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What are the main things to eat to lower my HbA1c blood sugar levels?
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<blockquote data-quote="CheeseSeaker" data-source="post: 2696734" data-attributes="member: 531814"><p>Good question (never thought to look it up)</p><p></p><p>Explanation below - essentially (I think) is the A1C is 'Glycated haemoglobin' so the term used is Haemoglobin A1c or HbA1c for short</p><p></p><p>Haemoglobin A - protein in the red blood cells, which carries oxygen. When there is glucose in the bloodstream it sticks to the haemoglobin A.</p><p></p><p>The naming of HbA1c derives from hemoglobin type A being separated on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_chromatography" target="_blank">cation exchange chromatography</a>. The first fraction to separate, probably considered to be pure hemoglobin A, was designated HbA0, and the following fractions were designated HbA1a, HbA1b, and HbA1c, in their order of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elution" target="_blank">elution</a>.</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycated_hemoglobin[/URL]</p><p></p><p>I think I'll stick to calling it HbA1C....and try never to look up what it means again (I need a sit down in a dark room now)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CheeseSeaker, post: 2696734, member: 531814"] Good question (never thought to look it up) Explanation below - essentially (I think) is the A1C is 'Glycated haemoglobin' so the term used is Haemoglobin A1c or HbA1c for short Haemoglobin A - protein in the red blood cells, which carries oxygen. When there is glucose in the bloodstream it sticks to the haemoglobin A. The naming of HbA1c derives from hemoglobin type A being separated on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_chromatography']cation exchange chromatography[/URL]. The first fraction to separate, probably considered to be pure hemoglobin A, was designated HbA0, and the following fractions were designated HbA1a, HbA1b, and HbA1c, in their order of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elution']elution[/URL]. [URL unfurl="true"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycated_hemoglobin[/URL] I think I'll stick to calling it HbA1C....and try never to look up what it means again (I need a sit down in a dark room now) [/QUOTE]
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