I see my doctor tomorrow. I asked this question once but I think that I phrased it wrong. I have been having test done on a regular basis for the last 4 months. Today the nurse told me that the a1c test shows that my average blood sugar level was 129 for the last 3 months. I have high triglyceride levels. They were in the 400's now they are in the high 500's. I have changed my eating habits. I only dropped 15 lbs but I have lost 4 pants sizes. These results are worse than the ones I took before I made changes in my diet.
I have a slightly enlarged heart but my echo was normal. Do I need to be worried?
2006-09-12 07:12:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
I think you are confusing your HgbA1c (done every three months or so) with a fasting blood sugar. A good fasting blood sugar should be between 80 and 120, and can be checked on your blood sugar monitor every morning before eating. A HgbA1c is done every three months, and is usually reported as 6.0, 6.5, etc., and is an average of your blood sugar for the last three months. So, a blood sugar average of 129 is a little high! Work on getting it down!!!
2006-09-12 12:29:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think you are still phrasing your question wrong. I think you are referring to HbA1c test which normally is around 6, so if yours is 12.9 this means your blood sugar was for the last three months very high and need better treatment to control it.
2006-09-12 14:40:04 · answer #2 · answered by helper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
129 is a very good average level.
2006-09-12 14:15:23 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋