PCOS Message Board - View Single Post - Would I be considered Pre-Diabetic?

Jenny33 · 03-26-2008, 08:52 PM

Hi Cysters,

My doctor ordered a million tests recently. My health has not been good these last few years with PCOS, blood clots, major hair loss. She's thinking maybe a thyroid problem, but those tests aren't back yet. I, on the otherhand, was more worried about my glucose and the possibility of diabetes.

My fasting glucose was 94, and my Hemoglobin A1c is 5.8%. Would these be considered pre-diabetic? I read different lab values on various websites. Also, I've been on Metformin (1000 mg/day) for several years. Does that mean that without the Met my glucose would be much higher and that I'm actually already diabetic. I actually started Met to help me ovulate and get pregnant, but with the PCOS they kept me on it.

Any feedback would be very much appreciated :-)

Thanks,
Jenny