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Pamela > wrote:
> On 00:37 5 Nov 2018, Jinx the Minx > wrote in
> news >
>> John Kuthe > wrote:
>>> On Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 10:16:50 AM UTC-6, Cheri wrote:
>>> ...
>>>> OK, so how do you know that it was only bad once? Is he testing
>>>> every day? Two hours after meals for instance?
>>>
>>> Uh oh! All of a sudden, Cheri is an EXPERT in diabetic nursing!
>>>
>>> And Cheri, I'll let you know I did my elective in diabetic nursing,
>>> so if you need to know anything in that area of nursing just ask me.
>>>
>>>
>>>> What do they consider an OK A1c in the
>>>> UK for annual test? Not trying to be a smart aleck, just curious.
>>>>
>>>> Cheri
>>>
>>> 7 is the norm for an A1c level in the U.S. I don't know about
>>> anywhere else.
>>>
>>> John Kuthe, RN, BSN...
>>>

>>
>> 7 is considered diabetic in the U.S.

>
> Some sites sites say anything over 6.5 is diabetic. It's worrying
> someone like John who claims to have trained in diabetic nursing doesn't
> know that.
>
>


I agree, the threshold is much lower than 7. I just called out 7 since
thats the value JK said was the norm. Its little wonder how medical
errors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S.