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Hi there,

I just had a battery of tests with an internist, who pronounced me pretty healthy other than the hematology problem. This included abdominal ultrasounds and an ECG for iron overload. I've been getting transfusions for more than 4 years and everything came back normal.

Except my HGB A1C which came back as 6.5% which is diabetic. The dr didn't mention it during my appt and I didn't know about it until I was looking at my results when I got home.

I read that blood is collected along with some solution that contains dextrose. Would this have affected my reading? I am not saying my diet is perfect, but I have been gluten free for 5 months and ate organic veggies (and lots of them) all summer, and I also try to eat organic local meat, and almost no processed foods.

Thanks,
Deb