This October we're on a mission to beat pre-diabetes.
1 in 6 Australians has pre-diabetes. People with pre-diabetes have no symptoms but have a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, stroke and heart attack. The good news is, often with a little exercise and a change in diet, pre-diabetes can be reversed.
Head to our website and follow the steps to find out if you may be living with this silent condition: https://www.myhealthtest.com/
Hi Alvian,
It's great that you are being proactive. Yes, you can get a HbA1c test from your local GP at no out of pocket expense (if they bulk bill). Our test service is simply making blood testing accessible and convenient for those people who aren’t making it to the GP, or those who want another option. e.g. busy working people or those living in rural and remote areas.
Cheers,
The MyHealthTest Team
Just had my free HbA1c test today at pathology clinic under Medicare, to see how I'm doing.
Pretty accessible and convenient for me - path is 5 minutes walk from home, & friendly local GP bulk bills👍
These long term sugar level tests are so much easier than previous methods.
"the amount of HbA1c in your blood reflects the average amount of glucose in your blood during the last 2-3 months"
I get tested every 6 months, along with cholesterol etc to look for trends.
Too busy or far from a GP to see them at least twice a year & ask for the test??… Why aren't you looking after yourself?
I had this test done for free thanks to Medicare.
When I got a beer gut I had a free pregnancy test thanks to Medicare.
Just taste your pee for free
Pretty sure that only works for urinary tract infections.
Pretty sure that only works for urinary tract infections.
The original term for (sugar) diabetes is diabetes mellitus (mellitus= sweet)
The other diabetes is insipidus (insipid)
Before lab tests, there must have been taste tests, which is how these diseases got their names
It’ll never catch on Todd
be thankful you weren't a lab assistant a century or two ago :)
Appears to be a decent deal.
But this company 'myhealthtest' want you to take a invasive 'quiz' revealing personal details about yourself and then asks you to mail them a sample of your blood?
lol.
Seems legit.
pre-diabetes lol
It is an actual thing.
It's a real medical term, as is pre-hypertension?
When your average blood glucose falls within a certain range you are considered diabetic, when it falls in a slightly lower range you are considered diabetic and in another slightly lower range you are considered 'normal'. Excessive carbohydrate intake seems to have contributed to the rise of diabetes around the world. It is fast becoming one of the most serious and prevalent illnesses.
Not really a term used in this country.. but I always found it funny as anyone with fasting mmol < 7 is pre-diabetic no?? If i put my tinfoil hat on Id say it was a term made up by pharma. :P
My specialist in this field used the term. But I think it was just to scare me into a dietary & lifestyle change. Luckily it worked👍
Pre-diabetes is a real term.
No not everyone with a fasting of less than 7 is pre-diabetic, in general the range is usually 5.8 - 7.
If you believe it is made up continue to have your BSL at that level and see what happens, in 20 - 30 years remember to post how you have proliferative diabetic retinopathy, nodular diabetic nephropathy, peripheral neuropathy and how you had you left foot amputated secondary to a non-healing foot ulcer. Oh and why not chuck in a hemorrhagic intracerebellar bleed while you're at it too.
I hate it when people spread misinformation about medical topics, which they are not educated on. Just as bad as the "Anti-Vax" crap.
whoa dude.. I am also a T1D Chill…
edit: I love your big words!
found it funny as anyone with fasting mmol < 7 is pre-diabetic no
If you score between 3 and 5.5 (or even under 3) you are not pre diabetic
isn't fasting sugar a better screening test for prediabetes?
and if your fasting sugar exceeds 5.5 you go for the two hour drink that sugary gloop test which gives a more definitive answer
isn't HbA1c more of a diagnostic test, and once diagnosed more of a monitoring tool?
isn't fasting sugar a better screening test for prediabetes?
not necessarily. they both have pros/cons.
not necessarily
Assuming we are on the same page here- prediabetes
How do you diagnose pre diabetes with HbA1c?
Does anyone use that Glucose Tolerance Test after the HbA1c (giving blood glucose level indication over 2-3months) was introduced?
It is not listed as a diagnostic test on Diabetes Victoria site - for Diabetes, not sure about pre-D.
Diabetes is diagnosed when
*Symptoms are present and fasting blood test result is at or above 7.0mmol/L or a random blood test result is at or above 11.1mmol/L
*HbA1c blood test result is at or above 6.5% (48 mmol/mol)
*There have been no symptoms and two abnormal blood glucose tests (as above) on separate days.
GTT is diagnostic. HbA1c is a measurement of control
You're correct,
either 2 fasting BSL above 7 or 2 post-glucose 75mg (2hrs post) > 11.1
Hb1AC is more a marker of glycemic control (measure the amount of glycosolated hemoglobin in the blood, and since normal red blood cells have a life span of ~100 - 120 days it gives a good measure), so it will not be as sensitive in picking up pre-diabetes or diabetes for that matter.
@OP: IMHO if you are on a mission, the test should be free of charge! As other mentioned above, you can get your glucose, hba1c, insulin,lipids,MBA etc tests "free" under Medicare(as well as ECG, troponins and Holter monitors).
"Your results will be delivered via our secure website in a matter of days and you can share them with your GP or others as you wish".
What's the point of this if you still need to visit a GP to interpret the results? Most Pathology providers will have the result ready withing 24 hours.
Also how does this test compare to a "normal" blood test(EDTA tube)? How accurate is it?
Also you should include this in your description:
"The measurement of HbA1c through DBS sampling may be considered in situations where traditional venipuncture is not available."
https://bmcclinpathol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12…
Hi GregFiona,
Thanks for your comments. Yes, you can get a diabetes HbA1c test from your local GP at no out of pocket expense (if they bulk bill). Our test service is simply making blood testing accessible and convenient for those people who aren’t making it to the GP, or those who want another option. e.g. busy working people or those living in rural and remote areas.
We are not trying to replace the doctor - we are encouraging people to be proactive and take control of their health by providing a convenient way to get blood tests.
Research studies have shown HbA1c levels can be reliably measured from dried blood spots. Our dried blood spot sampling method has also been validated and is comparable to testing with traditional whole blood samples (e.g. having blood taken at a local pathology centre).
For more information about dried blood spot testing and our Australia accredited (NATA & RCPA) pathology lab: https://www.myhealthtest.com/our-pathology-lab
Cheers,
The MyHealthTest Team
These are real at home testing kits and quite accurate when compared to lab drawn HbA1cs. https://www.pocd.com.au/Point-of-Care/A1cNow_2
How many weeks before I do this test should I stop drinking my home brew for accuracy?
Indicates blood glucose over previous 2-3 months.
I had this test done for free thanks to Medicare. You only need to ask your GP.