Diabetes Awareness Month
Diabetic Panel is a series of blood test used to determine a person’s average blood sugar. It is used to help diagnose diabetes. It can also be used to diagnose type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes. Tests are recommended since early diabetes does not usually show symptoms.
Blood Glycated Hemoglobin (A1C test)
Hemoglobin A1C is a blood test used to determine a person’s average blood sugar over a period of three months. It is used to help diagnose diabetes. It can also be used to diagnose type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes. It measures the percentage of blood sugar attached to hemoglobin, the oxygen carrying protein in red blood cells. This measurement can give a person a more accurate assessment of how well they are managing their glucose levels because it is not based on single measurements taken at a specific time.
Could you be at risk of Diabetes?
People with diabetes should receive regular hemoglobin A1C tests (Hba1c tests). Those who have risk factors for diabetes such as being overweight, or having a family history of diabetes should consider receiving periodic hemoglobin A1C tests (hba1c tests.)