In pre-diabetes, blood sugar levels are slightly higher than normal, but still not as high as in diabetes. if diabetes is "runaway blood sugar" think of pre-diabetes as blood sugar that is "halfway out the door.".. A high a1c means that you have high glucose levels and not normal glucose levels. the a1c measures the percentage of blood cells that have been glycated (sugared) at all times of day and night over the past ~90 days.. As mentioned previously, normal levels of hba1c are less than 6%, so a measurement over 6% is considered high. for many people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, the goal is to keep the hba1c levels under 7%, since keeping levels below 7% has been shown to delay the complications of diabetes..
Michael dansinger, md responded: the definition of diabetes is fasting glucose of at least 126 mg/dl on two occasions, or a hemoglobin a1c of at least 6.5% in the absense of any condition that may cause a falsely elevated a1c. a falsely elevated a1c can occur when the hemoglobin is abnormal, as in thallasemia, sickle cell disease,…. But recently, i did an hba1c test which was much higher than normal at 12.3%. the average blood sugar for three months was calculated at: 323.59 mg/dl. :crazy: can you please let me know how the average values were this high even though fasting and pp was normal during this period.. A1c forms naturally when glucose is present in the blood. the percentage of a1c increases in proportion to the average blood glucose level over the previous 2 to 3 months — a reflection of the average lifespan of red blood cells. an a1c test of 5.6 percent or below is reflective of normal blood sugar levels — or a daily average below 115..
It is indeed possible to have higher blood sugar levels and still a normal a1c. it could simply be that the higher levels are fairly new and not reflected in the a1c, or it could be that the levels are not high enough for long enough to seriously affect the test.. What would cause persistently elevated glucose levels but a perfectly normal hba1c??? why am i producing elevated glucose levels indicative of diabetes yet my hba1c suggests completely the opposite??? #1 calumcco, jul (which is why non diabetics can regularly have brief periods with higher glucose but still have quite normal hba1cs). The test is effective because of the lifespan of the hemoglobin cells. let’s say your blood glucose was high last week or last month, but it’s normal now..
What would cause persistently elevated glucose levels but a perfectly normal hba1c??? why am i producing elevated glucose levels indicative of diabetes yet my hba1c suggests completely the opposite??? #1 calumcco, jul (which is why non diabetics can regularly have brief periods with higher glucose but still have quite normal hba1cs). A high a1c means that you have high glucose levels and not normal glucose levels. the a1c measures the percentage of blood cells that have been glycated (sugared) at all times of day and night over the past ~90 days.. A1c forms naturally when glucose is present in the blood. the percentage of a1c increases in proportion to the average blood glucose level over the previous 2 to 3 months — a reflection of the average lifespan of red blood cells. an a1c test of 5.6 percent or below is reflective of normal blood sugar levels — or a daily average below 115..
