Good thing I'm an NP student
I am happy to report that the new medication my doctor started me on for my sleepiness issues seem to be working. I've been staying awake at work and at clinicals. Yay! After not hearing back from my doctor about my blood test results, I called today and was told that for the most part they were normal. The only thing off was my glucose level at 100. So they want to draw an HbA1C on me when I go for my annual physical next month. The nurse I talked to said the normal glucose range is 70-99, so 100 isn't too bad, but I need to watch my sugar intake. The thought of having pre-diabetes freaked me out, so I did some investigating to find out the exact numbers on what is considered diabetes. Low and behold I find that a normal FASTING glucose range is 70-99. I had eaten breakfast on the morning that my blood was drawn. Although not enough research has been done to determine what a normal non-fasting glucose level is, up to 140 as acceptable was one guideline I found. I'm going to have my blood drawn again next month and that will be fasting, so while I know I should watch my sugar intake (and I will), I am not going to freak out until I have the results of the fasting glucose and the HbA1C. I feel I really am learning something in school now. If it wasn't for being a nurse and an NP student, I might actually have let that nurse really scare me into thinking I have pre-diabetes. It wouldn't be the first time someone mistakenly scared me about test results. A number of years ago when I had blood drawn they told me I was anemic. A few minutes later, the doctor said, oops, he read it wrong.