In article >,
Boron Elgar > wrote:

> On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:00:45 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet
> > wrote:
>
>
> >Be sure to get a hemoglobin A1C
>
> Unless there is some reason to run an HBA1c, it will not be done.
>
> IIRC, you work in a lab, so you know that fasting BG is part of the
> usual blood work conducted for routine exams. Unless the fasting BG or
> a GTT is unusual or something else is suspected or being monitored for
> some reason, they wouldn't even be able to code it to get an insurance
> company to pay for an HBA1c.
>
> Me? I get one every 3 months, but I am a diabetic. (Always below 6.0
> for me)
>
> Boron

Fortunately, that test is being ordered more frequently now as a
SCREENING test for type II diabetes early onset as it's more indicative
than a fasting glucose. If you can catch that condition in time, it can
be corrected with diet (and Metformin) before it does irreversible
damage...

Insulin resistance with obesity is becoming more and more common
nowadays and often indicates a good chance of becoming a type II
diabetic.

A glucose tolerance test is not a bad thing, but it's kinda being phased
out now except for pre-natal workups.
--
Peace, Om.

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