What Do My HBA1C Test Reports Indicate?

Posted on Fri, 10 Jul 2015

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Fri, 10 Jul 2015 Answered on

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Question : hi
i would like u to compare two HBA1C reports and give your views.why i am doing is that because their is a confusion about the HBA1C VALUES as both the reports are from different labs and their REFERENCE RANGE is different due to which i am unable to understand whether my mothers HBA1C results have improved or it is same as old report etc.please help me out on how should i interpret these two reports.

Answered by Dr. Indu Kumar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Our goal should be to keep it below 7%.

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Both results shows good control of diabetes mellitus.It shows average blood sugar of past 2-3 months.Our goal is to keep it below 7%.Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c)level keeps fluctuating with changing blood sugar level.
Slight increase in latest report suggests slightly raised sugar level in last 2-3 months,still it is good.
Reference range may vary with different laboratory because they follow different standards.It is not concerning.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar