What Does HbA1c Mean & How to Lower It | Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2024
- HbA1c is a blood test that shows how well you are controlling your blood sugar over time. It does this by taking a look at how much sugar is attached to your red blood cells. The more sugar that’s attached, the higher your HbA1c. In this video, I take a look at how this test works and ways to keep your results in the healthy range and avoid Type 2 Diabetes.
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you are so kind and humble while explaining ,it's so good to listen to you
A marvelous video. Very informative. Perhaps the best on the internet.
I love this HbA1c explanation and solutions. Thank you!
Another brilliantly clear explanation! Thank you!
Thank you Dr. Becky. I started watching your videos because I was diagnosed as diabetic with an A1c of 6.8. I did not want to start taking medications so looked to make lifestyle changes. Following your low-carb education/information I have now been on a low-carb diet for 16 months. I've lost over 60 lbs and my A1c is now at 5.8. You and your videos were so informative and provided the actual information I needed to start and to continue. You do make a difference and thank you.
So helpful! My husband is prediabetic and I am sharing this with him. Thank you so much!!! We are hoping Dr. Keith's treatment is going well. Praying for him and your family. 🙏🍀💕
Well my A1C has come down from a shocking 12.5 in May to 9.1 just last week...still have a ways to go but have benefited greatly from watching your videos, thanks.
Wonderful to hear! Keep at it. Bringing your A1C number down is a worthwhile goal!
You are so credible and looking healthier than ever thank you and Keith for all you do
Very well-explained and simple to understand, thank you!
Thank you for this clear explanation of the HbA1c. I appreciate your informative videos and your professionalism.
Thank you - this was very informative.
Great vid. Very well explained. 👍
Excellent info once again.
Thank you for sharing the information.
Thank you for these videos!
From a Type 1, I will say this is a great explanation of what is an A1C
Thanks for the explanation.
Too bad my doctor cannot explain things this well and this simply! You are a blessing!
The best explaination i ever had.tq
Thanks for the informative video, God bless you
Great explanation! Thanks! Any tips / guidance as to how to measure? Best ways, how often, etc? Thanks!
Love your videos Dr Becky! I have a weight watchers channel ... Lost 30 lbs in 20 weeks in menapause. I've recently stalled so I'm implementing low carb with my weight watchers to see if it gets the scale moving! Thanks for the inspiration!
🥰ALWAYS SO INFORMATIVE ‼️🥰
Great info as usual dr becky i like fasting a few days off and on helps to with blood sugar control and blood pressure
Best explanation on the subject, lets like and share this video with everyone we know and ❤️
Have a great day! Thanks for all these videos👍🏼
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Thanks, sylvainster30! I appreciate it!
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Love this video very informative I did the hbA1C and it's 7.1 so I will follow your guidance to lower it also my weight
Super. Thank you.
Thanks pleasant lady.
Whenever I go to my PP office, her PA runs an A1c on me. I can always get a chuckle from her when I call it the "lie detector". I'm diabetic and I'm running 6.5 right now and working pseudo-Keto and IF to get it (and weight) down...
Hi Dr. Becky , thanks for the video, please do a video about Keto diet for women on HRT/ Livial. Is it safe?
I understand now
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Thank you Dr Becky. My A1C is 5.0 but after 3 months of Keto, it went up to 5.6. Any explanation? Thank you
Thanks for the clarity Dr. Becky. Yeah, when I was first diagnosed T2 the dietician/nurse sat down with me and showed me with a mock-up test tube of what glycated Hemaglobin actually looked like. She turned it over several times to show how viscous it makes the blood.... Nooo thanks.
That sounds like a good dietician/nurse!
Can keto raise HBA1C levels and FBS levels? Thank you.
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But what is the best most healthy HbA1C? How low is too low?
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Nowhere special :). I am not sure if you asked about a specific blouse before, but I do remember answering that question :)
I would add that a reliable A1c result is based on the NORMAL red blood cell life span of 120 days. Any interference in this lifespan skews A1c results up or down. For instance, patients with Sickle Cell anemia, or any hemolytic anemia lose their RBC’s unnaturally. Hemorrhage or any other significant blood loss will also give an unreliable low result. Blood donation, transfusion recipient? Both skew the A1c to the low side. Virtually all labs post a note with A1c results explaining this issue and yet some doctors STILL regularly order this test on their patients with known hemoglobinopathies.
Never had any blood glucose problems until 2 days ago after my annual check-up when my A1C went from 5.5 to 5.9. However, my Fasting Blood Glucose is 92. How could that be?? Also, my cholesterol levels are perfect, in fact, went down from last year. Blood pressure still normal even though I gained 6 lbs in the last year. Am baffled about that. Will be seeing my PCP next Monday to try to figure out WTH is going on!
You may want to discuss redoing the test in a month or so.
@@beckygillaspy Thank You for responding! Yes, I will ask her. Most likely the A1C will need to be repeated since it is the higher of the two. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases website in the Section about Diabetes and Prediabetes Tests, it states that, "If the two different tests (FPG and A1C ) are discordant, repeat the test that is above the diagnostic cut point". We'll see what happens. I wanted to note though that the A1C test was done by a Pancreatic Surgeon at a teaching hospital because I have a small pancreatic cyst that has to be monitored yearly because it could turn cancerous in the future and I know that different labs have slightly different reference ranges, however, I realize that it is still possible my A1C will come back high even when I get retested by my PCP at the local hospital lab. I have already started making changes to my diet since I have a weakness about pasta.
I just portion out food.Exercise n pray to God.
Yes avoid cookies, cakes, candy, potato and white rice. All high sugar or high carb foods. My HBA1c is 5.4% with Olympic and metformin and light walking.
Smoking increases A1c in diabetic and non diabetics.
My A-1 C was 6.7 sort of made me mad my goal is in the 5 ‘s Somewhere 5.9 would be fine
Did it work out?
Question (and compliment): what is the efficacy of time-restricted feeding (eg, 16-20 hrs of fasting followed by an 4-8 hrs “feeding window”) and/or intermittent (24-72 hr) fasting for reducing A1C? And thank you for an extremely informative, easy-to-understand, and helpful video! I appreciate you explaining the science and providing practical guidance.
Are you a new DC??? You were a PhD??? If so, congrats! WillyB
Does A1C with 6.36 is normal or ?
I don’t know I have type 1 and my A1C is 6.3, ur A1C might be in the range of pre-diabetes
Anyone when hba1c could not be reported in the report . My husband test for hba1c could not be reported. Ever since he has been reccomended series of test to find out the reason .
Anaemia or other blood disorders affecting the lifecycle of the red blood cell will impact the results or make the HbA1C difficult to measure properly