New “6″ Club Member

Got my A1C results today!

Wait — let’s tell you what it is to a diabetic first:

How does the A1C test look backward? Suppose your blood sugar was high last week. What happened? More glucose hooked up (glycated) with your hemoglobin. This week, your blood glucose is back under control. Still, your red blood cells carry the ‘memory’ of last week’s high blood glucose in the form of more A1C.

This record changes as old red blood cells in your body die and new red blood cells (with fresh hemoglobin) replace them. The amount of A1C in your blood reflects blood sugar control for the past 120 days, or the lifespan of a red blood cell.

In a person who does not have diabetes, about 5% of all hemoglobin is glycated. For someone with diabetes and high blood glucose levels, the A1C level is higher than normal. How high the A1C level rises depends on what the average blood glucose level was during the past weeks and months. Levels can range from normal to as high as 25% if diabetes is badly out of control for a long time.

Now for my results … drum roll …

5.7

That makes me part of the “6″ Club because I’m under 6!!  The ADA says 7 and below is best. 

Now the cholesterol wasn’t good, not too high, but can be worked on.

Thank you God!