The diagnosis of diabetes ... in blood. Growing evidence, including results from a new large-scale population study, however, strongly suggests that the assessment of glycated hemoglobin levels ...

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 ...

Testing your blood sugar gives you important information about how well your type 2 diabetes management and treatment plan is working. It lets you see how factors such as food, exercise ...