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What is a normal Hemoglobin A1c? Family doctor shares his experience #a1c #hemoglobina1c

Name: What is a normal Hemoglobin A1c? Family doctor shares his experience #a1c #hemoglobina1c
Uploaded: 2024-07-03T17:54:54+00:00
Duration: 55 s
Channel: Anu Simh
Description: Short YouTube video (family doctor conversation) explaining Hemoglobin A1c as a spectrum rather than an on/off value. Speakers state common numeric…

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Short YouTube video (family doctor conversation) explaining Hemoglobin A1c as a spectrum rather than an on/off value. Speakers state common numeric cutoffs: A1c ≥6.5% is consistent with diabetes; 5.7%–6.4% is commonly called prediabetes/at risk; values ≈4.7%–4.9% up to low 5s represent lower/normal range. The speakers emphasize that cutoffs are somewhat artificial and the measure is a gradient.

Questions this video answers

6.5% and above

5.7% to 6.4% (often referred to as prediabetes)

About 4.7%–4.9% up to the low 5s (e.g., 5.0–5.6%)

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A1C has levels. We have type 2 diabetes, we have pre diabetic and normal.
Each of these cutoffs is a bit artificial. There's not something special that happens when you go 0.1 above. You know, it's all a spectrum, it's all a gradient, but it's not some on, off switch that occurs when you cross one of these thresholds. 6.5 and above is consistent with a diagnosis of diabetes. Could be type 2. Type 1 between 6.4 and 5.7 is often referred to as prediabetes or at risk for diabetes or metabolic syndrome or syndrome X. This is kind of a little throwback. And then 5.6 and below, and it really only goes down to 4.7, 4.8, 4.9. I'm really happy. If it's like in the low fives, it doesn't go to zero.