My hba1c is 5.8 doctor preciebe me glycomet 500 mg sr, can I take ,plz help me about that.

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Mr. Lybrate-User, thanks for the query.
Hba1c% 5.8 is almost normal. I do not see the reason for prescribing metformin for that. Please let me know your fasting, pp glucse levels, weight and height. Following are the criteria for diagnosing diabetes:
1) normal: fasting glucose 70 to `00 mg, pp < 140 mg, hba1c% <5.7%
2) pre-diabetes: fbg 101 to 125 mg, pp 141 to 199 mg & hba1c% 5.8 to 6.4%
3) diabetes: fbg 126 mg and above, pp 200 mg and above, hba1c% 6.5 % and above, thanks.

Prabhakar Laxman Jathar · Accepted Answer

Mr. Lybrate-User, thanks for the query.
Hba1c% 5.8 is almost normal. I do not see the reason for prescribing metformin for that. Please let me know your fasting, pp glucse levels, weight and height. Following are the criteria for diagnosing diabetes:
1) normal: fasting glucose 70 to `00 mg, pp < 140 mg, hba1c% <5.7%
2) pre-diabetes: fbg 101 to 125 mg, pp 141 to 199 mg & hba1c% 5.8 to 6.4%
3) diabetes: fbg 126 mg and above, pp 200 mg and above, hba1c% 6.5 % and above, thanks.

Anantharaman Ramakrishnan · Answer

Along with glycomet .diabetic diet ,calorie count is required. And excercise is must. Which diabetologist you are consulting, every 3 months hb1ac/fbs/ppbs/.every yearly serum albumin and creatinine ratio. Serum albumin required. Kindly note do not go into hypoglycemia. Moniter every sunday blood glucose by accu check.