# \#a1c **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tag/a1c/151.md [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) --- ## [Type 1 - Not LADA At Age 37](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/type-1-not-lada-at-age-37/15801)
**Author:** [@Nicky55](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nicky55)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/type-1-not-lada-at-age-37/15801 "2026-06-08T05:03:29Z")
Age 37, ruled the world, then BOOM! All the symptoms hit me over a six week period. My GP diagnosed me in 5 minutes. We tried oral Type 2 meds with no success. Within 10 days I’m using long and short duration insulin. Wi… --- ## [A1c vs. CGM vs. Blood Glucose reading - confused!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a1c-vs-cgm-vs-blood-glucose-reading-confused/10463)
**Author:** [@JonDeutsch](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/JonDeutsch)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a1c-vs-cgm-vs-blood-glucose-reading-confused/10463 "2026-04-24T10:22:33Z")
I’m experiencing a fascinating metric situation: My CGM (Libre) has me at between 105-110 average glucose over the past year. Yet, when I compare my CGM readings 15 minutes after my blood glucose level at the time of b… --- ## [A1c - why bother?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a1c-why-bother/14539)
**Author:** [@allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/allison)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a1c-why-bother/14539 "2025-02-14T00:29:18Z")
In December, my nurse practitioner put me on lisinopril and atorvastatin preventatively - my lab work has been great for the past few years but since I’ve been type 1 for almost 30 years, I guess they recommend this as a… --- ## [HbA1c ok eyes super fine](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hba1c-ok-eyes-super-fine/14650)
**Author:** [@CarlosLuis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CarlosLuis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hba1c-ok-eyes-super-fine/14650 "2024-05-14T18:08:11Z")
My recent visit with the endo and lab results were not bad. I knew my HbA1c would be higher from 5.5, it was 6.2. He was pleased. Maybe his other patients aren’t doing well. TSO 3rd gen is up so getting a bump in the syn… --- ## [Why A1c can be different from eA1c and GMI](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/why-a1c-can-be-different-from-ea1c-and-gmi/6491)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/why-a1c-can-be-different-from-ea1c-and-gmi/6491 "2024-02-03T02:18:42Z")
A couple things here (if you are talking about looking at your average BG on your meter). On your meter, a low BG will average out a high BG. That is reflected on the number it shows on your meter. A 40, 40, and 200 av… --- ## [Time In Range, A1C the ADA, FDA](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/time-in-range-a1c-the-ada-fda/13955)
**Author:** [@MsCris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MsCris)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2023, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/time-in-range-a1c-the-ada-fda/13955 "2023-07-30T01:54:36Z")
Read about Time in Range (vs A1C), and why the latest FDA draft guidance document is so important. Full article Or follow the discussion on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cuj6ZfDOFaY/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== --- ## [HbA1c home test kit: recommendations?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hba1c-home-test-kit-recommendations/5230)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 9:35am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hba1c-home-test-kit-recommendations/5230 "2022-12-13T09:35:16Z")
We are having a bit of a hard time navigating the health systems of different countries to get regular blood tests and exams. We have some friends coming and I’d like to purchase a few A1c home test kits online to have o… --- ## [Time For Some Bragging](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/time-for-some-bragging/11903)
**Author:** [@Necroplasm](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Necroplasm)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/time-for-some-bragging/11903 "2021-10-14T19:47:53Z")
I was a little nervous to get my most recent HBA1C check, due to the switch over to pumping and the fact that I was encouraged to take in more carbs. I got my a1c results this morning and… It’s 5.8!!! I’m so elated, a… --- ## [Small win & an observation](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/small-win-an-observation/10617)
**Author:** [@eilatan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/eilatan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/small-win-an-observation/10617 "2020-12-14T17:30:25Z")
I just got my most recent A1C test results back and it’s 5.8! This year has been really challenging for me on a lot of different fronts, so I’m really happy to have a small win. One observation I’ve made is that my insu… --- ## [Results of a cohort study on incidence of complications](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/results-of-a-cohort-study-on-incidence-of-complications/8479)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2019, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/results-of-a-cohort-study-on-incidence-of-complications/8479 "2019-10-10T20:50:08Z")
https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/366/bmj.l4894.full.pdf --- ## [My new A1c post FUD](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-new-a1c-post-fud/6348)
**Author:** [@LarissaW](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/LarissaW)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-new-a1c-post-fud/6348 "2019-04-25T12:20:44Z")
Wasn’t sure where else to put this, but super pumped that my recent A1c ended up being a 7.1!!! https://i.makeagif.com/media/3-18-2015/6et74P.gif(image larger than 256 KB) --- ## [GMI versus estimated A1C on SugarMate -- How do I interpret this number?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/gmi-versus-estimated-a1c-on-sugarmate-how-do-i-interpret-this-number/6438)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/gmi-versus-estimated-a1c-on-sugarmate-how-do-i-interpret-this-number/6438 "2019-02-05T22:59:01Z")
Just noticed that GMI is listed on SugarMate rather than estimated A1C. How do I interpret this number? Is it any different than eA1C? --- ## [HbA1c: do the latest BG samples count for more?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hba1c-do-the-latest-bg-samples-count-for-more/5237)
**Author:** [@oni](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/oni)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hba1c-do-the-latest-bg-samples-count-for-more/5237 "2018-10-19T20:22:43Z")
As for recent weeks having more impact, I think it is the opposite, according to a paper that came out a couple months ago. The first 30 days of your last 120-day period should account for about 50% of your result. And t… --- ## [Is a lower HbA1c always better?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-a-lower-hba1c-always-better/5224)
**Author:** [@oni](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/oni)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-a-lower-hba1c-always-better/5224 "2018-10-19T14:49:13Z")
Not to muddle the thread with another thing tangential to variability, but for those curious about the idea that “higher blood sugar is always bad, the higher the worse it is”. I’ve never found that for certain. Here’s… --- ## [How Glycemic Variability impacts HbA1c](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-glycemic-variability-impacts-hba1c/5223)
**Author:** [@oni](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/oni)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-glycemic-variability-impacts-hba1c/5223 "2018-10-15T23:24:20Z")
Glycation: High GV has no significant effect on T2Ds. For T1Ds, its effect on Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) is extremely minor the lower your mean glucose is. If your average glucose is 140mg/dL, then the difference betwee… --- ## [A1Cs in 1980-90s](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a1cs-in-1980-90s/4116)
**Author:** [@MM2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MM2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a1cs-in-1980-90s/4116 "2018-05-29T02:53:07Z")
My first recollection of having an A1C done was maybe in 1983. The doctor (GP, not endo) ordered the test, and verbally gave me the result. It was something in the teens. Don’t recall if she told me what normal range … --- ## [12/11/2017 - Almost 2 years in - Endo Checkup](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/12-11-2017-almost-2-years-in-endo-checkup/2830)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2018, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/12-11-2017-almost-2-years-in-endo-checkup/2830 "2018-02-27T04:39:03Z")
Liam is coming up on his 4th birthday at the end of this month, and before our next Endo visit in March, he will have been Diabetic for 2 years (Feb 29th). Today’s visit was awesome, A1C wise, but I wasn’t feeling as el… --- ## [A1c Poll, how different from the standard population are we?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a1c-poll-how-different-from-the-standard-population-are-we/2006)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2017, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a1c-poll-how-different-from-the-standard-population-are-we/2006 "2017-11-23T04:01:43Z")
Well, we talk about A1c’s quite a bit, but I don’t think we have quantified it. I am assuming that we have much better A1c’s than the study populations we read so much about. Also, I don’t want people to have to throw … --- ## [What do you consider to be a diagnostic A1C](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-do-you-consider-to-be-a-diagnostic-a1c/2381)
**Author:** [@Irish](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Irish)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-do-you-consider-to-be-a-diagnostic-a1c/2381 "2017-10-24T15:13:42Z")
Okay, I’m asking this for a friend whose A1C’s seem to be behaving a little badly of late. Any thoughts about what measurement would prompt you to request antibody testing? --- ## [Lowest 90-day numbers for us so far](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/lowest-90-day-numbers-for-us-so-far/1598)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/lowest-90-day-numbers-for-us-so-far/1598 "2017-08-17T12:50:53Z")
We’ve never had his “serious low” below 1.4% (I know, far too high). But the changes over the past weeks/month have brought down his overall numbers tremendously. Liam’s Serious low is now 1% (can’t wait to get under t… --- ## [What is your toddler's A1C?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-is-your-toddlers-a1c/1488)
**Author:** [@Bradford](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Bradford)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-is-your-toddlers-a1c/1488 "2017-07-29T19:32:11Z")
Making dosing decisions with a toddler is especially difficult, often resulting in dramatic highs and lows. I cannot seem to get the A1C of my son lower than the high 7’s. I am curious as to what others can accomplish … --- ## [Unbelievable Week - Happy Papa](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/unbelievable-week-happy-papa/1332)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/unbelievable-week-happy-papa/1332 "2017-06-28T01:17:23Z")
I know these weeks will pass, so I'm chronicling the unbelievable weeks here on FUD so that I can look back on these moments when I'm having an unbelievably bad week to remember that, with the bad comes the good. We've … --- ## [Finally back down under 7](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/finally-back-down-under-7/1235)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/finally-back-down-under-7/1235 "2017-06-14T17:30:12Z")
After being under 7 once with Liam, as you may recall, we switched Endo teams. My hectic regimen was recommended to be scrapped for a simpler regimen. Being the open-minded person I am, I said OK...I'd give it a shot. … --- ## [Good, bad, or indifferent](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/good-bad-or-indifferent/500)
**Author:** [@Irish](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Irish)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/good-bad-or-indifferent/500 "2017-04-25T20:27:15Z")
What would you say to a patient who achieved an A1 C of 4.7 looking like this? \[image\]\[image\] As you might imagine, I was roundly scolded by my nurse practitioner today. The main concern was insulin stacking, resulti…