a1c test

i am 51 years old
Not diabetic
Every year i have my blood fasting sugur done
it is always between 75-90
Recently i had a A!C test done
it was 6.2
My doctor told me not to worry
i thought normal A!c was 6.00

[littlebit667]

it is an accumulation fo about 3 months I think.  You should be fine.  Be aware when you do the test again to see if it stays the same or goes down.  Everyone has a "normal" and that might be yours.

[geminigirl1963]

I also recently had an A1c done and had questions about my results (mine was 6.0) - I posted a question here on this forum and received a wonderful answer from one of the members - WaveRider.  Here is what I was told:

"Normal ranges for A1c are 3.8 - 5% [60 - 99 mg/dl], or 4.1 - 5% [70 - 99 mg/dl] depending on the doctor. At 6% it equates to a daily average of 125 mg/dl, borderline diabetes by a very slim margin. By slim I mean that diabetes begins at 126 mg/dl."

I hope this information is as helpful to you as it was to me.  My guess is that Waverider will also be by at some point to answer your question and correct me in case I've provided you the wrong info.  Of course, the 6% that was mentioned in the answer was in response to my A1C reading, so yours being 6.2, I honestly don't know what that would work out to as a daily average.

[WaveRider]

"Recently i had a A!C test done it was 6.2. My doctor told me not to worry i thought normal A!c was 6.00"

Boo on your doctor, your A1c is not at normal levels. Primary care physicians are so busy they don't have time to research diabetes. Instead, they rely on the ADA [American Diabetes Association] web site for their info. The problem with the ADA web site is that it is sponsored by major drug firms. Sure it provides whelms of valuable information and resources regarding diabetes, but it fails hard on normal glucose and A1c levels. Each year they keep raising the normal limit in order for drug firms to increase their sales. Sad but true. The higher one believes is normal the more drugs they depend on to 'help' lower their glucose. The more drugs you need, the more you buy, the more $$ they make. The old fox watching the chicken coop. Ever hear of someone getter healthier by taking more drugs?

So now what? This is where you have an excellent chance of reversing your diabetes back to normal before it escalates. [Below you will see why I say diabetes]. You do this with lifestyle changes - eating a diabetic nutrition sans sugar and high carbohydrates, maintain normal body weight, and perform 30 mins to 1 hour of physical exercise daily. The latter doesn't have to be strenuous. You will be amazed what walking does to your glucose levels and cardio system. Please read other threads on this forum as the number one topic discussed and answered often is food - what to eat and what to avoid.

Regarding your A1c test result, in essence 6.2% A1c equates to a daily average of 131 mg/dl, a tad into diabetes land. Here are the reference ranges you should go by:

1. - Normal fasting glucose is between 60/70 to 99 mg/dl
2. - Normal A1c is <5%
3. - Prediabetes is considered between 100 to 125 mg/dl, or A1c of 5.1% to 6%.
4. - Diabetes is considered above 126 mg/dl

Post back if you have further questions. Good luck