Most people assume diabetes is easy to diagnose. You take a blood test, get a number, and that’s it. But in real life, it’s ...

For adults with stage 4-5 CKD, an HbA1c range of 6.7% to 7.1% may be optimal for reducing macrovascular and microvascular complications. In advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetes (type 1 ...

An HbA1c of 5.7 indicates years of insulin resistance and metabolic damage, says Dr Gagandeep, suggesting pre-diabetes is an early-stage disease.

HbA1c, or glycated hemoglobin, is a critical marker that reflects your average blood sugar levels over the past two to three months. Unlike a single glucose test, which only shows your sugar level at ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a retrospective chart review published in The Journal of Pediatrics, Sampath and colleagues analyzed data ...

Patient-centered diabetes care is most effective when targeted to patients with HbA1c >8.5 percent, according to a study. Patient-centered diabetes care is most effective when targeted to patients ...

Orforglipron significantly reduced HbA1c levels by 1.3% (3mg), 1.6% (12mg), and 1.5% (36mg) compared with 0.1% in the placebo arm. Orforglipron, a once-daily glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor ...

Adults with uncontrolled type 1 diabetes saw a benefit when using intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), the randomized FLASH-UK Trial showed. Compared with traditional ...

Nutritionist Pooja Makhija breaks down why normal sugar and normal HbA1c are not enough – highlighting the importance of TyG index (Triglyceride–Glucose index).