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A1c (Glycohemoglobin, HgbA1c)

Despite having mostly in range readings, according to his meter, my son’s A1c was 11.7, up from 9.6. Since he is very active, we are baffled. How can his A1c be so high? How can we help bring it down?

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If I have my hemoglobin A1c checked, will it also check my hemoglobin count to see if I have anemia?

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The endocrinologist suggested my husband try Glucerna as a meal substitute to see if it helps him achieve a lower A1c. Since adding it, my husband has extreme stomach gas and constipation. Is the Glucerna causing this?

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When diagnosed in January, my son’s A1c was 9.0. In July, it was 8.9. We are not yet doing corrections. Should he be in range by now? This is what friends have indicated.

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My son has been pumping for almost five years. His HbA1c was just 10.6. I know this is high and suspect there was a mistake in the testing. Would a very recent day of very elevated blood sugars have affected the HbA1c?

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My 11 year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes seven months ago. Her first A1c was over 11. The second was 6.5. Her most recent was 4.1. This is low. What does this represent?

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If you were to have two different Type 1 individuals with identical blood glucose values over the typical HbA1c time period, is it possible to have vastly varying HbA1c results?

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I was disappointed, surprised, and confused that his A1c dropped 2% only six weeks after diagnosis with high blood sugar numbers, but only 0.3% after three months of excellent blood sugar readings How can this be? Can you provide an explanation?

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I went to see a doctor in another town who diagnosed type 2 diabetes yesterday. My A1c is 7.2%, and I had a random glucose of 198 mg/dl [11 mmol/L]. My past test had shown a fasting (lab) glucose of 157 mg/dl [8.7 mmol/L], and a two-hour reading on a GTT of 208 mg/dl [11.6 mmol/L], but my previous doctor said that since my A1c at that time, was 6.2%, I did not have diabetes. This new doctor said you shouldn’t use the A1c as a way to diagnose diabetes.

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My son has to have blood work every so often, but I can’t remember. what it is they check for and cannot get in touch with the doctor to ask. All I know is his rbcc didn’t come back well indicating that his average levels were too high. I want to look up info on what this means but can’t remember the technical words.

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