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Can 4 cups of coffee with milk and sugar effect my a1c test for diabetes? it was a non fasting test and my results was 5.9% making me pre diabetic.

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Dr. Quang Nguyen answered

Specializes in Endocrinology

No: A1c is the 3 months average so what you eat or drink the day of the test doesn't change the number.

Answered 5/1/2013

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