Hba1c

[DMac4]

What are the chances of being accepted if my HBA1C is 5.7 ?

 

[medicineman]

What are the chances of being accepted if my HBA1C is 5.7 ?

It's below 6...in fact it's below 7...so unless your random blood glucose is elevated and so is your fasting, probably fine - you're not diabetic, not even really pre-diabetic.

 

[dapaterson]

Based on a quick Google, that suggests you are pre-diabetic. Depending on other tests, that's not a positive sign.

 

[medicineman]

Based on a quick Google, that suggests you are pre-diabetic. Depending on other tests, that's not a positive sign.

Under Canadian Guidelines, an A1C <6.0% is fine - 6.0--6.4 is pre-diabetic range. >7.0, diabetic.

 

[medicineman]

Under Canadian Guidelines, an A1C <6.0% is fine - 6.0--6.4 is pre-diabetic range. >7.0, diabetic.

I should add, >6.5% is technically diagnostic, but usually in absence of other things suggestive of metabolic syndrome. I usually put my cutoff at 7, but start nagging the person if it's over 6.0...

 

[DMac4]

It's below 6...in fact it's below 7...so unless your random blood glucose is elevated and so is your fasting, probably fine - you're not diabetic, not even really pre-diabetic.

A1C is 5.7, random is 4.8, fasting is 5.2 as of Feb11/24
A little bit of a back story …Sept 1/23 I was 205lbs … A1C was 7.4….i knew I needed to change ! As of Feb 11/23 I now weigh 172lbs, totally changed diet and at the gym6x a week. My goal is to be about 150lbs. I’m 5’4, 52 yr old female.
Thank you for your reply !