You can’t turn on the TV without seeing ads for glucose-lowering GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. A1C numbers are cocktail-party chatter. Helpful? Sure. But almost nobody knows the chemistry ...

Research findings from Mayo Clinic investigators demonstrate that diabetes did not increase the risk of death among patients with acute or chronic myeloid leukemia. Nor did leukemia status have an ...

Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) or simply A1C is one of the commonly used tests to diagnose prediabetes, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, as well as the main test to help manage diabetes. This simple blood test ...

How often should you test your glucose and A1C? How do food, sleep and exercise affect blood sugar? Here’s what to know. Credit...Illustration by Andrei Cojocaru; Photos by Getty Supported by By Nina ...

Hemoglobin A1c or A1C reflects an average of your blood sugar level over the past 3 months calculated with one test. A patient commented to me that he found out his level was 14, which is rather ...

Certain health conditions, particularly those affecting red blood cells like iron deficiency anemia and sickle cell disease, can lead to falsely high A1C results. Medications, including steroids and ...

Blood glucose levels vary, depending on a person’s health status and whether they have eaten. People without diabetes typically have between 72–140 milligrams of glucose per 1 deciliter of blood.

The hemoglobin A1c blood test is widely used to diagnose type 1 and type 2 diabetes, but it is actually unable to detect the disease in most patients, according to a new study presented Saturday, ...