What does the HbA1c level indicate diabetes?
Any value above 6.5 means that one has diabetes.
Last updated on 09 Dec 2024
HbA1c is your average blood glucose (sugar) level for the last two to three months. If you have diabetes, an ideal HbA1c level is 48mmol/mol (6.5%) or below.
Yes, it is high and one needs to take immediate action.
It can be measured by affinity chromatographic methods.
The disadvantage of HbA1c is that it changes slowly. So any change you make to your diet, exercise or medication will take 6 weeks to show its effect, and the full impact of doing something different might not be visible for 2-3 months.
Ideally, HBA1C should be tested every 3 months. But one can get it done once in 6 months too.
Glycated Hemoglobin, HbA1c, Glycosylated Hemoglobin
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