Dr. Horton answers the question: 'What is a Hemoglobin A1c Test?' — -- Question: What is a hemoglobin A1c test and when is it done? Answer: Now the Hemoglobin A1c test, or 'A1c' as it's commonly ...

HbA1C testing is a test that measures the long-term control of glycosylated hemoglobin. HbA1C is hemoglobin (the oxygen-carrying molecule in the blood) which has bound glucose. While this binding ...

What is hemoglobin A1c? This question came up in discussion with someone who had just had that blood test. It is the average of your daily blood sugar or glucose over the past 3 months or 8-12 weeks, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . HbA1c is not actionable. There’s nothing that HbA1c will tell you that will help the patient or the physician to ...

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Type 2 diabetes is often diagnosed using blood tests, such as the A1C, fasting plasma glucose, random plasma glucose, and oral glucose tolerance test. A diagnosis typically requires two positive tests ...

Your question brings up a number of considerations, which means that there is no single answer. The most important consideration is the type of assay being used to measure HbA1c. Broadly speaking, ...

Diabetes represents a serious global epidemic. Diabetes causes its own direct adverse effects but also predisposes patients to the development of both cardiovascular disease (CVD) and chronic kidney ...