Hba1c

What is Hba1c?

In diabetics it is common to do fasting post lunch & random blood sugars.These give day to day blood sugar status in body.To know long term control like a month or quarterly, a test called Hba1c is used.The basis of this test is the binding of glucose with haemoglobin, the pigment carrying oxygen to our cells.

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i am 73 years old and i wake up 4-5 times a night to urinate. During the day I urinate 9-10 times...is there something i can do?


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About frequent urination;

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Hello and thank you for asking!
Frequent urination can be due to high glucose level,...

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I've been told by Dr I am prediabetic. My A1c is 6.8 and I take Metformin. What is a safe A1c?...

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About HbA1c level;

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Hello dear,

If HbA1c level is over 6.4%, then it is considered Diabetes.

A safe HbA1c depends on...

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I have type two diabetes....BS is 286. I'm on 1000 mg metfofmin twice daily. Should I seek medical...

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Check HbA1c level:

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I can understand your concern.
You did't mention when was your...

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