Brice > wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 14:51:52 -0000 (UTC), Jinx the Minx
> > wrote:
>
>> 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
>> that’s the value JK said was “the norm”. It’s little wonder how medical
>> errors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S.
>
> In the Netherlands, for instance, 6.1-6.9 is considered pre-diabetic.
> Diabetic starts at 7. Maybe just a matter of semantics.
>

Perhaps, except Cheri, John and I are all in the US, so our
interpretations/semantics should be in alignment. 7 is not €œthe norm€� here.