Most people assume diabetes is easy to diagnose. You take a blood test, get a number, and that’s it. But in real life, it’s ...

An HbA1c of 5.7 indicates years of insulin resistance and metabolic damage, says Dr Gagandeep, suggesting pre-diabetes is an early-stage disease.

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Abbott’s website. Abbott today announced that its Afinion™ HbA1c Dx assay is now available for use on the Afinion 2 Analyzer, as well as the Afinion ...

With prediabetes on the rise, a simple A1C blood test reveals exactly where your blood sugar sits and whether you're heading toward type 2 diabetes before you have a diagnosis. The catch? Financial ...

Abbott has launched the Afinion HbA1c Dx assay, a point of care (POC) glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) test that provides results in 3 minutes. Abbott has launched the Afinion HbA1c Dx assay, a point of ...

Investigators examined glucose tolerance defined by hemoglobin A1c to the oral glucose tolerance test. The prevalence of diabetes and normal glucose tolerance defined solely by hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ...

HbA1C testing is a test that measures the long-term control of glycosylated hemoglobin. HbA1C is hemoglobin (the oxygen-carrying molecule in the blood) which has bound glucose. While this binding ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – May 31, 2011 – The gold standard long-term glucose monitoring test for patients with diabetes proved to be of limited value in dialysis patients, according to a new study at Wake ...

Research has found that many cases of diabetes are missed when the hemoglobin A1c blood test is used solely to diagnose the disease. Statistics published by Diabetes UK state that more than five ...

Using the hemoglobin A1c blood test to diagnose diabetes tends to underestimate the prevalence of the disease, according to a new study. Using the hemoglobin A1c blood test to diagnose diabetes tends ...