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you should never make a statement like that. Anyone with the slightest suspicion that they may have diabetes, or are at a high risk of becoming diabetic, should get tested immediately and frequently.
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True, which is why I also said 'if you're worried, go see a doctor' and started a sticky thread that effectively reads 'Think you have diabetes? Then go see a doctor'.
That's also why I qualified my statement with the phrase 'almost'. Seriously, so far on the evidence presented (which yes, isn't a complete case history), there's little reason to suggest that diabetes is present. A 45-minute postprandial test is next to useless at diagnosing anything and weight gain is a symptom of all sorts of things, from diabetes to leading a sedentary lifestyle or simply getting older.
Seriously, where are the other symptoms? Where's the thirst? Where's the blurred vision? Where's the frequent urination? Where's the fatigue? All that we've seen so far is a perfectly normal A1C and a normal reading for a 45-min postprandial, and no other reason at all to suspect diabetes.
Don't get me wrong, I fully understand how serious diabetes is, but given that complications are a result of an elevated A1C, I'd question just how much of a threat there is from the condition to someone with a normal A1C.
