HbA1c

[casey]

Hi everyone, i was wondering how you all get to know your A1c following your blood tests. I have just had my 3rd blood test, since diagnosis, and have never been told what mine is.I'm a bit worried that i haven't done something or phoned someone i should have, but nobody has told me anything about getting the results.

 

[Northerner]

I'm very surprised that they haven't given you an appointment to discuss the results, which is what usually happens with me. Some people ring up to find out, I think. You should make an appointment I think as you need to know how you're doing, and it's your blood after all! 🙂 They might be assuming you already know the procedure - I know that happened a lot to me when I was first diagnosed, people spoke to me as if I was supposed to magically know how everything worked!

 

[Steff]

Hi Casey im very surprised, usually in my case I will have the appointment and then a week later i will ring up and find out.Have you had the hba done recently? id give the surgery a ring and find out whats happening hun x

 

[imtrying]

with my results, I normally get them in a letter in the post a few weeks later. you should be told your results, especially if you are talking about the last 3 sets of results! call them and ask for them over the phone and ask them what the process should be, just so you know for future.

I have had cases in the past of not getting results, and that has been because my sample was lost! good one NHS!

Good luck.

 

[margie]

About 10 days ago I received a letter asking me to contact the surgery to arrange to see/speak to the GP who had arranged by blood tests as they were back.

Fine except not GP had requested blood tests - so I guessed that the letter from my clinic appointment must have been recieved at the surgery.

When I called the surgery the receptionist was confused as she couldn't link the letter I was sent to anything. In the end the chief receptionist called me back and confirmed that it was the clinic results. They wanted to tell me my HbA1C. I said but they give me that on the day. Anyway I took the opportunity to check my thyroid fn test which is now back in range after 2 abnormal results.

 

[Ellie Jones]

I have my bloods taken a fortnight before a clinic visit, so results are there for consultant... This is standard practice at my hospital clinic, I get 2 bloods form at the end of my clinic visit, so my sugery DSN can do one set of bloods between clinic visits, got fed up with 3 monthly reviews so requested 6 monthly ones instead, and I ring if I had problems..

You can also ask to be copied in with all communications that clinic/consultant sends to your GP... Your bloods results will also be sent to your GP for the records, so you can always book into see the nurse/GP and ask for the results...