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Cardiologist did blood work and said it was all fine. he said my fasting glucose was 6.4 isn't the prediabetic?! :/

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Dr. Jerome Zacks answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Hemoglobin A1C: If your doctor was reporting the results of your diabetic test, the hemoglobin a1c, it is in the prediabetic range. An ideal hemoglobin a1c is 5.5 or less. At 5.5, risk of heart attack and stroke starts to rise.

Answered 11/3/2013

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