C. Ronald Kahn, M.D. President and Director, Joslin Diabetes Center What is the A1c blood test? The hemoglobin A1C test is a measure of what we call long term glucose control. The way this works ...
This will help you and your doctor make decisions about your diabetes treatment. To test your blood sugar, you’ll use a blood sugar meter. This measures the amount of sugar in a small sample of ...
An A1C test measures the amount of glucose in your blood over the previous 12 weeks. This is important because it provides a long-term measure of blood-sugar levels, which are used to diagnose and ...