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 ...

The HbA1c test is widely recognised as a key tool for checking how well diabetes is controlled. This test provides an average of blood sugar levels over the past three months, similar to a report card ...

Diabetes is characterized by elevated levels of sugar or glucose (hyperglycemia) in the blood. This occurs due to the lack of the hormone insulin in type 1 diabetes, and to reduced insulin levels in ...

Credit: Shutterstock. Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who have higher levels of HbA1c are at increased risk for hospital admission for acute exacerbations. This article is ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Preoperative HbA1c levels did not affect the risk for postoperative endophthalmitis or serious systemic adverse ...

How to reduce HBA1c level: You can drop your HbA1c by about 0.4–0.9 percent (which in many cases is close to what some medicines achieve) by eating at the right time, choosing foods that treat your ...

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 ...