Why? I’ve long criticized the futzing with the numbers - and this change is worse, to me.
instead of sticking with an inexpensive, instant test (plasma glucose), they have shifted toward a much more expensive laboratory test that is typically not administered unless sugar problems are at least suspected. How much money did the panel receive from the med lab industry?
The HbA1C gives inferential evidence of an average blood sugar. Therefore, they are endorsing the idea that a balance of high and low-sugar spikes is NOT diabetes? I vehemently disagree with this decision!
The way my Dr explained it at first is that you (the patient) can futz the blood glucose number temporarily. The A1C will tell him how I am doing over a longer period of time—making longer term management more effective.
I still measure a couple of times a day because I need that constant metric to make sure I don’t slip off the wagon.
Whatever works to keep it down is what I favor.