Everyone with diabetes is familiar with the glycated hemoglobin laboratory test, abbreviated HbA1c, that is used to assess the adequacy of glycemic control and more recently to diagnose prediabetes and diabetes. It has also been correlated with and reported on laboratory reports as an average blood glucose (BG) over the previous 2 to 3 months …
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