I just got my first A1C test results back and they are a 7.2. I don't see my doctor until next week. Can anyone please tell e what this means? Thanks

Mindy

your dr. will probably put you on meds. mine said as long as i stay under 7 i don't need anything.

There are 2 different ways of making the calculation from A1c to average glucose level. Using both of these your average glucose with an A1c of 7.2 % is somewhere between 150 and 175. Either way, your glucose is too high, but not horribly so. You should definitely be below 7. They say that an a1c below 7 gives you a "lower" risk of complications but if you are below 6.5 you will be even better off.

Good luck to you.

Cora

So...I'm guessing my 8 result I got today is not good.

So...I'm guessing my 8 result I got today is not good.

Ball park figure would be in the neighborhood of 200.

This was my first reading. Do you think my Dr will have me just try to control it with diet to see if that works? I have a horrible sweet tooth since my son was born 14 weeks ago. At what A1C level is considered diabetic?

i have been diet controlled for a little over 2 years. have my A1c checked every 3 months. started at a 6.8 and for the last year they have all been around 5.6. dr. tells me everytime i see him that is great and always told me 7.0 is his mark for meds.