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What is the A1C test?

The A1C test measures your average blood sugar levels over two to three months. If you are 35 or older, you should get screened for diabetes every three years. The A1C test can also be used to ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Health departments across West Michigan are giving out free radon test kits this month. “We’re so thankful for January being Radon Action Month so that we can take this ...
COLORADO (KOAA) — Colorado Governor Jared Polis has proclaimed January National Radon Action Month to encourage community members to reduce their risk of radon-induced lung cancer. Radon is a ...
UPDATE ON 1.8.2026: The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality announced on Thursday, “due to an unprecedented response, we have run out of free home #Radon test kits. We hope to have more ...
Nourish, a virtual nutrition provider, is launching a program that gives patients access to free cardiometabolic lab testing.  | Nourish Labs will integrate blood testing into personalized nutrition ...
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - In observance of Radon Action Month, the Kent County Health Department (KCHD) is teaming up with the Kent District Library (KDL) to offer free radon test kits to residents. Building ...
If it feels like everyone is getting the flu, you're not imagining it. This is shaping up to be another severe flu season. That's why it's important to take advantage of every tool we have to keep the ...
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Diabetes is diagnosed and confirmed using either plasma glucose (PG) or glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) criteria. Prediabetes can also be detected using these criteria. Normal A1C and plasma glucose ...
Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...