I had a four hour fasting test and the first bloods sent to the Lab were over seven. The ones taken from my finger actually started going up whilst I was sitting there. I returned the next day after fasting and the Lab test blood was over 8. The Endocrine nurse told me I have type 2 Diabetes but the consultant is telling me I don’t as an Hba1c test was normal but I take Colesevelam which can affect the level. Do I have diabetes or not. I thought anything over 7 is a diagnosis.
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Diabetes or Not
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Inka
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The HbA1C is the usual means of diagnosis @Shaz69 A random one-off blood sugar of 7 or 8 is normal. The diagnostic test for diabetes used to be two random blood tests over 11.1. An HbA1C of 48 or above means diabetes. Were your 7 and 8 morning fasting tests? Or was this an oral glucose tolerance test over the four hours? If they were fasting tests, then yes, they’re a little higher than desired so maybe this is where the ‘you’ve got diabetes’ came from?
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One was a four hour fasting test and during this one the levels actually started rising which the nurse said was not normal as they should have been dropping as I wasn’t eating. The second test was an overnight fast. The results were 7.6 and 8.4 but I’m not sure which one was in what day. They also checked it with the finger prick and on 2 occasions it was 8.8
I don’t know they just told me normal.
I can’t get them on the NHS app I would need to request them from medical records which could talke a month
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Sorry to hear about your slightly confusing results @Shaz69
HbA1c is the most common result used for a diabetes diagnosis these days, because it tracks glucose content in the bloodstream over the previous 3-4 months so gives a steadier picture.
The body has stores of glucose in muscles and the liver which it can release at various times, so it’s not all that surprising for your levels to go up and down a bit even if you aren’t eating. For example you could run late one morning, leave the house without eating breakfast and have to make a dash for the bus, but your body would be able to fuel that activity from stores rather than insisting you ate something first.
It might put your mind at rest to get the actual number the next time you have an appointment (your GP or nurse would be able to look it up on their screen). Lots of us on the forum find the terms used like ‘fine’ or ‘no action needed’ or ‘normal’ infuriating! Give us our actual numbers. We can learn to understand them!
An HbA1c less than 42mmol/mol would usually be counted as being in the non-diabetes range. Between 24-47mmol/mol is termed at risk of diabetes, and 48mmol/mol or above is generally considered the diagnosos point.
Hope you are able to get to the bottom of things and understand your situation.
HbA1c is the most common result used for a diabetes diagnosis these days, because it tracks glucose content in the bloodstream over the previous 3-4 months so gives a steadier picture.
The body has stores of glucose in muscles and the liver which it can release at various times, so it’s not all that surprising for your levels to go up and down a bit even if you aren’t eating. For example you could run late one morning, leave the house without eating breakfast and have to make a dash for the bus, but your body would be able to fuel that activity from stores rather than insisting you ate something first.
It might put your mind at rest to get the actual number the next time you have an appointment (your GP or nurse would be able to look it up on their screen). Lots of us on the forum find the terms used like ‘fine’ or ‘no action needed’ or ‘normal’ infuriating! Give us our actual numbers. We can learn to understand them!
An HbA1c less than 42mmol/mol would usually be counted as being in the non-diabetes range. Between 24-47mmol/mol is termed at risk of diabetes, and 48mmol/mol or above is generally considered the diagnosos point.
Hope you are able to get to the bottom of things and understand your situation.
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Was it your GP who did the HbA1C test? If so, it should be on the app, or you should be able to ring up and request that test result over the phone. If it was your consultant who requested it, then they’d have informed your GP of the result by letter. This letter would be under Documents in the NHS app.
It was the hospital and in Scotland we can’t go on the app and see medical files.