HbA1C test and preparation

HbA1C test is used to measure the average amount of blood sugar level over recent months. Your healthcare provider uses it to diagnose prediabetes and type 2 diabetes and to keep an eye on the progress one made during a diabetic treatment.

An HbA1C test is used to measure the glucose level in your blood over the past few months. The result is shown in percentage value. The higher your sugar level in your blood the higher the percentage of results, on average.

HbA1C is a simple blood test used to help diagnose the following health-related problems:

• Type 2 diabetes
• Prediabetes
• Help to get an idea whether your current treatment plan of Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes is working well or not.
• Help you and your health care provider knowledge and effect of treatment and need to change your treatment strategy.

There are two ways to conduct the HbA1C blood test

• Phlebotomist inject you and take a blood sample directly from your blood vessel and send it to lab for further analysis.


• Healthcare provider collect the sample of your blood from your finger prick. This usually gets the result within 10 minutes after the collection of sample blood. But this is done to assessing your diabetic management, it is not used for diagnosis.

Having said that, it is also very notable thing that vein blood sample collection process gives accurate result over the finger prick test.

HbA1C test is also known by a couple of other names as well, which are the following -

• Hemoglobin A1C
• A1C
• Glycated hemoglobin
• Glycohemoglobin test

Blood sugar:

Blood sugar or glucose is the main element that your body works on, it mainly comes from the carbohydrate that we get by consuming your food and drinks. It gives energy to your body to do the day to day work in your daily routine. Blood carries glucose to each and every cells of your body which is break down in the cells in order to give us the energy.

Pancreas makes a hormone called insulin, which help to maintain the healthy range of blood sugar in our body.

If you have usually have a high blood sugar level (hyperglycemia) and high percentage report of your HbA1C test, it suggests that you are suffering from diabetes. Diabetes developers if your pancreas is not providing enough amount of insulin, does not produce any insulin at all or your body is not responding to the produced the insulin or your antibodies simply destroy it.

When would I need an HbA1C test and where can I get accurate test result in Jaipur?

If you already have diabetes, you should get a HbA1C test at least twice a year to keep an eye on the how well your treatment plan is working. Well depending on your case, healthcare team will recommend the frequency of the test for you.

These are symptoms for which your health care team will recommend you the HbA1C test:

• Polydipsia (intense thirst)
• Frequent and increased urination
• Blurry vision
• Fatigue and tiredness all the time
• Family history of Type 2 diabetes
• Had gestational diabetes in past
• Lack of exercise and physical activities
• Being over the age of 40
• Struggling with overweight

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What does my HbA1C test mean?

The number represents the portion of hemoglobin(RBC) protein which are glycated or holding glucose. The result in represents in percentage, the higher the percentage means the higher level of blood glucose in your blood over the past few months.

The HbA1C levels are:

• Less than 5.7% suggests you don’t have diabetes
• From 5.7% to 6.4% means prediabetes
• Higher than 6.5% signals Type 2 diabetes or Type 1 diabetes

If you already have diabetes thus test is one of the best method to monitor your progress you made during a treatment and help your health care team to make certain changes.

Treatment management involve takings pills, injecting insulin, monitoring blood sugar level or making lifestyle changes.

Risk of high level of HbA1C?

High level of HbA1C means you can develop one of the following complications:

• Retinopathy
• Neuropathy
• Heart disease
• Stroke
• Gastroparesis
• Nephropathy

Factors affecting HbA1C test?

• Genetic, like hemoglobin variants
• Medical conditions
• Medication and supplement
• Error in collecting the sample and processing of test

Normal range of HbA1C test?

For a heathy people means one without diabetes, a normal HbA1C is below 5.7%