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Glucose Readings
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I'm not understanding the 5.4 glucose when testing. Is that the A1C? My machine reading is 100's. Is there different machines to get those small readings?

posted December 30, 2016
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A DiabetesTeam Member

Is that the result from dr or what?? If it's reading, like what you get on you meter, it's measured in mg/dl and other countries its measured in mmol - example 4.4 mmol is about 80 mg/dl
Or if dr does blood test and you get a 6.5 would mean your blood sugar averaged about 140 (A1C)

posted December 30, 2016
A DiabetesTeam Member

Barbara, here in US it's A1C. (Measured in mgdl). In other countries, like England, blood sugars are measured in mmol/l, like 3.9 mmol which is about 70 mgdl
A conversion "chart" can be found online.

posted January 4, 2017
A DiabetesTeam Member

That is your A1C . Your numbers that you get from your meter is what your blood sugar is at that time. The A 1C is a totally different reading of your look sugar on average is running the last 3 months

posted January 23, 2017
A DiabetesTeam Member

Glucometer readings reflect your blood sugar state at that moment. HgbA1c averages out your blood glucose over the previous 3 months.

posted January 22, 2017
A DiabetesTeam Member

That is your A1C

posted January 3, 2017

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