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I just did the blood sugar test (fasting) and it comes 95 , so in the same time i did do the test through the lab and its comes 100 and hb1ac was 5.3?

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Okay overall: Fingerstick sugars will not be the same as blood sugars for a number of reasons. The most likely is that none of the glucose monitors is that precise. A 10-15% variation is considered acceptable. A fasting glucose under 100 is normal, as is a hba1c under 5.7%.

Answered 3/12/2013

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Measure differently: Fingerstick blood sugars and lab tests measure different thing and commonly the fingerstick values can be 10-20% off. Your a1c is in the normal range - so there's no lab evidence of diabetes at the present time.

Answered 3/16/2013

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