2006-10-07 16:58:00 · 10 answers · asked by jgd 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
I'm assuming you mean A1C. A1C is what is formed when glucose binds with hemoglobin (the part that makes it red). Red blood cells live about 3 months and then die off being replaced by new ones. When blood is drawn A1C is counted and then percentages of this number are used to estimate what the average glucose levels have been over a several month period. The higher glucose levels have been, the higher the A1C levels will be. Because glucose levels vary throughout the day this test is better used as a gauge as to how effective a treatment is working. It should not be the only factor in measuring effectiveness for several reasons. First, it's an average. You can have a normal A1C but throughout the day have a glucose levels from too high to too low, but then it averages to be normal or within range. For instance...if your blood sugar is 50 in the morning, 280 after breakfast, 60 in the afternoon, 250 after lunch, 49 before dinner and 300 before bed the average for just those numbers would be close to 165...not including the rising and falling numbers in between....just those numbers would be equilvalent to an a1c of 6.8 (although different methods are used, this is just one example). Even though the A1C is below the acceptable range of below 7, this person would be no where near controlled! Depending on who you ask, an acceptable A1C for a person with diabetes could be anywhere from 7 to the labs normal range for NON diabetic people. None in the US consider anything above 7 as acceptable. Different labs have different reference ranges for a normal A1C, meaning a person without diabetes, which would be somewhere between around 4 and 5.9.
2006-10-08 10:00:55 · answer #1 · answered by BRUCE D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-18 20:44:20 · answer #2 · answered by Narcisa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-17 07:51:57 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First if reggieman test was 6.8 I wouldn't be bragging to much. It is true anything below a 7 is good. Mine last time I had my blood work done was 5.8. I worked hard to get it that way. Since I have been a diabetic now for 2 years I have never had a high score. To me 6.8 sucks and shows your theory on what you are doing is not working, so don't listen to that answer. Thats just on the border- line of being bad. Remember below 7 is good and around 6 is good if you are not a diabetic. Never get over 7 and you'll be OK. The scale is 1-10. Sorry to carry on but the last answer was so wrong. I'm glad that I don't see the same doctor he is seeing.
2006-10-08 04:43:01 · answer #4 · answered by Eddie H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-02-15 03:37:01 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a test to measure changes over time in the blood glucose levels. For more information, see the below link.
2006-10-07 17:15:12 · answer #6 · answered by Jolly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hemoglobin A1c is just a measure of your blood glucose over a period of the last 3 months.
2006-10-08 05:38:50 · answer #7 · answered by heathermagoo13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A1C is a great test because it measures your Blood Sugar "averaged" over a period of the last 120 days.
I am diabetic...I learned a VERY IMPORTANT lesson with A1C and that lesson is, Don't become a slave to measuring your food....Make your insulin work for you.
Most people eat a certain amount of food morning, noon, and night....you need to learn to eat like a normal person and ADJUST your insulin to keep your blood sugar in the range of 70 to 120 (measured about 3 hours after taking your insulin)!
Now get this...I chose to do this style of adjustment about 5 years ago. My last A1C was a 6.8.....yes.....6.8!!!
What's ideal? A 7 is IDEAL, 8 is ok, 9 not good....10-11 and the doctor will put you in a hospital....you know that by now I'm sure.
I was fortunate in the fact that I could talk to my doctor about this, tell him what I wanted to do, and implement it.....He gave me the tables he used for insulin doses (also available on the web) and I determined that NPH had MORE EFFECT than Regular INSULIN did....thus when my blood sugar was 200, I increased my NPH by 4 units.....so for every 50 points I want to reduce I use ONE unit of NPH.
I'm going to suggest you do a 30 to 40 day logbook. Keep a list of what you ate, when you ate on the left side,
on the right side keep a list of when you took your insulin, and how much.
IN THE CENTER insert 5 daily blood tests....One in the morning Before Insulin, one 3 hours AFTER your first injection, one 3 hours after lunch, one before your 2nd injection and one 3 hours AFTER your second injection.....Your target glucose level should be close to 70....but don't try over-adjusting if you're hitting 120 or less.....give it days to level out before "fine tuning" your insulin doses..
Now what do I eat? I don't eat breakfast....never cared to. I eat a sandwich, soup and a soda for lunch. I eat anything from a pot pie or burgers or spaghetti or anything for dinner, then I top it off with soda....and pie or cake for dessert (YEAH YOU CAN EAT DESSERT WITH SUGAR!!!) You just adjust for it.....Dessert I add 2 units of NPH, no dessert --No units added.
This Normal eating pattern just DOES NOT Change for years, so when you adjust your insulin to it, it works like a charm.
ADJUST YOUR INSULIN TO YOUR LIFESTYLE!!!!! I guarantee you will see Better if not GREAT control over your blood sugar!
Like I said......A1C was 6.8 and that's with cake, pie, ice cream etc.....Just don't eat it 3-5 times a day, ok?
2006-10-07 18:05:46 · answer #8 · answered by reggieman 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2017-02-10 00:48:12 · answer #9 · answered by Allen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-23 02:43:58 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋