Medically reviewed by Allison Herries, RDN An A1C test is used to diagnose and monitor diabetes by measuring the body's average blood sugar level over the past three months. A high hemoglobin A1C, or ...

C. Ronald Kahn, M.D. President and Director, Joslin Diabetes Center What is the A1c blood test? The hemoglobin A1C test is a measure of what we call long term glucose control. The way this works ...

Keeping your blood sugar in your target range is the best way to manage diabetes and reduce your risk of complications. Bring your meter or a log of your results with you each time you see your ...

No, not that number, your A1C. Your A1C measures the amount of sugar in your red blood cells and gives an average of your blood sugar over a three-month period. Why is that important? After all ...

The DCCT obtained hemoglobin A1c readings from participants either ... In addition to the time spent in a safe blood-sugar range of 70 to 180 mg/DL, the researchers also found that other ...

Objective—The glycation gap (the difference between measured A1C and the value predicted by regression on fructosamine) is stable and is associated with microvascular complications of diabetes ...

Using Landmark Diabetes Data The DCCT obtained hemoglobin A1c readings from participants ... In addition to the time spent in a safe blood-sugar range of 70 to 180 mg/DL, the researchers also ...

Age differences are seen in the efficacy of treatments for type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online Feb ...

These readings included the time spent in "tight range" (between 70 and 140 mg ... continuous glucose monitoring in addition to hemoglobin A1c would be prohibitively time-consuming and expensive ...

In a new study, researchers found that time-in-range for healthy blood sugar could be a viable marker of glycemic control and potentially could be used to predict complications of type 1 diabetes.