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A1C low but Fasting blood Glucose above 100
Diabetes & Endocrine System | Last Active: Sep 3 7:34am | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
@sreesatya Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. It sounds like your friend has a lot going on! I want to make sure I’m not missing something.
1). A concern about blood sugar and A1C. The numbers you mentioned sound good to me. I am not familiar with the “Fructosamine Test”.
2). Epilepsy and seizure medications.
3). Hemoglobin monitoring (for lowness).
I do not know how the epilepsy & meds relates to this. What I do know is that there may be a connection between the first and third thing. Another name for A1C is glycosylated hemoglobin test. It is a measure of the hemoglobin that have glucose stuck to them. It stands to reason that if the hemoglobin is low the A1C might be low also. (However the fasting blood sugars are pretty good.) Whether this is “normal” or not is a question for your friend’s providers. Remember that everyone has their own “normal”. Does your friend have good trusted providers?
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Thanks I was trying to Google the same information. I have come back with a glucose of 100 but my a1c is consistently 4.5-4.7
I am also on several medications for epilespy/mental health
- lamictal
- trazadone
- Topamax
- gabapentin
- klonopin
I used to take high blood pressure meds but no longer need them as we are not struggling to keep my blood pressure up since it rests now in the 80s/60s.
She did just ad lipitor but I'm pretty sure I can fix that with diet.
I am also have red and white blood cell issues. Too many red and larger than normal and too many white. (Anemia & dehydration)