Anybody have trouble with diabetes?

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I was told today that I might have a problem with diabetes. My regular doctor is going to run another test in the next month.

I didn’t take in all the details but I scored 47 on the blood test and Google says that 48 is where they diagnose you as having diabetes.

The only test like that according to Google is the hba1c test.

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You scored 47 on the blood test?
I don’t understand 100 -125 fasting blood glucose levels is prediabetes.
Anything over 126 is considered Diabetes

Diagnosis
Your doctor will give you one of three simple blood tests:

Fasting plasma glucose test. You won’t eat for 8 hours before taking this blood test. The results are:

Normal if your blood sugar is less than 100
Prediabetes if your blood sugar is 100-125
Diabetes if your blood sugar is 126 or higher.

I have Diabetes, currently my fasting blood glucose levels hovers around 132 or so

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According to google

Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) testing to diagnose diabetes
An HbA1c of 48mmol/mol (6.5%) is recommended as the cut off point for diagnosing diabetes. A value of less than 48mmol/mol (6.5%) does not exclude diabetes diagnosed using glucose tests.

It’s not a blood glucose test by the looks of things.

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Yeah testing A1c is different than fasting blood glucose levels
What are your fasting blood glucose levels?

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I don’t know yet, as I just got this today. So I’ll probably be learning a lot more in the next month!

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Good luck - Metformin is a good - safer diabetes/prediabetes drug to try, if you need meds.
I am currently on Metformin and it helps lower blood glucose levels and it is relatively safe.

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According to this webpage

"Shortly after our last pass at this topic, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) published their long awaited Consensus Statement on antipsychotics and obesity and diabetes (Diabetes Care 27: 596-601, 2004). They essentially came to the same conclusion as TCR, ranking in this way:

Clozapine/Zyprexa (worst for weight gain/diabetes/hyperlipidemia risk);

Risperdal/Seroquel (intermediate);

Geodon/Abilify (little or no effect)."

Who knows though…

Although it gives me a little comfort, as I’ve switched back to abilify.

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@Wave also the measurement of glucose is done differently looked at that is in the U.S. Than it is done in other countries. You are right for the numbers for our system, it is not the same in the UK.

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Yeah I didn’t know that everhopeful was from Europe

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My cover is blown…

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I just started taking metformin for diabetes.

It lowered my A1c in one month almost got it in the normal range.

I am continueing to take it.

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