Re: A1c tests

"David" <David@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Elizabeth Blake wrote:

I was looking at the Children With Diabetes site today, and their weekly
poll asks how people get their A1c tested. Choices were things like
venous draw at lab, venous draw at doctor's office, home test kit. One
choice was fingerstick at doctor's office, and that had the biggest
response.

Is there really a fingerstick test to check A1c? Mine has always been
done though blood drawn from a vein.

--
Liz
Type1 4/1987
Yes, it's about $18 at Target. Walmart also carries it. It'a a one use
meter, called Choice
http://www.meditests.com/a1cathome.html


Yes, but this choice was doing a fingerstick at a doctor's office. I know
about the home tests, and was wondering if that's what they used at the
doctor's office, or if there was some other fancy test available to
doctor's.

I also wonder if a lot of people who picked that choice were actually
getting an a1c test done, or if the doctor was just doing a random BG test,
as most will do. I would think that most doctors would prefer to have the
test done at a lab.

--
Liz


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