A1c? Whats that?

So today I had my first patient that was diabetic. Holy cow there is a ton of information you have to ask when they have diabetes! So I started into the routine questions and when I asked what his A1C was he says " whats that?" Oh my goodness where do I go from there. So come to find out when ever he gets it checked with his doctor they never call and tell him and he has never bothered to call and find out. But we made it through and what a trooper! I am so blessed to have family members that are so willing to help me with my school requirements. Also after working on him I found out that we have to pass off a blood glucose pe on a patient so what better person to do it on than him! I will have to make sure I reschedule him for after we have learned the pe in clinic. Though I only made it through an OD, I feel like I'm making some progress!