Feel tired, foggy, or irritable after eating? Learn how blood sugar spikes can happen even with a normal A1C — and what to do ...

The American Red Cross is still urging donors to help the national blood supply recover from a severe blood shortage. As a thank-you, successful donations will receive free A1C testing, commonly used ...

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New American Red Cross data reveals that 1 in 5 blood donors have elevated A1C levels — a sign that prediabetes and diabetes are prevalent among adults in generally good health.

A widely used blood test to measure blood-sugar trends can give imprecise results, depending on a person's race and other factors. This test means diabetes can sometimes be misdiagnosed or managed ...

Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it is allowing marketing of the COBAS INTEGRA 800 Tina-quant HbA1cDx assay (Tina-quant HbA1cDx assay) for the diagnosis of diabetes by health ...

Tips for lowering A1C levels include dietary choices and exercise, as well as monitoring blood glucose regularly and following the treatment plan agreed with a doctor. The A1C test, which some people ...

Recently, the American Association of Clinical Chemistry (AACC), now Association of Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM), in collaboration with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) released ...

Research has found that many cases of diabetes are missed when the hemoglobin A1c blood test is used solely to diagnose the disease. Statistics published by Diabetes UK state that more than five ...