From: constance@duxmail.com   
      
   On 2023-09-28, Ken Olson  wrote:   
   > On 9/28/2023 1:26 PM, Con Reeder, unhyphenated American wrote:   
   >> On 2023-09-28, Ken Olson  wrote:   
   >>> On 9/28/2023 10:47 AM, unclejr wrote:   
   >>>> On Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 5:16:58 AM UTC-5, Ken Olson wrote:   
   >>>>> Latest A1C after getting an insulin pump.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Ken   
   >>>>   
   >>>> RIP.   
   >>>   
   >>> 5 is normal.   
   >>   
   >> Is this a normal test done on a CMP or CBC? I don't find that test   
   >> anywhere, just a blood glucose. I have another hemoglobin test that   
   >> has a range from 13-17.   
   >>   
   >   
   > It's what my doctor told me.  Mine (and most, I think) are mg/dL for   
   > daily readings, while A1C is a 3-month average.  Here's a chart about   
   > each.   
   >   
   > Standard (no diabetes): Less than 5.7%   
   > Prediabetes: 5.7% to 6.5%   
   > Diabetes: 6.5% or higher   
   >   
   > Before meals (fasting)	After meals (post-prandial)	Other   
   > Adults with type 1 diabetes (see guidance)	80–130 mg/dL	< 180 mg/dL (1   
   > or 2 hours after)	   
   > Adults with type 2 diabetes (see guidance)	80–130mg/dL	< 180 mg/dL and   
   > (1 or 2 hours after)	   
   > Children with type 1 diabetes (see guidance)	90-130 mg/dL		90–150 mg/dL   
   > at bedtime/overnight   
   > Pregnant people (T1D, gestational diabetes) (see guidance)	< 95 mg/dL   
   > 140 mg/dL (1 hour after)	120 mg/dL (2 hours after)   
   > 65 or older (see guidance)	80–180 mg/dL		80–200 mg/dL for those in   
   > poorer health, assisted living, end of life   
   > Without diabetes	99 mg/dL or below	140 mg/dL or below	   
      
   I guess they don't order A1C unless you are at least pre-diabetic. I've never   
   heard any rumblings about it for me.   
      
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