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HBA1C (Glycated Haemoglobin) - Lab Tests - At Chennai
HBA1C (Glycated Haemoglobin)
Description
HbA1c (Glycated Haemoglobin) is a gold standard test that gives you average blood sugar level over past 3 months.
Glycated haemoglobin develops when haemoglobin which is a protein within red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout your body, joins with glucose in the blood, becoming ‘glycated’. For people with diabetes this is important as the higher the HbA1c, the greater the risk of developing diabetes-related complications. Undergo this test to screen for diabetes or to control your sugar levels to avoid complications that result from high blood sugar.
A simple test to keep blood sugar levels in check!
Specification
|
Feature |
Value |
|---|---|
| Test Components |
HbA1c (Glycated Haemoglobin) |
| Sample Requirements |
3 ml EDTA Whole Blood |
| Dosage | The term HbA1c refers to glycated haemoglobin. It develops when haemoglobin, a protein within red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout your body, joins with glucose in the blood, becoming 'glycated. Since red blood cells survive in the body for a period of 8-12 weeks, the HbA1c tests gives you a picture of your average blood sugar for a period of 3 months. Test is extremely useful to screen for diabetes and in diabetics, it is important to keep the HbA1c levels under check since higher results mean they are at a risk of developing diabetes related complications like Retinopathy, Neuropathy and Nephropathy |
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