What is the healthy range for A1C?
A normal A1C level is below 5.7%, a level of 5.7% to 6.4% indicates prediabetes, and a level of 6.5% or more indicates diabetes.
Last updated on 13 Sep 2023
The significance of the HbA1c test lies in the diagnosis and the prognosis of the diabetes patients, which lends it to a detailed understanding of insulin and insulin resistance.
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.
Yes, it is high and one needs to take immediate action.
One needs to take immediate action as anything above 6.5 means that one has diabetes.
Glycated Hemoglobin, HbA1c, Glycosylated Hemoglobin
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