What is considered a ‘normal reading’ for the HbA1c calculator?

Recommended HbA1c readings fall within the reference range of 6.5 to 7%. This implies that for every 100 red blood cells, 6-7 cells have glucose attached to them. Mean blood sugar levels can be better understood from the following table.

HbA1c-Average Blood Glucose Reading
%	mmol/L	mg/dL	Inference
3-4	2-4	36-72	Extremely low to low blood sugar
4.5	5.5	99-100	Perfect!
4.5-5	5-6	90-108	Normal range for non-diabetics (pre-prandial)
5.5 - 6	7 – 8	126 - 144	Normal post-prandial in non-diabetics
6.5 – 7	9 - 10	162 - 180	Maximum post-prandial in non-diabetics
6.5 – 7.5	9 – 11	162 - 198	High, even for diabetics
7.5 – 9.5	11 – 15	198 - 270	Indicates to poorly controlled bG
12.5 - 25	20 - 25	360 - 450	Extremely high
> 19	33 or > 33	> 594	High possibility of serious electrolyte imbalance!!

Key:

Blood Glucose, post-prandial, After meal,

Pre-prandial, Before meal

Micromat™, Diastat™, VARIANT™, Immunoturbidimetric, hemoglobin testing system, diabetes monitoring, beta-thalassemia, hemoglobinopathy, sickle cell disease

Rough Glucose Conversions:

mmol/L → mg/dL : Multiply by 18

mg/dL → mmol/L: Divide by 18 (or multiply by 0.055)

Or, you could simply use Medindia’s Blood Sugar Converter available at or our HbA1c_1c1c(A1c) Calculator for Blood Glucose.

Since glucose binds slowly to Hemoglobin A (and decomposes at about the same rate), the HbA1c count is a good indicator of average blood glucose over a period of time. The American Diabetes Association recommends an A1c of 7% (implying 7 cells out of every 100 have an appendage of blood glucose) or lower.

But deciding upon a generalized “perfect blood sugar” value is impossible as this varies from person to person.

Instruments to Measure HbA1c_1c

The following instruments are used to measure glycosylated hemoglobin.

a) Conventional procedures like Immunoturbidimetric methods (out-dated and inaccurate).

b) Micromat™ which provides on-the-spot (in 5 minutes) and accurate results. Recommended for diabetologists and small laboratories.

c) Diastat™ is the ideal HbA1c monitoring device. It is used in pathological laboratories and hospitals.

d) The VARIANT™ Hemoglobin Testing System is a state-of-the-art contraption which provides automated diabetes monitoring, beta- thalassemia, and screening for hemoglobinopathy and sickle cell disease.

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amehra

my HBa1c is 5.8% and fasting and pp sugar is less than 100. my insurance company rejects my term plan proposal only on this basis.Is it justified My all other tests including TMT,2D echo and all blood tests are normal

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sharmalokesh79

my fasting glucose level 90, pp 139, hba1c range 8.2, i am not taking any medicine as of now, do i require medication

Ashish03

Hi I have recently get my Blood sugar test and in Test result came is PPS [/hexokinase] 150 mg/dl 70-120. And GLYCOSYLATED Hb (HbA1c) 6.5 % 4.0-6.0. My question is does I have diabetes and what all precautions do I have to take to make it less and up to what point it should be less.

avinash1005

HbA1c Test can be a good measurement for diabetes, however genetic variations play important role in Diabetes. For example, genetic polymorphisms and mutations have been linked with Maturity onset of diabetes of young (MODY). There are about 15 genes associated with MODY, which were, till-date wrongly diagnosed as Type-1 diabetes. MODY donot require any medicines. Gene therapy and dietary changes alone can cure MODY diabetes. In patients diagnosed with type-2 diabetes, a genetic testing is recommended to find the best treatment for diabetes according to their genetic make-up. Certain dietary and life-style changes can even cure the disbetes completely in some individuals, but others may not be cured at-all from type-2 diabetes. Hence it is now recommended for comprehensive genetic testing for all patients with type-2 diabetes and MODY-type diabetes...

Gupta1952

There is big gap regarding declaring a person as Pre-Diabetic and Diabetic based on 1] Fasting and PP sugar levels 2) HbA1c levels. Many patients with with Fasting sugar less than 100 mg/dl and PP sugar less than 140 mg/dl show HbA1c level in the range of 6 % 0r 6.1 %. A person with Fasting sugar less than 100 mg/dl and PP sugar less than 140 mg/dl is considered Non Diabetic. On the other hand a person with HbA1c level between 5.7 % to 6.4 % is considered as Pre-diabetic. Two comments posted below on this website also confirm this discrepancy. For example Comment posted on 12/16/2013 [yesterday) showing Fasting and PP level as 109 and 139 ( only Pre-Diabetic range) but HbA1c as 9.4 which is very high and is severe Diabetic range. Similarly comment posted on 08/06/2012 stating that blood sugar fasting in last 6 months was 100 and 91 and pp as 122 and 102 Recently I did Hb1ac test and it gave 6.1. On the basis Fasting and PP levels the person would be non -Diabetic. in Reply just below that comment Dr Marks has declared the person as Pre-diabetic. SC Gupta