Blood Measurement

[islasmum]

My OH has just had a routine blood test and his results have come back as 41, and apparently the usual range is between 17 - 40. Can anyone tell me what measurements are being used here as a diabetic my sugars are measured mammal.l (i.e between 5 - 10) Please can someone tell me if this test is for blood sugars or something else?

[Flonska]

Possibly . . . LFT = Liver Function Test?

[hc4361]

If it is a blood glucose test 41 is 6.8

[gingejbee]

mammal?....mmol, abbreviated form of millimole.

[Mamyalynne]

I would suggest a quick call to the surgery who will happily tell him.

[islasmum]

I've just looked up my own blood test results and I think it may be
HBA1c, so it appears to be in normal ranges. Thank you all very much go your answers.

[Sqad]

Islamum....you are "right on the money." It is HB1AC.

[Old_Geezer]

Mmm I had my blood tested once.
Turns out it was red. Mind you, they said it was the first time they'd drawn a pint with a head on it.

[NoMercy]

If my memory serves me correctly, the normal reference range for HbA1c is 22 - 40 mmol/mol so his is only mildly elevated.

Sqsd will correct me if I'm wrong.

[Buenchico]

This might help:
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/what-is-hba1c.html