Gestational Diabetes Diet Plan
A1c Accuracy
The hemoglobin A1c test, usually referred to simply as the "A1c," can be accurately translated into our average blood glucose (BG) levels for the past three months or so, right?
Wrong.
On average, you can produce formulas that estimate the average BG levels for the average patient, but these formulas may not work for everyone.
The A1c test assumes a lot of thing. For one thing, it assumes we have normal types of hemoglobin. For another, it assumes our red blood cells (RBCs) live an average of 12...
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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
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