Richard talks about his experience of HbA1c testing. He says he has this checked up regularly every few months. He describes it as his own best indicator as to how well he is doing with his Diabetes control over time.
Transcript (auto-generated)
This transcript was generated automatically and may contain errors.
Yes, very much aware of my HbA1c. I have it very regularly. I do not miss it. I'm faithful to keeping my timetable of having an HbA1c. I think it's every three or it varies a bit, it depends on the doctor, but every three or six months, it was always described to me as being the gold standard of judging my diabetes position. And in fact, the effect on me was that I have come to rely on the HbA1c as the most reliable way of looking at my ongoing position and historically. And in fact, although I'm equipped to take blood samples daily, I don't do that. I find that the, I didn't do it for a while. I found the variations pretty wild up and down all over the place. But just looking at my HPA1C profile over the years, as I mentioned earlier, it would appear to me, and to those advising me, that I've always been broadly in control of my boundaries.
Health Shared
Comments