Dr. Horton answers the question: 'What is a Hemoglobin A1c Test?' — -- Question: What is a hemoglobin A1c test and when is it done? Answer: Now the Hemoglobin A1c test, or 'A1c' as it's commonly ...

What is hemoglobin A1c? This question came up in discussion with someone who had just had that blood test. It is the average of your daily blood sugar or glucose over the past 3 months or 8-12 weeks, ...

If you have diabetes or you’re at risk for developing diabetes, your doctor might recommend a hemoglobin A1c test. It’s a blood test that gives you an estimate of your blood sugar levels over the last ...

Hemoglobin A1C is a number that indicates your average blood sugar for the previous two to three months. If you have a hemoglobin A1C of 5.7 to 6.4 percent, you have prediabetes. If your hemoglobin ...

Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) or simply A1C is one of the commonly used tests to diagnose prediabetes, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, as well as the main test to help manage diabetes. This simple blood test ...

Diabetes is more common than you might think. More than 37 million people are living with diabetes in the United States—or 1 in 10 people, according to the CDC. The vast majority of those people have ...

Hemoglobin A1C is a measure of blood sugar over time, used to predict Type 2 diabetes in humans. Polar bears generally have ...

Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C or A1C) is a simple blood test that measures the average blood-sugar levels over the past 2 to 3 months. Because it’s an average over several months, you do not have to be ...