Guest guest Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 I found an old blood test report from 1.5 years ago where a 5.5 was measured on the A1c. Is that pre-diabetes. Mind you, I still don't know if I have diabetes or not. I just had another A1c done 10 days after the start of a low carb, low fat diet. How much will that affect the outcome of my latest test? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 , With the way the number defining pre-diabetic keeps dropping, 5.5 might be considered close by the more aggressive folks out there. As you probably know, 6 and below is considered 'normal', but then not that long ago a fasting bg of 120 didn't raise an eyebrow. On the A1C, I'd be surprised if 10 days of a diet had much effect. Think of it this way, you have a 10 day head start on your next test. Jim > I found an old blood test report from 1.5 years ago where a 5.5 was > measured on the A1c. Is that pre-diabetes. Mind you, I still don't know > if I have diabetes or not. I just had another A1c done 10 days after > the start of a low carb, low fat diet. How much will that affect the > outcome of my latest test? > > Thanks, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 This is very true! I had blood work done last week. Just went to the doctor's today. My A1C only went from 6.7 to 6.6. I wasn't really watching the carbs the way I should have, and decided to get serious about it 3 weeks before my blood work was scheduled. Although it's a step in the right direction, and will help with the next A1C, 3 weeks of doing the right thing just wasn't enough to make a difference this time. You really need 3 full months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 This is very true! I had blood work done last week. Just went to the doctor's today. My A1C only went from 6.7 to 6.6. I wasn't really watching the carbs the way I should have, and decided to get serious about it 3 weeks before my blood work was scheduled. Although it's a step in the right direction, and will help with the next A1C, 3 weeks of doing the right thing just wasn't enough to make a difference this time. You really need 3 full months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 In a message dated 5/4/2006 12:19:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, helperdogs2@... writes: but then what is the first # I see on my glucometer and what does it mean? Do you know? Hi Judith, Are you talking about the numbers stored in your meter. If this is what you are talking about, that would be your testing averages for X number of days, usually 14 day average. Your meter will also store each reading for a period of time. Also, some meters will give you your 30 day average. Hope this answers your questions. hugs Eunice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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