HA1C, Hemoglobin A1C, Is Not The Only Number To Pay Attention To

A lot of Diabetics I speak with are only concerned with 2 numbers, their fasting glucose and their HA1C.  Hemoglobin A1C is a 3 month average of your blood sugar.  Though this is an important number, other numbers such as your liver enzymes, ferritin, and homocysteine are just as important.  A deadly trap type 2 diabetics fall into is only monitoring their glucose numbers and ignoring everything else.  Remember your diabetic medication only artificially lowers the blood sugar numbers, but never addresses the core issue of what is allowing the blood sugar to be high in the first place.  The cause of your disease may lie in the other numbers from your lab tests that may be ignored by you and possibly your doctor.

It’s very important to get all your blood chemistry in balance if you’re ever going to get your Type 2 Diabetes under control.  So pull out your last blood work and look at all the numbers not just glucose and A1C.  If all markers such as the ones mentioned above are not being evaluated in your blood, then you may not have a comprehensive diagnosis as to what is the underlying cause of you diabetes.

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Article by Dr. Jade Malay, Type 2 Diabetes Professional, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX