On 11/6/2018 7:55 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Tue, 06 Nov 2018 23:19:18 GMT, Pamela >
> wrote:
>
>> On 22:38 6 Nov 2018, Boron Elgar > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 20:15:45 -0000 (UTC), Jinx the Minx
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Cheri > wrote:
>>>>> "Jinx the Minx" > wrote in message
>>>>> news
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>> My doc, fairly young from India, wants to have type 2's shoot for
>>>>> 6.5 or lower with the A1c, even into the 5's ideally.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheri
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Im no doctor but I am a T2, and I agree with that! My last A1C was
>>>> 5.4.
>>>
>>> Guidelines have recently been revised based on long term studies of
>>> risks and benefits. The suggestion used to be lower HbA1C levels in
>>> thinking that it would help reduce microvascular complications.
>>> Studies have not borne that out, thought so...
>>>
>>> T2 goals are now between 7.0 and 8.0.
>>>
>>> http://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/26...in-1c-targets-
>>> glycemic-control-pharmacologic-therapy-nonpregnant-adults-type
>>
>> Doesn't that article say 7 or 8 is advised as the T2 threshold only for
>> patients with "multiple chronic conditions or shorter lifespan"?
>> Otherwise it's 6.5.
>>
>> Have I read it correctly?
>
> No. That was not a conclusion of the study, but one of the many
> organizational recommendations among those being evaluated.
>
This is what is stated on my test results page:
For someone without known diabetes, a hemoglobin
A1c value between 5.7% and 6.4% is consistent with
prediabetes and should be confirmed with a
follow-up test.
For someone with known diabetes, a value <7%
indicates that their diabetes is well controlled. A1c
targets should be individualized based on duration of
diabetes, age, comorbid conditions, and other
considerations.