The A1C test, also known as an HbA1C, hemoglobin A1C, glycated hemoglobin, or glycosylated hemoglobin test, is a blood test used to diagnose and monitor diabetes. It shows your average blood sugar ...

To the Editor: Inzucchi (Aug. 9 issue) 1 suggests combined screening for diabetes with the measurement of fasting plasma glucose and glycated hemoglobin. Although many guidelines endorse glycated ...

The table shows multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) for diagnosed diabetes for different HbA1c levels. The hazard ratios for stroke were similar, but for all-cause ...

India is confronting a growing diabetes crisis, often described as a silent epidemic. With nearly 10 crore people diagnosed with diabetes and an additional 13 crore living with prediabetes, regular ...

Start by planning your meals and increasing your physical activity; 30 minutes daily is the goal. Eating several small meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner plus two snacks) at the same time each day, ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers established the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection on glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) ...

The expression of interleukin-1–receptor antagonist is reduced in pancreatic islets of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and high glucose concentrations induce the production of interleukin-1β ...

A Stanford University team has developed a small invention to spot an increasingly large health problem: Type 1 diabetes. The palm-size chip can analyze a few blood drops and diagnose the disease in ...

In this episode we are joined by Shane O’Neill, director of scientific affairs at EKF Diagnostics. Shane provides an introduction to the glycated albumin (GA) test for intermediate-term glycemic ...