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A slight setback…
and I’m not talking about Game 5 of the World Series….
Went to the doctor today and found that
I not only gained back the 8 pounds I lost this spring,
but added 2 more pounds, putting me back @ 298 pounds.
Not good.
A1c = 9.2 – not good
A1c = 9.2 – not good
A1c = Glycosylated hemoglobin.
In English – a protein in your red blood cells (hemoglobin) occasionally
gets glucose attached to it, which stays for the life of the cell,
which is @ 120 days.
Since it stays around so long, it’s a really good indicator of
long-term blood glucose control (or lack of it, in my case).
The following table is from Wikipedia
| HbA1c (%) | Avg. Blood Sugar | |
|---|---|---|
| (mmol/L) | (mg/dL) | |
| 4 | 3.3 | 60 |
| 5 | 5.0 | 90 |
| 6 | 6.7 | 120 |
| 7 | 8.3 | 150 |
| 8 | 10.0 | 180 |
| 9 | 11.7 | 210 |
| 10 | 13.3 | 240 |
| 11 | 15.0 | 270 |
| 12 | 16.7 | 300 |
| 13 | 18.3 | 330 |
| 14 | 20.0 | 360 |