Monitoring your A1C is essential for both preventing and managing type 2 diabetes. Why? Regular testing can help detect elevated blood sugar levels and assess the effectiveness of your current ...
Medically reviewed by Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD Key Takeaways A1C measures how well your body is controlling your blood sugar over the past few months. An A1C of 6.5% or higher on two separate tests ...
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 ...