Barb

Barb,

I went to the In Charge website (www.inchargenow.com) & found their chart of

the comparisons between bg, HbA1c & glucoprotein. It matches exactly with yours

on all the major readings. It doesn't contain enough resolution to tell if the

in-between readings are the same.

The points that correlate are:

bg 60-120-180-240-300

Gp 175-250-325-400-475

HbA1c 4-6-8-10-12

Sorry I don't make nice columns in an e-mail, but I hope you get the idea.

I will try and pursue this further. If the Gp reading is right then I am doing

much better than I thought. I don't think so!

[Guest guest]

, I always go with my gut on these things :-).

The in between numbers on the chart were figured out by Teri's husband a

couple of years ago, as I recall. It always made sense to me, and I always

thought that multiplying by 18 was an approximate number, rather than

absolute. Not too long ago, someone said the chart was wrong and

multiplying by 18 was absolute. I'm pretty math impaired, so I don't have a

clue. Personally, I like and use Teri's husband's chart. Maybe Tom the

Actuary could figure this out for us.

I just uploaded that chart to the shared files for our reference.

Barb

> I went to the In Charge website (www.inchargenow.com) & found their chart

of

> the comparisons between bg, HbA1c & glucoprotein. It matches exactly with

yours

> on all the major readings. It doesn't contain enough resolution to tell if

the

> in-between readings are the same.

[Guest guest]

Barb, I'm sorry, but I have no personal experience or academic knowledge

regarding glucoprotein. If I run across anything useful, I'll post it.

Tom the Actuary

-----Original Message-----

From: Rainbow Farm

Maybe Tom the Actuary could figure this out for us.

[Guest guest]

Tom, what I meant was perhaps you could look at the chart of conversion of

blood glucose, a1c and glucoprotein that I put in the shared files, and see

if it makes mathematical sense?

TIA Tom,

Barb

> Barb, I'm sorry, but I have no personal experience or academic knowledge

> regarding glucoprotein. If I run across anything useful, I'll post it.

[Guest guest]

I found it close to my hb1Ac of 5.0 but you have to use enough blood and no

sunlight.

E

dx'd 2/16/01-T2

hbA1c 2/16/01= 11.7

hbA1c 4/20/01=6.7

hbA1c 6/26/01= 5.0

44 yrs old,diet & exercise

<< Does anybody have any experience with this tester and have suggestions of

what I may be doing wrong?

>>

I tried it a few times and found it reliably inaccurate so I just stashed

it.

Vicki

[Guest guest]

--- Is that where they want it now at5.0. I thought it was 6?

Thought I was doing great down to 8.5 and only had 2.5 to go!!!!!

Madge

In diabetes_int@y..., " " <woodduckflds@e...> wrote:

> I found it close to my hb1Ac of 5.0 but you have to use enough

blood and no

> sunlight.

>

>

> E

> dx'd 2/16/01-T2

> hbA1c 2/16/01= 11.7

> hbA1c 4/20/01=6.7

> hbA1c 6/26/01= 5.0

> 44 yrs old,diet & exercise

>

>

>

> << Does anybody have any experience with this tester and have

suggestions of

> what I may be doing wrong?

> >>

> I tried it a few times and found it reliably inaccurate so I just

stashed

> it.

> Vicki

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

6 or below, Madge.

Barb

> --- Is that where they want it now at5.0. I thought it was 6?

[Guest guest]

> --- Is that where they want it now at5.0.

> I thought it was 6? Thought I was doing

> great down to 8.5 and only had 2.5 to go!!!!!

It depends on your age, I understand, Madge. The younger you are, the

greater your chances are of living to see the complications and the

lower you need to keep your HbA1c. If you are over 50-60 years old,

then 6 should be good enough to avoid you seeing most complications

until it won't matter any more (statistically speaking, of course).

It is like rolling dice, though - you might live to see your 100th

birthday!

And don't forget, the lower your HbA1c, the higher is your risk of

getting hypos. If you tend to get hypos too often, you might not WANT

to have HbA1c under 6!

It is all a trade-off between hypos now and complications later.

I have had an HbA1c of around 4.5% for months now and my doctor has

cut my medication to suit. The last time he cut it from 500mg

Glucophage a day down to 250mg a day, saying I should do that

now " before it is too late " ! I presume he meant, before the big hypo

hits me while I am driving.