Lab Results

Your HbA1c is 7.1% — this is slightly above the target of 7.0% for patients with diabetes. It reflects your average blood sugar over the past 3 months. The great news is this has improved significantly from 7.8% six months ago.

Your fasting glucose is 118 mg/dL — slightly above the normal range of 70-99 mg/dL. This is common in patients managing diabetes and is consistent with your HbA1c. Continue following your diet and exercise plan.

Your LDL ("bad") cholesterol is 94 mg/dL — this is within the optimal range of under 100 mg/dL. Your statin medication and lifestyle changes are working well to keep this in check.

Your HDL ("good") cholesterol is 52 mg/dL — this is above the recommended minimum of 50 mg/dL for women. Higher HDL helps protect against heart disease.

Your creatinine is 0.92 mg/dL — this is within the normal range of 0.7-1.2 mg/dL. This suggests your kidneys are filtering waste from your blood effectively.

Your eGFR is 78 mL/min — this is above the 60 threshold and indicates your kidney function is in a healthy range. We will continue to monitor this regularly.

Your microalbumin/creatinine ratio is 28 mg/g — just under the 30 threshold. This is a test to check for early signs of kidney damage, which is important to monitor with diabetes. Your result is reassuring.

Your TSH is 6.8 mIU/L — this is above the normal range of 0.4-4.0 mIU/L, which suggests your thyroid may be underactive. Your provider may want to discuss this result and whether any treatment adjustments are needed.