BG/A1c at diagnosis?
A lot of the diagnosis stories I read from the T1 report levels at diagnosis well above "nondiabetic norms" -- often, it's the person's first brush with DKA. Some of my RL T2 friends have been diagnosed at blood glucose levels over 300-400, with A1c over 10, and the typical "syndrome" (hunger, thirst, frequent urination, unexplained weight loss). This contrasts to my own diagnosis at 170 mg/dl fasting, 7.8A1c... which almost seems low/"normal" by comparison.
What was your blood glucose level, and A1c, at diagnosis?
What was your blood glucose level, and A1c, at diagnosis?
Tags: A1c, bg, blood glucose, diagnosis, fbg
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Permalink Reply by picklebird on -
Wow, Sugar Diabetes. I haven't heard that word since the 60's but that what my great grandma was supposed to have, only she insisted she just had a "little sugar, not diabetes." Well, she died of that "little sugar" so I'm determined I don't!
My A1C was 5.5 in July (first diagnosed this year) and it is still 5.5 as of November 2nd, yah!
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Permalink Reply by Heather-E on -
my HbA1c was only 6.8 at T1 diagnosis - I had just gotten over Glandular Fever (Mono) and so was pretty in tune to my body. When I started getting really tired again and having mood swings I thought I was having a relapse or going crazy lol. I did have weight loss but I was doing a weight loss program at my gym and thought it was just working really well! Luckily my doc did a full screen and found the BG too high as there is no family history of diabetes at all. They thought I might be Type 2 at first but I was on insulin within a week and officially diagnosed Type 1 from Islet Cell Antibody test. Being diagnosed with a lower A1c is not a bad thing - it just means you are in tune to your body and picked it up sooner than many. I ended up having a 'honeymoon period' (where you need less insulin) of a full year and then going on MDI for 9 years until I got my pump last month.
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Permalink Reply by pooloftears on -
I was diagnosed last Tuesday night (11/09/10), my A1C was 9.5, my BG was 600+, and a U test (the Dr. said there should be no sugar after not eating for 6 hours) was 22,000 x 4 which was as high as the test could measure.
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Permalink Reply by bobwalley on -
I wasn't feeling any symptoms when I was told that I was diabetic. My A1c was 7.6 and my Blood Sugar was 170 fasting. I had been told that my sugar was boarder line for ten years. The VA put me on medications and I met with a dietitian for instructions. I changed my diet and started to walk. I just had my first A1c since then recently and was 5.6. I have lost 30 pounds so far and feel great.
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