What is hba1c test what is the impact if value is 8.9

[JENNINARAYANARAO]

[dhooper]

Dear JENNINARAYANARAO,

The reading demands an immediate appointment with an endocrinologist for treatment. Pl seek an allopathic treatment till you are within safe levels. Such reading mean condition RED.

hba1c test determines your average blood sugar levels three months prior to the test.

[esivaraman]

Yes...your sugar is out of control and you need to bring this under control. Check both fasting and post brandial (2 hours after food) and it should be within limits. Fasting 70 -110, PB sugar 110-140. Suggest you accord top priority for this!

[blackgoat]

WHEN YOU SCORE LESS THEN 6 YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT 8 STANDS FOR

[ShooterGeorge]

Hi JENNINARAYANARAO,

HbA1c 8.9 is quite high.

I am 64 (DOB 22 07 1949) diagnosed diabetic in 2006. I followed the LWMDR till 2009. From 2009 my Blood Sugar Values are normal without any extra effort; HbA1c was below 6.4%. From 2012 January my HbA1c is 5.9%. On 07.08.2013 my HbA1c is 5.6%.

It is not actually blood sugar test but gives information about immediate after effect of blood sugar increase. This effect will last for three months. Sugar (glucose) in blood gets attached to hemoglobin in red blood cells. HbA1c is the percentage of RBCs so affected. This may be adversely affecting the normal functions (like oxygen transportation from lungs to cells) of RBCs. The value of HbA1c gives an indication of blood sugar level during the previous three months. There are 2-3 empirical formulae (formulas) to calculate average blood sugar value from HbA1c value.

As printed in my (NABH & ACHSI certified) lab report of Feb 22, 2013 HbA1C

Normal value is between 4.2 & 6.4%,

Good Diabetic control is less than 7.0%,

Fair control is 7.0 to 8.0%.

More than 8.0% is Poor control.

[cprokidis in reply to ShooterGeorge]

Thank you for the information. Since I have 6.4% I presume I am in good control, however I read in an another article that result between 5.7 & 6.4% is considered pre-diabetes, which indicates

high risk. I eat a lot of fruits in the morning prior to taking any other food like soya milk, a toast

with olive oil and half tea spoon of brown sugar, to avoid jam etc. Does that mean I should cut

the fresh fruits and the brown sugar? Thank you for any reply given