Hba1c test

• العربية • Català • Čeština • Deutsch • Ελληνικά • Español • فارسی • Français • 한국어 • हिन्दी • Hrvatski • Italiano • עברית • ಕನ್ನಡ • Magyar • Македонски • मराठी • Nederlands • 日本語 • Norsk bokmål • Norsk nynorsk • Polski • Português • Română • Русский • Shqip • Slovenščina • Српски / srpski • Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски • Suomi • Svenska • Türkçe • Українська • 中文 Form of hemoglobin chemically linked to a sugar Glycated hemoglobin Glycated hemoglobin ( HbA1c, glycohemoglobin, hemoglobin, A1C or A1c) is a form of The formation of the sugar-hemoglobin linkage indicates the presence of excessive sugar in the bloodstream, often indicative of HbA1c is measured primarily to determine the three-month average Terminology [ ] glycosylated as it was unclear which process was involved until further research was performed. The terms are still sometimes used interchangeably in English-language literature. The naming of HbA1c derives from hemoglobin type A being separated on History [ ] Hemoglobin A1c was first separated from other forms of hemoglobin by Huisman and Meyering in 1958 using a The use of hemoglobin A1c for monitoring the degree of control of glucose metabolism in diabetic patients was proposed in 1976 by Damage mechanisms [ ] Glycated hemoglobin causes an increase of highly reactive Another way glycated hemoglobin causes damage is via 2+-hemoglobin through 3+-Hb into abnormal 4+-Hb). Fe 4+ is unstable and reacts with specific 3+ 4+-hemoglobin into the Highly glycated H...