A1C question

Hi. I'm a 27 year old male, 210 pounds, 6 feet tall, and no family history of diabetes. I just recently had my A1C come back as 5.8, which kind of shocked me. I bought a meter and began testing my blood sugar. My fasting blood sugar after 2 weeks of checking ranges from 75-94. I also have tested my 1hr and 2hr postprandial blood sugar levels on multiple occasions. I tried having a very high carb meal ( just for testing purposes) . I had a bagel, 2 big cookies, and 2 glasses of orange juice. Prior to taking a bite of any of them, my BS was 85. An hour after consuming all that, my BS was 126. Two hours later it was 102, and 2 1/2 hours later it was 86 again. To my understanding and the countless hours I've researched this in the past few weeks, this seems normal, even optimal in some cases.
I'm pretty scared and don't know what's going on. I have been extremely stressed and went through a situation for all of February where I was extremely nervous/stressed about an unrelated situation, that I lost 9 pounds from a loss of appetite during that stressful time. Can this stress during February have been enough to elevate my BS's enough to give me a 5.8? Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Post Edited (James2a) : 3/20/2012 10:29:55 PM (GMT-6)

Thank you Lanie :) The reason I tested my A1C is because I have a lot of friends with diabetes, so I worry a lot and try to get it tested whenever I have blood work done just to be sure.
I'm not sure if this means anything, but maybe you have some input on this. I picked up my blood results today, and saw that my doctor's own lab ran these tests. Their normal range for A1C stated: 5.5% - 7.0% , and I had a 5.8%. So according to their range, if I was 0.4% lower with my A1C, I'd be too low.
When I had my A1C checked before this ( 2 years ago), it was done at an outside lab, Lab Corp, where the normal range was 4.0%-6.0%, and I had a 5.2% then. Could this mean my doctor's equipment and own lab standards are calibrated differently than other labs outside labs? If the same blood was tested at Lab Corp, would it result in a lower number?

Post Edited (James2a) : 3/21/2012 8:10:37 AM (GMT-6)

James, As a 20 year type II myself I wish that I had had a revelation that you are going thru right now. In your case you have now seen that you are in charge of your health. Even though your A1C is certainly within norms, now is the time to concentrate on doing the right things for your own good that may protect you for life. If I were you I would drop a few pounds, excercise as frequently as possible, minimize your carbs and sugar grams and fat and you will stop or postpone any downturn in your overall health and your A1C in particular. I'm not a Dr. but I'm an expert in my health care and it's results. When I was your age I had NO wakeup call and did all the things opposite of what I'm telling you. By age 40 my A1C was too high and since then I have had to control every aspect of my life. It's certainly workable but I do believe that had I started earlier on the controls above I would not have become a diabetic at all.  So I would listen to Lanie, start your responsibilities to yourself now and then QUIT WORRYING before you worry yourself into a problem. And if it will make you feel better find an Endocronologist to monitor you and tell him to be preventatively aggressive and he will keep you straight. TAKE a little action and QUIT WORRYING..  Craig  

Try counting your carbs and getting in with a nutritionist, to help you learn how many carbs you should have, count them, finding healtheir choices, so on. I am glad you are taking control of the situation.