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Is HbA1c test more reliable than a home blood sugar test?
Query: Hello doctor,I am a 35-year-old female. Is HbA1c test at a primary physician's lab reliable? I recently got my annual physical and lab tests done at a new primary physician's office (practicing since five years). The results show I have a glucose of 109 mg/dL and hemoglobin A1c of 6.8 %. My TSH is 5... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. HbA1c will give us information about your blood sugar in the past three months whereas RBS (random blood sugar) will get us information about the previous day. Therefore, HbA1c is more reliable than of RBS. The HbA1c level needs to be less than 6 to be considere... Read Full »
Is my husband normal, pre-diabetic or diabetic?
Query: Hello doctor,I am very concerned with my husbands latest lab report, mainly due to his doctor's reaction and strong family history. His morning fasting came back at a 105 and his A1c test came back at a 5.5. His doctor recommends a 5 % reduction in his A1c but from what I have read these numbers are... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. His HbA1c level is in the normal range, which signifies that in the past three months, his sugar levels were normal. There is no specified value to be a non-diabetic. Patient with an HbA1c of more than seven is considered diabetic. His reports are suggestive of the pr... Read Full »