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A1c (Glycohemoglobin, HgbA1c)

I read one of the articles on a particular diabetes website where they had mentioned the various blood plasma glucose values and their corresponding Hba1c results. They had mentioned higher Hba1c values for high blood plasma glucose levels and smaller Hba1c values for the latter. Does this mean that I will derive different Hba1c values from either my fasting blood sugar level or the post-breakfast one?

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My son’s A1c has gone up since he started using a pump six months ago. Is this common? Will his higher A1c have long term effects?

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My daughter’s A1c has been 9% for the last three tests, no matter what we do to improve the numbers. Her endocrinologist believes that she is cheating her meter because her actual daily numbers should represent a much lower A1c an that she needs counseling. Are there any other possibilities that will produce high A1c numbers?

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I know that typically an A1c less than 6.0% is considered to be normal, depending on the laboratory, but a range of 4.0-6.0% sees to cover a pretty wide variation in blood sugar averages. If a normal, healthy person who does not have diabetes had his or her A1c tested, what would it likely be? What is a normal average blood sugar in someone who does not have diabetes?

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My dad’s A1c was just 5.2. How can that be if he has been from 120 to 220 mg/dl [6.7 to 12.2 mmol/L] for the past couple of weeks?

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Is it normal to regularly have glucose spilling over into my urine, as high as 2000 mg/dL, when my blood sugar indicates I’m in the normal range?

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I have type 2. My A1c has gone up and I want your opinion. Where can I find material to read about diabetes medications and such?

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Our health insurance provider said our son must have his A1c test done at a separate laboratory. I plan to appeal. Do you have any suggestions to help with this?

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Is the A1c an accurate reflection of someone’s blood sugars? What about daily fluctuations?

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Is the A1c not a strong indicator of true average blood glucose levels in type 1 diabetics as I recently read? Is there any list of factors which would cause the A1c to vary more or less widely from true average blood glucose levels?

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