What does your A1C really mean?

One Drop
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1 min readDec 16, 2015

Living with diabetes means living with numbers. Lots of numbers. Take A1C, for example. The A1C test is used to diagnose diabetes and assess how well someone is managing their blood glucose levels.

But how is A1C defined? What are the A1C ranges that define prediabetes and diabetes? What causes A1C numbers to rise? How do you convert A1C to average blood glucose?

Check out the One Drop Guide to A1C for answers to all of your most frequently asked questions about A1C and download the High Resolution PDF.

Enjoy!

Originally published at onedrop.today on December 16, 2015.

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One Drop
The Drop

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