In early 2020, upon recommendation by leading endocrinologists, American Diabetes Association lowered the target hemoglobin A1C guidelines for children with type 1 diabetes. Their goal in recommending ...

A1C levels refer to the amount of hemoglobin in your blood that has glucose attached to it, which can be useful for monitoring blood sugar levels over time. Managing your blood sugars is a key part of ...

Results from a retrospective, observational, case-control study of more than 20,000 people from a single US medical center showed a statistically significant but clinically insignificant increase in ...

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More than than one in 10 American adults has some form of diabetes and, of those, up to 95% have type 2 diabetes. Having this condition means needing to be on top of your glucose levels, including ...

The A1C test can also be used to diagnose gestational diabetes in the first trimester.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 71-year-old male with Type 2 diabetes. My last A1C test showed a value of 7.8%. I have been taking Mounjaro weekly, which lowered my weight by about 20 pounds and my A1C level ...

Those of us living with diabetes are encouraged to get our blood drawn every 3 months or so, either at a clinician’s office or a medical lab, to get our all-important A1C test, that indicates how ...