When I opened my health exam results, there was a mark next to HbA1c.“How do you even read that?”“Is it different from blood ...

Blood sugar tests measure the amount of glucose in your blood and help detect prediabetes, diabetes, and blood sugar abnormalities early. The most common tests include the HbA1c test, Fasting Blood ...

A 35-year-old school teacher recently walked into my clinic with a question that many people with diabetes, or at risk of diabetes, may find familiar. A few weeks earlier, she had undergone a routine ...

An HbA1c reading of 6.4% may fall just below the diabetes threshold, but calling it “almost normal” can be misleading. Neurologist Dr Sudhir Kumar says the reading is at the very upper end of the ...

For adults with stage 4-5 CKD, an HbA1c range of 6.7% to 7.1% may be optimal for reducing macrovascular and microvascular complications. In advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetes (type 1 ...

Blood sugar is not the only cause of feeling sleepy after a meal. However, it is worth taking a look at your results ...