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Glucose test results at odds
by ireneo, May 10, 2007 12:00AM
I usually post on the heart board for my issues but my husband has come up with something odd concerning his (fasting) blood glucose levels. For the past year his tests keep coming back over 100 - say 105, 101 - so not high but above normal. The doc keeps testing, same result. This last time they did a different test too, an A1C (?) That came back as well below the limit: 5.2 (range is 4.0 to 5.7) while the same blood sample came back over 100 for the standard test. How can this be? My husband is 56, 5'7" tall, 150lbs (no weight problems there) and extremely active. He did send an email to his doc about the results but he's out for the next week or so. Anyone else have conflicting blood work like this? Doesn't seem possible.
Doctor's Answer
by Forum-VOL-CB, May 10, 2007 12:00AM
I am no doctor, but from what I understand, it's just the long-term sugar levels you need to worry about, and his A1Cs are great! Short-term doesn't matter. Maybe he just metabolizes things a little differently. But as long as his overal blood sugar is so good, it seems like he's in good shape.
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