a1c levels will spike out after illness and during illness they will be low
how big an effect will 3 weeks of illness have on your a1c? vomiting diarrhea x7 days no meds for 5 days. i was sick for 7 days. unable to keep anything down for the first 5 including my meds. drank lots of water. . illness for 3 weeks total no meds for 5 of those days eating sporadic. did a1c at the end of those 3 weeks. previous a1c 7. 2 current a1c 9. 6. hqw much affect does the illness have on the a1c. my daily averages has been mid 200's whichs too high. my provider is saying we need to add insulin but is willing to wait until my next a1c before he insists on it.