You may be at risk for diabetes if...
Anyone else here bristle when you are presented with these statements?
I mean, no $4!†, Sherlock. I have diabetes. I am no longer at risk for the condition, it exists in me.
So why does my lab's A1c, if it exceeds 5.8, say "You are at risk for diabetes" rather than "You are within guidelines for someone with diabetes"? Did my diabetes suddenly go away just because I don't need to take pills or shots to control it?
Now, I know I'd be really peeved if I didn't have diabetes and a 5.8 A1c read, "You have excellent control of your diabetes" -- but come on, some contextual information, please -- or better yet, placing 5.8 in the "higher than reference normal" category and letting my doctor do the talking.
