30/06/2026
This could affect your INZ medicals! Take note😊
Reminder: From today, the HbA1c for diagnosing diabetes is lowering from 50 mmol/mol to 48 mmol/mol.
The pre-diabetes range will change to 42–47 mmol/mol. That means some people who were previously told they did not have type 2 diabetes may now have a diagnosis due to the new HbA1c level being reduced; and others may no longer have pre-diabetes as the HbA1c level for diagnosis has gone up.
This is part of Health New Zealand’s new National Diabetes Roadmap and will allow more people to be identified earlier and brings New Zealand into line with other countries.
If you or someone in your whānau has pre-diabetes it would be good to check what these changes might mean next time you see your doctor or practice nurse. This change is about protecting the long-term health of our communities. Finding diabetes earlier means more time, more options, and more opportunities to stay well.
Read more: https://www.diabetes.org.nz/news-and-update/changes-to-hba1c-diagnostic-criteria
