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Many diabetes complications – like eye damage (retinopathy), nerve damage (neuropathy), kidney damage (nephropathy and microalbuminuria), and heart disease – are caused by high blood sugar levels over time. Healthcare professional use A1C as a measure of your risk for diabetes complications.
If you want to avoid nasty diabetic complications, knowing your A1c levels and getting them down to a healthy range (and keeping them there) is critical. Use the A1c levels charts below to assess your current status. And you can download our free charts at the bottom, too.
The A1C is a blood test that tells you what your average blood sugar (blood glucose) levels have been for the past two to three months. It measures how much sugar is attached to your red blood cells. If your blood sugar is frequently high, more will be attached to your blood cells.
22 Νοε 2022 · An A1C test measures the average amount of sugar in your blood over the past few months. Healthcare providers use it to help diagnose prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes and to monitor how well your diabetes treatment plan is working.
16 Ιαν 2023 · What is the A1C test? A1C is a blood test that tells you what your average blood sugar (blood glucose) levels have been for the past 2–3 months. It measures how much sugar is attached to your red blood cells. If your blood sugar is frequently high, more will be attached to your blood cells.
If there’s one number all patients with diabetes should know, it’s their hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c or A1C) level: a measure of their overall blood glucose control for the past 3 months. Blood glucose levels fluctuate from hour to hour, day to day; but the A1C level reflects the overall average and is the best test to monitor blood glucose ...
22 Νοε 2023 · The A1C test shows average blood sugar levels over the past 2–3 months. It can help doctors diagnose diabetes and check how well treatment is working.
