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How does A1C correlate with blood sugar?

How does A1C correlate with blood sugar?

The A1C test result is reported as a percentage. The higher the percentage, the higher your blood glucose levels have been. A normal A1C level is below 5.7 percent.

Last updated on 13 Sep 2023

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How does the A1c test identify glucose levels?

The A1C test measures the amount of hemoglobin with attached glucose and reflects your average blood glucose levels over the past 3 months

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What causes HbA1c to increase?

Uncontrolled blood glucose levels can cause HbA1C to increase.

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What does the HBA1C 6.9 count mean?

It means that you have diabetes.

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How does HbA1C work?

The amount of HbA1c formed is directly related to the amount of glucose in your blood. Red blood cells live for an average of 120 days, so HbA1c gives an indication of how much sugar there has been in your blood over the past few months.

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Why do doctors advise the HBA1C test every three months?

Doctors advise HbA1C tests for people who have diabetes every three months to evaluate if a person has good control or bad control of blood sugar levels over a period of 90 days.

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HbA1c, Glycated Hemoglobin

Glycated Hemoglobin, HbA1c, Glycosylated Hemoglobin

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