Wellness

[juanitalinda]

I read lots of comments about inflammation.  But it occured to me that I don't even know if I have inflammation.    My only doctor is a PCP and she has never commented on it one way or another.  

Do your doctors regularly test for it? And what tests do they use to determine it?  

[Growing]

Things like osteoarthritis pain are supposedly inflammation. I can tell when I have higher inflammation because I have way more pain. And I will use limited prescription NSAIDs as they upset my digestive system and the next day, I feel less pain and less fatigue. I take a daily dose of 1000 mg twice a day of turmeric - curcumin per my rhuematologist to reduce inflammation which reduces my pain by half. Other things some people take that may reduce inflammation are things like essential fatty acids, krill oil. Eating clean and healthy, limiting carbs and sugars may also reduce a person's inflammation. 

Have you ever had a cold where your face hurts, nose hurts, and you have a bad runny nose? That might be inflammation in your sinuses, the pressure, the pain, etc. Thinging to think of a way to explain it in simple lay person's terms. 

[Laura14]

A1C is usually a traditionally run blood test for chronic inflammation.

[deeva]

I'd talk to my PCP before taking tumeric.

[juanitalinda]

@Laura14 

My doctor does test for A1C, but I thought she was just testing for diabetes.  

[brandiwine]

@Laura14 

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@Laura14 wrote:

A1C is usually a traditionally run blood test for chronic inflammation.

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This test is for Diabetes or pre diabetes.

[tends2dogs]

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@Laura14 wrote:

A1C is usually a traditionally run blood test for chronic inflammation.

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This is a test for diabetes.

Are you thinking CRP?  C-reactive protein?  This tests for inflammation.  

Also, ESR-sed rate.

[RespectLife]

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@Laura14 wrote:

A1C is usually a traditionally run blood test for chronic inflammation.

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Not sure that is fully accurate...

A1C is not a direct measure of inflammation.

It measures average blood sugars over the past couple months.

However, higher levels can indicate poor blood sugar control which can be linked to increased inflammation.

[juanitalinda]

@tends2dogs 

Thank you. 

I did have a CRP and ESR test a few years ago when I had foot pain.  They were part of a RA panel to eliminate arthritis as a cause, but the doctors decided I just needed new orthotics.

But, that is the only time  I have seen those tests pop up in my medical history.   

[conlt]

@Laura14 A1C is a test to test your average blood sugar over a period of about 3 months. CRP is an inflammation test.