Question 1

how can i lower my hemoglobin a1c levels?

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Improve blood sugar: The way to improve your hga1c is to improve your average blood sugar.  Work to keep your fasting blood sugars near normal and watch your diet carefully so that the rise in blood sugar after a meal is not too high.

Question 2

is it possible to lower my hemoglobin a1c in a week?

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No: It measures the average glucose over several weeks (more than 4) by the sugar pattern on the HGB molecule.  You can not shift that in short order.

Question 3

what is hemoglobin a1c?

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Average blood sugar: Hemoglobin A1c is a measure of the percentage of red blood cells permanently bound to glucose. Normally about 5% of our red cells are glycosolated. If you have greater than 6.5% you are diabetic. It is not affected by fasting, and since our rbc's live 90-120 days, it reflects an average over that time.

Question 4

what's a hemoglobin a1c level for ?

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Average glucose: The hba1c reflects that average blood glucose over the preceding three months.

Question 5

hemoglobin a1c level is 8.4--is this safe?

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Diabetes uncontrolle: Hba1c below 6 is safe for dm. Above 6 , it shows inadequately controlled dm and you need to get your pcp/endocrinologist follwing you . From your side you need to see are you strict enough in terms of diet, medications -tablets/insulin , exercixe, regular follow up with blood checks at home and lab checks periodically recommended by your doctor of blood sugar in addition to hba1c once in 2-3 months.

Question 6

what can cause a high hemoglobin a1c test?

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Poor sugar control: Hemoglobin A1c measures average blood sugar over approximately the past 3 months. It is the measure of how much hemoglobin is attached to sugar molecules in the blood. Sugar in your blood binds to the hemoglobin of the red blood cell and stays there throughout the cell's lifetime (120 days). At high levels of blood sugar, more reacts w/ the hemoglobin, causing an elevated hemoglobin a1c.

Question 7

do you have to fast for hemoglobin a1c test?

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No: For hba1c alone, no fasting is required, but it is often done with other tests, like cholesterol or blood sugar, for which fasting is indicated.

Question 8

my hemoglobin a1c result was 6.1. is this normal?

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No - incr DM risk: We used to consider hemoglobin A1c (hgba1c) <6% as normal w/6-7 considered good control for diabetes. A couple of yrs ago, we relabeled <5.7 as normal w/5.7-6.4 as increase risk for diabetes while >6.4 is considered consistent w/diabetes. Talk to your family doc, change your eating habits & increase your physical activity. Then recheck in 3mo as hgba1c represents running 3mo average of blood sugar.

Question 9

what's a normal result for the  hemoglobin a1c test?

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4 to 6: The normal range varies from lab to lab but is generally between about 4 and 6 percent.

Question 10

hemoglobin and hemoglobin a1c, what's the difference?

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Anemia vs diabetes: A hemoglobin is measured to screen someone for anemia. A hemoglobin a1c is measured to screen for diabetes or to evaluate a person known to have diabetes.  They are quite different, though certain disorders of hemoglobin type can also alter how one should interpret an a1c value.

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