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A1c (Glycohemoglobin, HgbA1c)

When do I need to toughen up and get my nine year old to work at reducing his A1c? His most recent one was 10.8. What do I do about him sneaking food?

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My younger daughter is a bit overweight. Her A1c was 5.9. Is this normal? If not, what should I do?

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What effect will donating blood every eight weeks have on A1c results? My results are consistently lower than I expect them to be.

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Using a home glucometer, my son had a few elevated blood sugars. His fasting blood sugar was normal at the doctor’s office. Why the discrepancy in readings? If at an early stage, will his A1c be elevated?

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My teen daughter has been struggling with her A1c. She doesn’t want to work to lower it, assuming it will lead to weight gain. How can we convince her she needs to work on lowering it?

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My most recent A1c was half a point lower than expected. Could my blood donation about six weeks earlier have affected this result?

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Constantly thirsty, my toddler urinates frequently. With a familial history of diabetes, I asked for an A1c, which came back as 5.5. The doctor said she will probably get diabetes. Is this true? Is there anything I can do to prevent this?

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In order to achieve good control one must have a near normal HbA1c. But, HbA1c reflects only the mean glucose level during the past three months. Is there another parameter one can use to check if his glucose levels are not varying too much?

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I was told that the A1c is the long term measure of hyperglycemia and that any blood glucose above 120 mg/dl [mmol/L] triggers the A1c to be above normal. Does it not then hypothesize that if daily blood glucose readings on average are considerably within the hypoglycemic range that this would thereby balance the fewer hyperglycemic daily blood glucose levels?

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My son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about a year ago. He is now 2 years old. He just got his first lab results back. His A1c level was 10.6%. My endocrinologist doesn’t seem to be concerned about that, but I am very worried. What is a good level for a toddler?

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