Managing TRT with other health issues:

[Spunkey71]

a1c also known as HbA1c is the average blood glucose concentration in your hemoglobin over the past three months. This is most standardized way of measuring how much your blood sugars are in or out of control. Because your blood sugars are going up and down all the time, an average is a better measurement. And three months is the life span of your blood cell.
Halfwitt can probably improve upon my description, but hopefully you get the basic idea, that HbA1c is thee measurement of blood sugar control.

Thanks, I just looked at my labs and found that particular test. I now see why my doctor isn't pleased with my results, they are as follows!


Name Value Reference Range
Hemoglobin A1c 7.0 4.8-5.6 %

 

[halfwit]

a1c also known as HbA1c is the average blood glucose concentration in your hemoglobin over the past three months. This is most standardized way of measuring how much your blood sugars are in or out of control. Because your blood sugars are going up and down all the time, an average is a better measurement. And three months is the life span of your blood cell.
Halfwitt can probably improve upon my description, but hopefully you get the basic idea, that HbA1c is thee measurement of blood sugar control.

Yep, close enough for me.

Thanks, I just looked at my labs and found that particular test. I now see why my doctor isn't pleased with my results, they are as follows!


Name Value Reference Range
Hemoglobin A1c 7.0 4.8-5.6 %

Yeah, that's actually diabetic territory. I think 7.0 means you have been floating around in the high 100's to low 200's glucose level-wise. Totally recoverable from.

Like halfape, I came into the docs office with a fasting glucose in the 500's myself. Doc told me that my urine probably tasted like kool-aid Lol. I took his word for it.

 

[Alpin]

Yep, close enough for me.


Yeah, that's actually diabetic territory. I think 7.0 means you have been floating around in the high 100's to low 200's glucose level-wise. Totally recoverable from.

Like halfape, I came into the docs office with a fasting glucose in the 500's myself. Doc told me that my urine probably tasted like kool-aid Lol. I took his word for it.

That fasting glucose of 500's what is it translated to if measuring in mmol/l?
How many hours were you fasted?

 

[Spunkey71]

Yep, close enough for me.


Yeah, that's actually diabetic territory. I think 7.0 means you have been floating around in the high 100's to low 200's glucose level-wise. Totally recoverable from.

Like halfape, I came into the docs office with a fasting glucose in the 500's myself. Doc told me that my urine probably tasted like kool-aid Lol. I took his word for it.

I am going to do as my doctor tells me, follow the diet 3J designed for me, take my meds and work on losing some weight!

 

[halfwit]

That fasting glucose of 500's what is it translated to if measuring in mmol/l?
How many hours were you fasted?

I don't remember how long of a fast it was. Anything over 8 hours is sufficient though.

500mg/dL x 0.0555 = 27.75 mmol/L

 

[3J]

a1c also known as HbA1c is the average blood glucose concentration in your hemoglobin over the past three months. This is most standardized way of measuring how much your blood sugars are in or out of control. Because your blood sugars are going up and down all the time, an average is a better measurement. And three months is the life span of your blood cell.
Halfwitt can probably improve upon my description, but hopefully you get the basic idea, that HbA1c is thee measurement of blood sugar control.

yup.. keep in mind guys that if youre anemic.. have low iron.. the a1c can show with bias.. mine came back 5.7 (.1 above range) but my iron levels have been low due to celiacs disease for half my life.. lol

 

[halfape211]

Yep, close enough for me.

Yeah, that's actually diabetic territory. I think 7.0 means you have been floating around in the high 100's to low 200's glucose level-wise.

Unfortunately, I have to agree. When I had a a1c of 7.0 I was considered a diabetic, not pre-diabetic ( a diabetic with controlled blood sugars, but definitely a diabetic). When it was 6.5, I was considered a diabetic. Not sure why Spunkey's doctor is calling him pre-diabetic. I'm very sorry, to tell you this Spunkey, but I guess it's better you know.

Incidentally, a few years ago, doctors wanted 7.0 to be the maximum a1c for diabetics, and wanted a lower number for those with diabetes, etc.

 

[Megatron28]

Like halfape, I came into the docs office with a fasting glucose in the 500's myself. Doc told me that my urine probably tasted like kool-aid Lol. I took his word for it.

If only you could get it to taste like Mountain Dew!

 

[Spunkey71]

Unfortunately, I have to agree. When I had a a1c of 7.0 I was considered a diabetic, not pre-diabetic ( a diabetic with controlled blood sugars, but definitely a diabetic). When it was 6.5, I was considered a diabetic. Not sure why Spunkey's doctor is calling him pre-diabetic. I'm very sorry, to tell you this Spunkey, but I guess it's better you know.

Incidentally, a few years ago, doctors wanted 7.0 to be the maximum a1c for diabetics, and wanted a lower number for those with diabetes, etc.

When the doctor put me on the meds last week my A1c was 6, from the blood test taken a little over a month ago. He also had new blood tests run that day which I got the results of on Tuesday and on that test my A1c was 7. I hope it is not in my head but I feel amazing since I started taking my medication on Monday as well as changing my diet.

 

[halfape211]

When the doctor put me on the meds last week my A1c was 6, from the blood test taken a little over a month ago. He also had new blood tests run that day which I got the results of on Tuesday and on that test my A1c was 7. I hope it is not in my head but I feel amazing since I started taking my medication on Monday as well as changing my diet.

I feel absolutely no difference between those numbers. It must be 3J's diet. Whatever it is, it's a good thing to feel amazing. Just my opinion.