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HbA1c Scores

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chezpez said:
Any improvement with your hba1c is excellent! its extremely hard, to dicipline yourself with food, live your life and worry about weighting food and counting carbs...

i've been working for the past 3 months to get mine lower and the nurse phone me today and told me i've got it down to 6.9%!! i'm still in shock cant believe it thats my hba1c level lol - wow!! xx
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Terrific! Well done!:D:D
 
Congratulations Chezpez! Give yourself a pat on the back! :D
 
hi, i know that HbA1c is the average over 3 months but is it the same as bg results, ie the test machine said my average for last month is 9.2 so would my HbA1c be 9.2 as well?

Thanks
Julie x
 
Proudspirit said:
hi, i know that HbA1c is the average over 3 months but is it the same as bg results, ie the test machine said my average for last month is 9.2 so would my HbA1c be 9.2 as well?

Thanks
Julie x
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No, your meter will only show the average of the tests you have made, whereas the HbA1c is, if you like, a continuous average of the levels of sugar that your blood has experienced over the previous 6-12 weeks. For example, if you took two readings on your meter and they showed 9.0 and 10.0, the average would be 9.5, but it may have been that most of the time (when you weren't taking readings) your levels were much lower, so the 9.5 wouldn't be a true reflection of your levels over time - your HbA1c might turn out to be, say, 7.5. The measurements are also in different units, so even if you took meter readings every 5 minutes, the avereages produced would not correlate, although they would be similar.
 
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my last one was 8.5, and i got yelled at. That was over a year ago, and being yelled at kind of put me off going and getting them done. Oh hello rebellion.

BUT

I'm going to talk to my GP on thursday and see if he can send me to get one done before I leave winchester. Need to get back into the swing of things with it all again
 
salmonpuff said:
my last one was 8.5, and i got yelled at. That was over a year ago, and being yelled at kind of put me off going and getting them done. Oh hello rebellion.

BUT

I'm going to talk to my GP on thursday and see if he can send me to get one done before I leave winchester. Need to get back into the swing of things with it all again
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Sam, this seems to be an unfortunate tactic used by some doctors. I remember when I was a smoker that scare tactics didn't work on me. I hope that you get more encouragement on your next one - you'll certainly get it from us!🙂
 
salmonpuff said:
my last one was 8.5, and i got yelled at. That was over a year ago, and being yelled at kind of put me off going and getting them done. Oh hello rebellion.

BUT

I'm going to talk to my GP on thursday and see if he can send me to get one done before I leave winchester. Need to get back into the swing of things with it all again
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Sounds like a good plan. Try and remember the health professionals are there to support and provide you with a service, not the other way around! 🙂
 
runner said:
Sounds like a good plan. Try and remember the health professionals are there to support and provide you with a service, not the other way around! 🙂
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its just not very nice when they yell at you for something so silly. My A1Cs have always been so good, so why yell at me when its a little high? Nasty mean doctors :(

But yeah, I need to get one done before I leave definitely. So I know how to get myself sorted etc etc. Bye bye rebellion 🙂
 
ceara said:
Hi everyone

Got my HbA1c score today - it was 7.0 (last one was 7.7 up on the previous 7.4). I was delighted and looked it. Grumpy old nurse said "It could be better" talk about bursting my bubble. I think 7.0 is good control (diet and exercise). I would welcome your views - am I being too happy without reason?

Ceara
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Well done you Ceara! I think you had every reason to be proud of yourself getting it down with just D and E, and it's a terrible shame that the doctors and nurses who don't encourage, just complain that you haven't done better, don't realise how demoralising and damaging their attitude can be!:(

For me, there's nothing worse than a put-down when expecting a bit of praise to send me straight down the cake-shop for comfort:(

I recently had a knock back after getting my cholesterol down to 4.9, only to be told that, although that would be fine for a non-diabetic, I must get it down below 4!:(
 
lynwill53 said:
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I recently had a knock back after getting my cholesterol down to 4.9, only to be told that, although that would be fine for a non-diabetic, I must get it down below 4!:(
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yes i have said abot this a thread previous all these numbers we strive to get it really annoys me how some healthcare prof are not happy even if we have gone down i was 9.4 in jan and then got to 7 and my gp was really happy that i had got that down , i think any numbers that come down deserve praise tbh not critisism at the end of the day we all try our best ! x
 
lynwill53 said:
Well done you Ceara! I think you had every reason to be proud of yourself getting it down with just D and E, and it's a terrible shame that the doctors and nurses who don't encourage, just complain that you haven't done better, don't realise how demoralising and damaging their attitude can be!:(

For me, there's nothing worse than a put-down when expecting a bit of praise to send me straight down the cake-shop for comfort:(

I recently had a knock back after getting my cholesterol down to 4.9, only to be told that, although that would be fine for a non-diabetic, I must get it down below 4!:(
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I've had the same response about my blood pressure on occasion Lyn - 'could do better' 'we prefer diabetics to have this and that lower' - we're trying our best, for goodness sake!!🙂
 
Had mine done today after getting in a right state in front of the phlebotomist 😱

wish me luck!
 
aww what happened salmon?

good luck let us know how it goes x
 
Brilliant Ceara, well done! :D

Good luck Salmonpuff - hope you're feeling Ok and the exams went well. 🙂
 
steff09 said:
aww what happened salmon?

good luck let us know how it goes x
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I just got really nervous cuz its been so long since I had one and I ended up bursting into tears! :(
 
aww thats natural i went in to see my nurse and she could not shut me up my way of dealing with blood tests is to natter insessently as it clears my nerves
 
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