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HbA1c, or glycated hemoglobin, is a critical marker that reflects your average blood sugar levels over the past two to three months. Unlike a single glucose test, which only shows your sugar level at ...

With prediabetes on the rise, a simple A1C blood test reveals exactly where your blood sugar sits and whether you're heading toward type 2 diabetes before you have a diagnosis. The catch? Financial ...

If you have diabetes or prediabetes, regularly monitoring your A1C blood sugar level is important for managing your condition and maintaining optimum health. A1C monitoring can also be used to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For patients with type 2 diabetes and COVID-19, the risk for hospitalization increased with incrementally higher ...

In early 2020, upon recommendation by leading endocrinologists, American Diabetes Association lowered the target hemoglobin A1C guidelines for children with type 1 diabetes. Their goal in recommending ...

More than than one in 10 American adults has some form of diabetes and, of those, up to 95% have type 2 diabetes. Having this condition means needing to be on top of your glucose levels, including ...

The key marker of long-term blood sugar control is lowering HbA1c. It is one of the most effective steps a person with prediabetes or type-2 diabetes can take to protect their long-term health. While ...