What's an HbA1c test ?!


Question: What's an HbA1c test !?
I think this is a test for diabetes, but what does it test and what is a normal level !?Www@Answer-Health@Com


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In regular language easiest to understand!.!.!.!.

An A1C will give you a 3 month average of your blood sugar numbers!. A "big picture" of your numbers!.

You can't cheat the A1C!.!.its kinda like Santa!.!.it knows if you've been bad or good! So be good for goodness sake! LOLWww@Answer-Health@Com

HBA1C is also called glycosylated Hemoglobin!. Sugar molecules in the blood tend to stick to haemoblibin and the higher the sugar levels in blood, the more haemoblobin molecules will be glycosilated!. As the lifespan of Hb is approx 120 days, the percentge of glycosilated hemoglobin gives an idea about the average blood sugar levels in the past 3-4 months!. the normal value is less than 6!.2 %, Above 7% needs treatmentWww@Answer-Health@Com

Visit my blog site and print off the Blood Glucose Level Chart!. It relate the HbA1C and daily finger prick blood glucose test!. The HbA1C is the average percent of glucose in you blood for the last three month!. A very telling test and hard to fool!. The Daily finger prick test is a spot test for the time of the sample!. The results can very widely during and given day!.

Study the chart to understand the test results!.


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Hemoglobin A1C is a test for diabetes and a good range is between 4- 6!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It is a blood test that will tell your doctor what your average blood sugar level has been for the last 3 months!. Target area is 7Www@Answer-Health@Com





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