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HbA1c level of 45

kithra

kithra

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Type 2
As I posted a few months ago, last October my level had gone down from 54 to 48 (Type 2). A couple of weeks ago I had more bloods taken and the diabetes nurse phoned to say it was now down to 45. What I forgot to ask was about intermittent fasting, which my doctor agreed was a good thing to do. I don't eat between around 6pm and just after noon the following day. (I've always done that). The day my bloods were taken was around 10:30am, so is it possible that my fasting is what gave the 45 result, and that therefore it might not be an accurate reflection of the real level? Many thanks.
 
kithra said:
As I posted a few months ago, last October my level had gone down from 54 to 48 (Type 2). A couple of weeks ago I had more bloods taken and the diabetes nurse phoned to say it was now down to 45. What I forgot to ask was about intermittent fasting, which my doctor agreed was a good thing to do. I don't eat between around 6pm and just after noon the following day. (I've always done that). The day my bloods were taken was around 10:30am, so is it possible that my fasting is what gave the 45 result, and that therefore it might not be an accurate reflection of the real level? Many thanks.
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No it will make NO difference to your HbA1C as that is an average, sort of over the previous 3 months.
If it was just a finger prick telling you your blood glucose at that moment in time then yes what you have or have not eaten and when would make a difference.
 
Hi @kithra as Leadinglights says the HbA1c is an average. I had mine blood tests done recently and I had gone from 47 to 46, sounds to me like you are doing really well with managing your diabetes. Keep up the good work.
 
Well done on your reducing HbA1c @kithra

As others have said, the timing of an HbA1c (fasting or after eating) will make little if any difference to the result, because HbA1c is measuring glycosylated haemoglobin which changes much more slowly over weeks or months.

You’ve earned that 45mmol/mol - enjoy it!
 
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