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Move over HbA1c: The plasma glucose test that could spot diabetes better
The consensus is emerging that public health surveys based solely on HbA1c may misrepresent India's diabetes burden.
With prediabetes on the rise, a simple A1C blood test reveals exactly where your blood sugar sits and whether you're heading toward type 2 diabetes before you have a diagnosis. The catch? Financial ...
How to interpret A1C results at different ages The hemoglobin A1C test measures average blood glucose levels over three months, providing critical insights into diabetes risk ...
A simple office-based test could confirm prediabetes and make a significant impact on halting progression to more serious disease. Hemoglobin (Hb) A 1c measurements are appropriate for that use, a ...
A Lancet Regional Health study warns that HbA1c, India's most used diabetes test, may misdiagnose or delay detection due to ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mean glucose and J-index were the only CGM metrics associated with HbA1c in adults without diabetes. More ...
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HbA1c test may be inaccurate for millions of Indians: Lancet study
A Lancet study warns that the common HbA1c diabetes test may be unreliable for millions of Indians due to high rates of ...
Almost half of older adults — more than 26 million people 65 and older — have prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. How concerned should they be? Not very, say some ...
More than 50% of patients with overweight or obesity, A1c levels of 6.0%-6.4%, and a recent myocardial infarction progress to T2D within 5 years.
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prediabetes before an initial pregnancy more than doubles the risk for gestational diabetes compared with ...
Individuals with early antenatal prediabetes face a markedly higher risk for postpartum type 2 diabetes than those with ...
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