Anu SimhBoard-Certified Functional Health Coach | Founder of 9 Arms of Wellness | Gut & Weight Loss Expert

What is a Hemoglobin A1c and why might I want one?...#a1c #hba1c #hemoglobina1c #prediabetes

Name: What is a Hemoglobin A1c and why might I want one?...#a1c #hba1c #hemoglobina1c #prediabetes
Uploaded: 2024-06-29T22:21:02+00:00
Duration: 4 s
Channel: Anu Simh
Description: Anu Simh explains why your doctor might order a Hemoglobin A1c instead of a fasting glucose test. A fasting glucose is just a snapshot that changes day…

29 Jun 2024 · 0 min

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Anu Simh explains why your doctor might order a Hemoglobin A1c instead of a fasting glucose test. A fasting glucose is just a snapshot that changes day to day, while an A1c shows your average blood sugar over three months.

The fasting glucose is like a screenshot in time, just one moment.
Fasting glucose can be more influenced by if you had a, you know, certain day or certain week.
Listener, my GP just ordered an HBA1C test. Can you tell me more about it?
It actually gives you your average blood sugar over three months so that you can have eaten candy all day yesterday and it's not going to make a huge difference or maybe any difference at all when you go the next day and get your blood test.