HbA1c is the product of the hemoglobin combining with blood glucose in red blood cells, which can reflect the average blood glucose level over the amid 2-3 months.

Clinical Significance

✔ The higher the level of glucose in the blood, the higher the level of hemoglobin A1c is detectable on red blood cells.

✔ Hemoglobin A1c levels correlate with average levels of glucose in the blood over an approximately three-month time.

✔ Normal ranges for hemoglobin A1c in people without diabetes is about 4% to 5.9%. People with diabetes with poor glucose control have hemoglobin A1c levels above 7%.

✔ Hemoglobin A1c levels are routinely used to determine blood sugar control over time in people with diabetes.

✔ Decreasing hemoglobin A1c levels by 1% may decrease the risk of microvascular complications (for example, diabetic eye, nerve, or kidney disease) by 10%.

Advantages

✔ Quick Reading time: 5 mins

✔ Shelf life: 24 months

✔ Sample type: Whole Blood

✔ Specialized capillary tube to collect samples directly