This table shows you what HbA1c you should aim for:
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Without diabetes, range is 20-41 mmol/mol (4-5.9%)
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With diabetes, HbA1c level of 48 mmol/mol (6.5%) is good control.
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Greater risk of hypoglycemia, target HbA1c of 59 mmol/mol (7.5%) to reduce the risk of hypos.
Everyone should have individual goals. We are all different and need different targets.
This table shows you what your HbA1c means.
It shows the equivalent average blood glucose.
It also converts your HbA1c from old money to new, for those of you like me who like old money still.
On the day
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Bring glucose diary
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Bring insulin diary
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Results of retinopathy
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Hba1c result and bloods
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List of questions to ask and discuss
Week in advance
This is a check up that takes place at least once a year.
This helps the nurses and doctors catch up and see how you are doing.
If you are younger or have complications you may have more than one a year.
What is included...
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Height and Weight
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Blood Pressure
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Hba1c (blood test)
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Review of blood glucose
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Eye examination
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Foot examination
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Discuss lifestyle
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Discuss any problems
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Other blood tests
What to prepare...
Hba1c...
This random group of numbers and letters tells the doctors and nurses how you glucose levels have been over the last three months.
It is like the body's own glucose diary. It gives an average reading for the last three months.
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Blood tests (including Hba1c)
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Urine sample (take to blood tests)
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Book and go to retinopathy appointment
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Foot check
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Write a list of discussion points
What can I discus...
Problems with blood glucose...
Weight problems...
Too many hypos...
I want to go on holiday...
How do I tell my friends...
What do I tell my school/uni...
I want to learn to drive...
I'm scared of having hypos in public...
My toes are feeling numb...
What to tell my girl/boyfriend...
I want to start a family...
It is all just getting me down...
Refernces: The information on this page has been adapted from the following scources.
Diabetes.co.uk. What is HbA1c? - Definition, Units, Conversion, Testing & Control [Internet]. 2015 [cited 13 August 2015]. Available from: http://www.diabetes.co.uk/what-is-hba1c.html
Diabetes.co.uk. Diabetes Annual Care Review - [Internet]. 2015 [cited 13 August 2015]. Available from: http://www.diabetes.co.uk/nhs/diabetes-annual-care-review.htm
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