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If you have an a1c done for the first time and it is 5.5 could you still be diabetic?
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Not likely.: Need an a1c substantially higher than this to signal diabetes. Since the a1c looks back at the last 60 days of your blood sugar it is a pretty reliable indicator. You could certainly develop dm in the future though.
Answered 3/26/2013
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