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Would a one-off testing of A1c with outcome 6.35% be a sure-thing

 
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Would a one-off testing of A1c with outcome 6.35% be a sure-thing of prediabetic?
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Hi there.

I am not sure what you mean by "one-off testing", but an A1c of 6.35 is definitely not normal and requires further testing. I recommend you get an oral glucose tolerance test. It is a blood test with multiple samples over a 2 hr period. Definitive test.

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I took a oral glucose tolerance test - normal results - about 10 months ago.

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Would I need to re-take or consider the one-off i.e., random Ac1 test a false positive?

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I would not consider it a false-positive. If you want you can repeat it in a few weeks, if still abnormal repeat your OGTT, or go straight to repeating the OGTT.

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