What to Expect at Your Doctor's Office


Your doctor may also ask you to have a hemoglobin A1c (Hb A1c) test to determine how controlled (close to normal) your blood sugar has been over the last 3 months. How does this test work?
This gets a little complicated. Hang in there. Hemoglobin is a part of your blood.
When hemoglobin is around blood sugar, the sugar starts sticking to the hemoglobin.

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