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What is the difference between A1C and blood sugar levels?
What is the difference between A1C and blood sugar levels?
What is the difference between A1C and blood sugar levels?
The A1C test is a blood test that provides information about your average levels of blood glucose, also called blood sugar, over the past 3 months
Last updated on 13 Sep 2023
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What is the difference between A1C and blood sugar levels?
The A1C test is a blood test that provides information about your average levels of blood glucose, also called blood sugar, over the past 3 months
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How Are Dangerous Blood Sugar Levels Defined?
Dangerous levels of A1C are 9% and higher.
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Is an A1C of 17.1 bad?
Yes. Anything higher than 9 is bad and one must consult with a diabetologist at the earliest.
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Is an A1c of 6.2 bad?
No, one falls under the category prediabetes.
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HbA1c, Glycated Hemoglobin
Glycated Hemoglobin, HbA1c, Glycosylated Hemoglobin
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