Labroots

To see or not A1c? HbA1c utilization in light of recent lab guidelines

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

Why 'normal' blood sugar readings don't always mean you feel good after eating

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

The A1C Blood Sugar Test May Be Less Accurate In African-Americans

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 ...
FiercePharma

FDA allows marketing of first A1c test labeled for diagnosing diabetes

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 ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Labcorp Provides HbA1c Testing With At-Home Collection Kit

The test includes the Weavr Velvet blood collection device, which separates the sample into its red blood cell and plasma components. Labcorp has launched the Diabetes Risk (HbA1c) at-home collection ...