Monitoring your A1C is essential for both preventing and managing type 2 diabetes. Why? Regular testing can help detect elevated blood sugar levels and assess the effectiveness of your current ...
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What is the A1C test?

The A1C test can also be used to diagnose gestational diabetes in the first trimester.
The importance of glycaemic control, as reflected by average A1c levels, is well-established in diabetes management guidelines; however, growing evidence suggests that A1c variability may also be ...
An emergency department (ED)–based alert led to a higher rate of A1c testing among patients with diabetes overdue for routine monitoring but did not significantly improve long-term glycemic control.