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Re: What is hemoglobin A1C?
A part of the blood glucose combines with haemoglobin and forms glycosylated haemoglobin/HbA1c. It is a better indicator of diabetic control than a random blood sugar level which fluctates from time to time.
A glycosylated hemoglobin A1C test is a test that indicates a patients average blood glucose level over approximately a 3 month period.
When your diabetes is not controlled (meaning that your blood sugar is too high), sugar builds up in your blood and combines with your hemoglobin, becoming "glycated." Therefore, the average amount of sugar in your blood can be determined by measuring a hemoglobin A1c level. Glycation of hemoglobin has been associated with cardiovascular disease, nephropathy, and retinopathy in diabetes mellitus. Monitoring the HbA1c in type-1 diabetic patients may improve treatment.In many Type II Diabetes cases the goal or objective is to keep the A1C below 7 percent.
Ideally, people with diabetes should have this test every three months to determine whether their blood sugars have reached the target level of control.
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