Hb1ac

[Lizzie60]

Hi can anyone please give me an answer to this question a lady on fb said that at her last hb1ac she had a reading of 6.1 but at my last reading I had a reading of 48 we both live in the UK so why would her readings be the same as a finger prick reading I was told by my diabetic nurse that 42-47 is pre diabetic 48 & above is diabetic

 

[Drummer]

Hi can anyone please give me an answer to this question a lady on fb said that at her last hb1ac she had a reading of 6.1 but at my last reading I had a reading of 48 we both live in the UK so why would her readings be the same as a finger prick reading I was told by my diabetic nurse that 42-47 is pre diabetic 48 & above is diabetic

Different ways of reporting Hba1c levels - different units, but they are confusing so best made really clear what is being shown.

 

[Lizzie60]

Thank you Drummer So is there a way of converting her reading to the same way mine is showing

 

[Leadinglights]

The 6 is most likely a % which is the old way of expressing the result but now it should be in mmol/mol which is how yours has been given.
It was changed I believe to avoid confusion with results from finger prick testing which is in mmol/l and is similar to what the % numbers would be.

 

[Leadinglights]

Thank you Drummer So is there a way of converting her reading to the same way mine is showing

What is HbA1c?

HbA1c is your average blood glucose (sugar) levels for the last two to three months. If you have diabetes, an ideal HbA1c level is 48mmol/mol (6.5%) or below. If you're at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, your target HbA1c level should be below 42mmol/mol (6%).

www.diabetes.org.uk

 

[Eddy Edson]

Thank you Drummer So is there a way of converting her reading to the same way mine is showing

This pic might be useful:



HbA1c of 6% in old-style is the same as 42 mmol/mol nowadays-style, and so on.

 

[Lizzie60]

Thank you for your replies that has made things a lot clearer now